The Social Theory of Contemporary Capitalism
By Partha Chatterjee
The sociology of capitalism developed by Max Weber and its critique developed by Marxists are unable to account for the transformed structure...
Smaller Cities Embrace Smart Specialisation – The Exeter Success Story
By Richard Ball
Governments have recognised that cities are engines of growth critical to economic performance and national recovery in the current climate. The large...
Environmental Governance for Sustainable Development: An East Asian Perspective
By Akihisa Mori
Despite democratisation and foreign assistance, many East Asian nations are stuck in the mud in terms of developing domestic environmental governance. Their...
Eastern and Western Ideas for African Growth: Diversity and Complementarity in Development Aid
By Izumi Ohno & Kenichi Ohno
The West and the East approach economic development differently. The Europeans and Americans stress free and fair business climate,...
Wise up to Water Risks at the 2013 World Water Week in Stockholm
By Josh Weinberg & Maya Rebermark, Communications, SIWI
Hydrologists like to call water the ‘bloodstream of the planet’. But it is much more than that....
Dubai Investments Park: The One-Stop Multi-Purpose Destination
Dubai Investments Park (DIP), the largest integrated business and residential community in the Middle East, was set up in 1997 with a mission to...
Entry Strategies for Middle Eastern Markets
By Tim Rogmans
Despite political turbulence, Middle Eastern markets provide great opportunities for international investors. The region’s advantages include its location at the crossroads of...
Synergising Western and Eastern Approaches: Facilitating Economic Development in Africa
By Snowy Khoza
For decades the two global centres of power, the West (led by Europe and the Americas) and the East (led by China)...
EY’s 2013 Africa Attractiveness Survey: Getting Down to Business
By Michael Lalor
Africa’s rise over the past decade has been very real, and the evidence of the continent’s clear progress is irrefutable; however, there...
Eternal Economic Return: The Global Economic Crisis through the Lens of History
By Larry Allen
Looking back at previous waves of economic crisis, economic historian Larry Allen illuminates our global predicament by uncovering the interlocked economic processes...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
