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FEB 21, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Central versus Local
More than any other countries, China and the U.S. hold the key to whether humanity can put the brakes on its greenhouse gas emissions ...
FEB 20, 2007 • Article
New York Times Book Review: The Silence of the Rational Center
The authors Stefan Halper and Jonathan Clarke offer many persuasive and valuable arguments against reductive thinking in foreign policy.
FEB 16, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Patent Absurdity
As a general rule, it pays to be skeptical of someone looking to sell something they can't possibly own. The human genetic code would appear ...
FEB 12, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Fairness as Antidote to Religious Fundamentalism
National development strategies are insufficient for overcoming the problems in poor countries. Cooperation at the regional and world level is needed to solve the problems ...
FEB 12, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Creative Industries as Growth Engine
The cultural and creative industries are areas in which many developing countries enjoy some comparative advantage. The rise of the digital economy and the increasing ...
FEB 9, 2007 • Article
The U.S. Must Redefine "Fair Trade"
For the U.S. to justify and prolong its international leadership, it must ensure that the rest of the world can access the benefits of ...
FEB 6, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Wiki Influence
This story reminds us that a community like Wikipedia's editors is vulnerable to manipulation by commercial interests—and that information is power.
FEB 5, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Beckhanomics
If you could peek inside their corporate playbooks, you would find that most sports franchises are searching for ways to globalize their brands.
FEB 2, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Rush, Rush, Rush
Directly or indirectly, saving more time means spending more money, and spending more money means more time making it. Yet, from devastating the U.S. ...
FEB 2, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Open Labor Markets Are Right Signal for Europe
Germany should not impose labor market restrictions on new EU members Bulgaria and Romania, argues Christian Drenth. Given its physical and economic centrality on the ...