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By Emanuela Scarpellini Can we go on consuming as we do today, perhaps even more so? Would it not be better to devise a consumer...

Russia from the Fur Trade to Carbon Aristocracy

By Alexander Etkind Russia’s geographical space was largely shaped by the fur trade. Oil and gas have been found in those very spaces that the...

Corruption in India

By Bibek Debroy and Laveesh Bhandari Corruption is most often defined as public corruption, corruption committed by public servants, sometimes also referred to as bureaucratic...

Reshaping Tomorrow: What will India look like in 2025?

By Ejaz Ghani What will India and the rest of South Asia look like in 2025? The optimistic view is that India will achieve double-digit...

ExecuJet Aviation Group meeting the development demands in Africa

By ExecuJet Aviation Group Operating in an environment in which Africa is still recovering from the global recession, ExecuJet have a crucial role to play...

African Lions in the Making

By Nicolas Depetris Chauvin Growth without structural transformation has proved to be unsustainable. Africa needs to diversify their economies if they want to become authentic...

Winning the Talent War in Emerging Markets: Women are the Answer

By Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Ripa Rashid As global companies try to harness the growth and possibilities of emerging markets, the extraordinary energy, ambition and...

Neoliberal Globalization, Masculinity and Gender Justice

By Raewyn Connell A relatively new field of social research has documented the diversity of masculinities in the world. Globalization is not a separate issue...

Shaping Global Political Realities: The Workings of Transnational Elite Networks

By Ian N. Richardson, Andrew P. Kakabadse & Nada K. Kakabadse Over the past two decades, there has been a dramatic change in the way...

Smart specialization for cities: A roadmap for city intelligence and excellence

By Jan Sturesson, Hazem Galal and Laurent Probst “We need new perspectives of cities, their visions, knowledge, creativity and motivation in order to find new...

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China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth

By Danny Leipziger China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives? China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...

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