Ten humanitarian crises and trends to watch in 2019
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Keep a close eye on these topics over the next 12 months. Here’s whyTHE CHANGING WORLD ECONOMY: AID: ENDING GLOBAL POVERTY Growing global income inequality & the absence of the rule of law underlie most of the social & economic problems in developing countries, including the roadblocks to effective foreign aid. Knowing more about the history of a region & how that history affects its current situation can help economists understand their target communities, governments & countries & make better decisions regarding aid. www.humanjourney.us/the-changing-world-economy-section/international-and-domestic-aid/ Photo: A colonial inspector checks the latex collected by native laborers in 1941 in Cameroon.
THE CHANGING WORLD ECONOMY: FEATURED BOOK: DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS Reviewed by George Kasabov
“Economics is broken. It has failed to predict, let alone to prevent, financial crises that have shaken the foundations of our societies. Its outdated theories have permitted a world in which extreme poverty persists while the wealth of the super-rich grows year on year. And its blind spots have led to policies that are degrading the living world on a scale that threatens all our futures.” www.humanjourney.us/the-changing-world-economy-section/doughnut-economics/
“Economics is broken. It has failed to predict, let alone to prevent, financial crises that have shaken the foundations of our societies. Its outdated theories have permitted a world in which extreme poverty persists while the wealth of the super-rich grows year on year. And its blind spots have led to policies that are degrading the living world on a scale that threatens all our futures.” www.humanjourney.us/the-changing-world-economy-section/doughnut-economics/
CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Featured Book) In 2017 we reached the startling position where the world’s richest 8 individuals own more than the whole of the bottom half of the world population, over 3.6 billion people, and this concentration of wealth is still accelerating. What are the economic, social and political factors driving this post-1980s resurgence of inequality? What are the consequences if it goes unchecked? And what levers do we have to rebalance the trend? www.humanjourney.us/the-changing-world-economy-section/capital-in-the-twenty-first-century/