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Former Foreign Minister Gareth Evans: Responsibility to Protect

Gareth Evans April 15, 2011
In an interview with Nayan Chanda, former Foreign Minister of Australia and former President of International Crisis Group Gareth Evans explains the origin of the Responsibility to Protect – R2P – concept and hails the UN resolution 1973 as breaking a new ground in the development of global governance. – YaleGlobal

India Graduates Millions, But Too Few Are Fit to Hire

Geeta Anand April 8, 2011
According to statistics, Indian strength is its youthful population and an increasing number are graduates. But corporations report that it’s challenging, sometimes impossible, to recruit qualified applicants for an expanding workforce. Analysts pin the blame on an outdated education system, which unlike the economy, did not enact reforms in the early 1990s. Schools endure corruption, prize rote...

The Politics of Globalization

Peter Mandelson April 8, 2011
The politics of globalization can be improved, argues Peter Mandelson, former European commissioner for trade in an essay based on a March 2011 keynote speech on the future of globalization. Governments have the capability to tame what seems to be a senseless race to devour resources and amass profits. Collective action is the only way to control dangerous competition, prevent unreasonable...

China Bubble: Empty Mega Mall and Million Dollar Pooch

Vikram Mansharamani April 6, 2011
China remains one of the world’s fastest growing economies, yet numerous signs point to a speculative mania underway. While investors anticipate China’s economic growth to continue apace at 8 percent – reinforcing the flurry of demand, easy money and excessive building – a slowdown to 5 percent is not outlandish, explains Vikram Mansharamani, Yale lecturer and author of a book on spotting...

In a Borderless World, Innovation Reigns Supreme

Ashok Bardhan April 4, 2011
Economists and policymakers recognize that investment in research and development – by government or industry – contributes to innovation, employment and higher living standards. In pursuit of bigger markets and lower costs US firms started the trend of relocating manufacturing and services overseas, and now R&D activities follow, explains economist Ashok Bardhan. The transfers raise...

Stop This Race to the Bottom on Corporate Tax

Jeffrey Sachs April 1, 2011
With the entry of China and Indian into global markets and greater international opportunities for corporations, the impact of globalization has forced down wages around the world and concentrated wealth in the hands of the rich, suggests Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs in an essay for Financial Times. At the same time, the US, the UK and other developed economies are facing gaping...

Libya Exposes Fault Lines in the Mediterranean – Part III

Joseph Chamie March 30, 2011
The United Nations authorized intervention in Libya, as protests continue throughout the Middle East. In a speech on Libya, US President Barack Obama noted, “The change that is taking place across the region is being driven by the people of the region.” In this YaleGlobal article, the third of a four-part series, demographer Joseph Chamie analyzes the region’s young people and their anger about...