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CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/debaird/2973069800/">Derek Baird</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 20, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Land Ethic

An economic restructuring based on a full understanding of the role of economic rent is needed for a new economic framework beyond both the old ...

By <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willmontague/3787127610/">Will Montague</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 19, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: The Paradox of Securitization

The financial crisis has demonstrated that if we are going to act responsibly and make sound economic decisions from inside the capitalist framework, we need ...

CREDIT:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willie_901/35617357/">William Hutton</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 16, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: End of ICE Age, Dawn of Smart Grid

The largest fuel shift in world history will push America's antiquated electricity system to evolve into a smart grid, and in the process it will ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/orbitaljoe/2287532902/">Orbital Joe</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 9, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Minding Our Minerals

Certain resources are destined for depletion if they become locked into built infrastructure or recovery costs prove too high. But this could all change if ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/talkradionews/3657347055/">Talk Radio News Service</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 7, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: The Rise of Climate Protectionism

A new and dangerous form of trade and technology protectionism is fast emerging in the name of climate change, and it is poisoning North-South relations ...

Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/noborder/2560885744">No Border Network</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 7, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Informal Economy Pulls Migrants to Europe

Politicians are unwilling to admit that the informal economy provides low-paying work for paperless migrants in Southern Europe, and that border control is impotent without ...

cover image, Civilizing Globalization, David Kinley

OCT 6, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Civilizing Globalization: Human Rights and the Global Economy

Policy Innovations interviews human rights expert David Kinley on his new book Civilising Globalisation: Human Rights and the Global Economy. Kinley explains his strategy for "...

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OCT 2, 2009 Article

Think Again: Japan's Revolutionary Election

Don't believe the hype about Japan's new ruling party and the supposed revolution it is launching, say Paul Scalise and Devin Stewart. As the new ...

OCT 1, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Six Models for Brand-CSR Integration

Integrating CSR and brand development can be daunting without a road map. This analysis identifies six models that companies can readily replicate in their own ...

OCT 1, 2009 Journal

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