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Gui Silva argues that regulation is needed to promote financial inclusion and democratise the wealth being created in community-driven economies. Throughout history,…
Improving the lot of global supply chain workers involves not only organising local and migrant workers to pressure suppliers, brands and retailers, but leveraging the financial…
Morgan Bazilian, Ian Lange, Peter Aaen and Alex Gilbert  argue that space solar power has the potential to provide energy whilst helping to address climate change. Due to…
Markos Zachariadis on why the promise has not yet met reality. Blockchain is touted as the next step in the digital revolution, a technology that will change every industry…
Duncan Green on why RCTs should not be seen as the new magic bullet for evaluating aid and development interventions.  Lant Pritchett once likened Randomized Controlled…
“Fourteen million people live in poverty, one and a half million of them in destitution, four in ten children are poor, food banks proliferate, homelessness and rough sleeping are…
It is far too easy to view scarcity and poor quality of water as issues solely affecting emerging economies. While the images of women and children fetching water in Africa and a…
Eric Meade consults to nonprofits, foundations, and NGOs and teaches at American University’s School of International Service in Washington, DC. His book, Reframing…
The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union presents an opportunity for the UK and Africa to negotiate more favourable trading terms for their economies at home. The UK…
Tax havens have become a defining feature of the global financial system. Multinational companies can use various schemes to avoid paying taxes in countries where they make vast…