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DEC 18, 2008 Journal Online Exclusive

Michael Goodhart Replies to Eva Erman

Erman's reaction shows that she misses the main point at issue. She insists that democracy means "rule by the people"; I define it as a ...

DEC 18, 2008 Journal Online Exclusive

On Goodhart's Global Democracy (A Critique)

In this critique of Michael Goodhart's "Human Rights and Global Democracy," Eva Erman argues that Goodhart has reconceptualized democracy and therefore does not offer a ...

DEC 18, 2008 Journal

Human Rights and Global Democracy

This essay argues that human rights are a necessary condition for global democracy. Human rights constrain power, enable meaningful political agency, and support and promote ...

Next Stop: Cleaner Air. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/swanksalot/437821749/" target=_blank>Seth Anderson</a>, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en" target=_blank">(CC)</a>

DEC 18, 2008 Article

Obama Could Miss the Bus on Raising Gas Tax

Fighting the climate crisis will be as much about new incentives as about new technologies, and there are few incentives as reliable as price. Will ...

DEC 16, 2008 Article

Pillars of Ethics

Some organizations voluntarily adopt <br>whistleblower protections. Photo by <br><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/alf07/2782258974/?">Álfheiður Magnúsdóttir</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

DEC 15, 2008 Article

Raising the Bar for Hedge Funds: Self-Policing Preferable to Over-Regulation

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 ...

Some organizations voluntarily adopt <br>whistleblower protections. Photo by <br><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/alf07/2782258974/?">Álfheiður Magnúsdóttir</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

DEC 15, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Raising the Bar for Hedge Funds

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

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Afghan Children's Songbook Story

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

Wittenberg [Ohio] International Student Party. Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kb8wfh/317775677/" target=_blank">Matt Cline</a>, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en" target=_blank">(CC)</a>

DEC 10, 2008 Article

A Redistribution of Services in International Youth Exchange Programs

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, ...

Some say trade negotiations rely on <br>momentum. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/raysto/252630833/">raysto</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

DEC 10, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Thinking Outside the Bicycle

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 ...