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Development Economist Paul Clist discusses some of the ideas from his new paper (Link to paywalled article version, link to free draft version). Payment by Results (PbR) is a…
How did we reach a historically unprecedented level of inequality in the United States? A new documentary, Requiem for The American Dream, turns to the ever-insightful Noam…
The War on Women: And the Brave Ones Who Fight Back by Sue Lloyd-Roberts. London: Simon & Schuster UK 2016. 320 pp, £16.99 hardcover 9781471153907, £8.99 paperback…
Since the end of the Cold War, the US has been the only true global superpower, with US policymakers intervening freely anywhere around the world where they feel there are vital…
Antoine Martin examines Trump's plan to 'make China great again'. While trade policy and rule-making over the past years has largely been about an influence contest involving the…
What does justice demand of individuals in an unjust society? Chris Marshall considers the personal implications of distributive justice. The distribution of wealth and…
From OpenDemocracy's archive: first published in February 2008. "What comes after Fidel" is a well-worn topic of op-eds, but the focus should be on an assessment of the character…
The New Humanitarians in International Practice: Emerging Actors and Contested Principles edited by Zeynep Sezgin and Dennis Dijkzeul. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2016. 384…
Four Futures: Life After Capitalism by Peter Frase. Verso Books. 2006. Paperback, 160 pages. ISBN: 9781781688137 Times of uncertainty inevitably bring with them an interest in the…
Barbara Neumann and Sylvia Szabo argue that we urgently need a coordinated effort to address climate change ‘Hotspots’. The consequences of climate change are already being felt…