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Financial Crises in the South

When history repeats itself, the first time is a tragedy; the next is a farce. If we fail to learn from past financial crises, we risk making avoidable errors, often with irreversible, even tragic consequences.

Handling Financial Crises in the South | Inter Press Service (ipsnews.net)

Reform for working charities

A proposal for a useful reform of the charities sector in the US, with benefits for good work and for tax incomes

What Could Our Working Charities Do With $339 Billion? Let’s Find Out. – Inequality.org

On the Road to the Second World Social Summit

What are the priorities in the preparation of this important summit?

GPF_Briefing9_Pre-WSSD.pdf (globalpolicywatch.org)

Poverty Dynamics

Progress in poverty reduction, a first step towards eradication, is fragile …

UN DESA Policy Brief No. 160: The Dynamics of Poverty – Creating Resilience to Sustain Progress | UN DESA Publications

Enter Big Money, Stage Right

How the crypto industry shapes democracy … worse than mafia practices of the past

Enter Big Money, Stage Right – The American Prospect

Why we cannot celebrate the World Bank’s anniversary

The mothers and daughters of the global south cannot celebrate the World Bank’s 80-year legacy of harm.

Opinion: Why we cannot celebrate the World Bank’s 80-year anniversary | Devex

The Spirit Level at 15

Why inequality must go, fifteen years after Wilkinson & Pickett’s classical

From the UK, a New Reminder Why Inequality Must Go – Inequality.org

UNCTAD at 60!

The United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) celebrated its 60th anniversary in June 2024 in Geneva, holding a high-level Global Leaders Forum that brought together ministers, officials and experts to discuss the multidimensional challenges facing countries, and strategies for advancing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It highlighted the need for innovative solutions to address current global crises that can promote resilience, economic growth and sustainable development.

The South Centre | SouthViews No. 271, 31 July 2024

Immigrants or Billionaires: who’s the bigger threat to democracy?

Don’t be distracted by the anti-immigrant rhetoric this electio in the US. The real impact on democracy comes from moneyed elites.

Immigrants or Billionaires—Who’s a Bigger Threat to Democracy? – LA Progressive

Tax Rules for a Globalised World

The European Union can be the biggest winner from the United Nations tax convention.

Developing tax rules for a globalised world (socialeurope.eu)

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