China urgently needs to rebalance its economy, but how it chooses to do so should not be constrained by undue focus on the value of the renminbi. In an edited excerpt from his book Avoiding the Fall, Michael Pettis looks at various rebalancing strategies China may choose to pursue, and the potential impact of this process on China’s long-term growth and competitiveness.
Interview with Chris Frost
While road and rail links in many areas of Africa remain underdeveloped, the business aviation industry is taking off. Here we speak to Chris Frost of ExecuJet, Africa about the role that non-scheduled aviation will necessarily play in the development of trade and business in the continent.
By Susan Lund And James Manyika
Imagine a room containing the US President and Vice President and former President Bill Clinton, nearly 40 African heads of state, and a brace of CEOs of the largest US companies. This gives you a flavour of the extraordinary gathering of the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the White House in August, which focused on economic development. Thirty three billion dollars of deals were done that day.
By Marian Lief Palley and Howard A. Palley
Women’s health care issues are increasingly a part of the political agenda in the United States. Below, Marian Lief Palley and Howard A. Palley argue that the organised women’s movement has often been successful in changing the definition of women’s health and has played a significant role in getting many elements of women’s health care needs on the agenda.
By Abbās Varij Kāzemi & Xiangming Chen
China has spread its ties to the Middle East in ways that go beyond oil. Below, Abbās Varij Kāzemi and Xiangming Chen argue that if we want to know what China’s next global move might be, we should watch the Middle East.
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Emerging Economies
Can Capitalism Save the Environment
Tabitha M. Benney
Joe Studwell
Susan Lund and James Manyika
How will China Rebalance?
Michael Pettis
Abbās Varij Kāzemi and Xiangming Chen
Leverage for Good: The New World of Social-Purpose Finance
Lester M. Salamon
World Investment Forum 2014: Investing in Sustainable Development
Henrietta MorrisExecuJet: Taking Off in Africa
Interview with Chris Frost
Interview with Karin Ireton
Jonas Törnblom
Mike Peirce
360 Degrees of Leadership
Interview with Deborah Winslow Nutter
Total Sustainability
Ian Pearson
Putting Executive Pay in Context
David De Cremer
Rethinking a Women’s Health Care Agenda
Marian Lief Palley and Howard A. Palley
