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Where did our money go?

Banks set to demand fresh bail-out in 2011

, by The New Economics Foundation (nef)

Despite at least £1.2 trillion of taxpayers’ money being put at risk to bail out the banking system, many of the major high street banks may well be asking for another hand-out from the public purse in 2011, according to new research from independent think-tank nef (the new economics (…)

Sri Lanka. Contradictions of capitalism

, by Himal Southasian

One of the major tasks that face progressive political forces in Sri Lanka today is to identify and tackle the major social contradictions generated by more than three decades of liberal economic policies. These interventions have to be at the local as well as global level. It now appears (…)

’Southasia’s commons are weakening’

, by Himal Southasian

Common property resource (CPR) management has long been a significant arrangement in many parts of rural Southasia, playing an important economic and environmental role at the grassroots. N S Jodha, who worked until recently at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development in (…)

Corralling the nomads

China’s anti-pastoralist policies in Tibet are not only culturally insensitive but environmentally disastrous.

, by Himal Southasian

Although its record of reserve-based biodiversity conservation is striking, Beijing’s approach to the conservation of living natural resources outside reserves is less impressive. Pressures for economic development often eclipse complex ecological and cultural factors. This is especially true on (…)

MDGs in Africa: What progress?

, by Pambazuka

The most recent issue of Pambazuka features several articles on the Millenium Development Goals: MDGS: HOW FAR WE’VE COME AND WHAT STILL HAS TO BE DONE. This week saw world leaders gathering in New York to review progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The solutions to (…)

Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto

, by The STEPS Centre

In 1970 a radical document called The Sussex Manifesto helped shape modern thinking on science and technology for development. Forty years on, what kind of science and technology for development Manifesto is needed for today’s world?
The STEPS Centre is creating a new manifesto with one of the (…)

Pressions sur les terres

Points de vue du Sud Editions Syllepse - Centre tricontinental Volume XVII (2010), n°3, 212 p.

, par CETRI

La crise alimentaire a jeté une lumière crue sur les aberrations du modèle de développement agricole promu dans le Sud. Bien que des récoltes record y soient enregistrées, la faim progresse. Paradoxe tout aussi flagrant, les trois quarts des sous-alimentés sont des ruraux, producteurs eux-mêmes (…)

Relatora da ONU: impunidade pode ofuscar exemplo brasileiro

, por Repórter Brasil

Em documento ao Conselho de Direitos Humanos das Nações Unidas, relatora recomenda medidas urgentes para quebrar o ciclo de impunidade que beneficia fazendeiros, empresas e "gatos" envolvidos no crime de escravidão
A relatora especial da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) para as Formas (…)

Galbraith diz que progresso social do Brasil é impressionante

, por Carta Maior

"É impressionante. Funciona e é algo que deve ser compreendido pelo resto do mundo. Em toda a minha vida, esta é a primeira vez que o resto do mundo está olhando para a América do Sul e para o Brasil como exemplo de algo que funcionou. A população tem aceitado e essa, a meu ver, é a coisa certa (…)

The Privatization of Yoga

Will India succeed in keeping yoga in the public domain?

, by On the Commons , BOLLIER David

It is a sign of the predatory nature of markets today that a tradition that goes back 4,500 years now needs to affirmatively defend itself as a common legacy of humankind. Yes, the latest endangered resource is…. yoga. Read more

Lutter pour le contrôle de nos corps

, par NARAIN Sunita

Nous sommes ce que nous mangeons, dit-on. Mais savons-nous vraiment ce que nous mangeons ? Savons-nous qui cuisine et nous sert les aliments dont nous remplissons nos assiettes puis nos corps ?
Plus je creuse cette grande question et plus il m’apparaît clairement que notre monde de (…)

The battle for control of our bodies

, by NARAIN Sunita

They say you are what you eat. But do we know what we are eating? Do we know who is cooking and serving us the food we take to our kitchens and then into our bodies?
The more I dig into this issue it becomes clear that our world of food is spinning in directions we know nothing about.
Take (…)

Bilan Lula : « Un social-libéralisme à la brésilienne »

Entretien avec le politologue Franck Gaudichaud.

, par CETRI

A quelques jours des élections présidentielles et fédérales au Brésil, nous publions une version actualisée d’une entretien paru dans la revue Nouveaux Regards qui revient sur les deux mandats du Président brésilien « Lula » Da Silva. Faire un bilan critique de ces 8 années doit permettre (…)

A pobreza da democracia brasileira

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, por BOFF Leonardo

Tempos de campanha eleitoral oferecem ocasião para fazermos reflexões críticas sobre o tipo de democracia que predomina entre nós. É prova de democracia o fato de que mais de cem milhões tenham que ir às urnas para escolher seus candidatos. Mas isso ainda não diz nada acerca da qualidade de (…)