Articles & Reports

DEC 15, 2008 • Article

Calls for strict oversight of hedge funds have grown recently, particularly since the arrest of trader Bernard Madoff and other high-profile fraud cases. While new ...

DEC 15, 2008 • Article

Calls for strict oversight of hedge funds have grown recently, particularly since the arrest of trader Bernard Madoff and other high-profile fraud cases. While new ...

DEC 11, 2008 • Article

Restoring traditional music to the schoolchildren of Afghanistan has helped to spread literacy and rebuild culture and community that was censored by the Taliban.

DEC 10, 2008 • Article

The number of international youth exchange programs has increased in the last eight years. Yet for young people in the developing world from poor backgrounds, ...

DEC 10, 2008 • Article

As the Doha Round drags on in the shadow of the financial crisis, a splattering of bilateral and regional agreements could push convergence on socially ...

DEC 10, 2008 • Article

Predictions that Germany will be left dangling in the wind once its nuclear power plants are shut down may be premature. Pro-renewables policies have thus ...

DEC 9, 2008 • Article

Faced with scarce firewood, humanitarian organizations are introducing efficient alternative-fuel stoves to Darfur and other refugee camps worldwide.

DEC 1, 2008 • Article

The sudden emergence of a challenger to the electoral dominance of the African National Congress could put stress on South Africa's young democracy.

NOV 21, 2008 • Article

Moving beyond "social license" to respecting the principle of consent can be an effective way for companies and communities to control risks and create mutual ...