We are pleased that ‘The Economic Consequences of Mr. Osborne’ (which you can link to here) has attracted attention and comment from a wide range of economic and political analysts.
The Royal Economic Society in its latest (July 2010) newsletter (not yet online, but expected to be soon) refers favourably to our paper in an article [...]
Whither development finance? After the great recession of 2008, are we facing epochal change? To what extent is development finance (flows, policies, and architecture) evolving? What are the opportunities opening ahead for making development finance more transformative? The report Whither development finance carefully assesses current trends and changes in development finance and to help inform decisions in the field over the next three years.
The report makes an analysis of the effects of the financial crisis on the developing countries,
describes the channels of contagion of the crisis and its economic and social consequences. It highlights specific countries, among them China, India, Nigeria, Kenya and Brazil, looks into the systemic causes of the crisis and makes proposals for alternatives.
The People’s Summit is happening in the lead up to the arrival of the G20 Leaders in Toronto on June 26th. It provides an opportunity for civil society organisations to strengthen their collective voice and lend cohesion to their efforts on the environment, poverty, human rights and social justice.
The USSF will convene social movements from across the United States and globally in June in Detroit. Organizers are reaching out to young people, people of color, unionists, laid off and unorganized workers, welfare recipients, veterans, persons with disabilities, indigenous people, freedom fighters, collectives, and many others.
