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Framing ethical perspectives

Business and commerce are at the heart of capitalist societies, and are becoming increasingly powerful as technologies proliferate and leaders acquire vast amounts of wealth and influence. Carnegie Council’s programs, events, and experts analyze these developments through an ethical lens.

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NOV 15, 2023 Podcast

Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World, with Bethany Allen

MAR 24, 2022 Podcast

The Doorstep: How Cryptocurrencies & NFTs May Change the Global World Order, with David Yermack

NYU Stern's Professor David Yermack discusses NFTs, Ukraine, and the future of crypto with Carnegie Council Senior Fellows Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin.

MAY 6, 2022 Podcast

For Companies, Could China Be the Next Russia? with Perth Tolle

Isaac Stone Fish and finance expert Perth Tolle discuss the global economic backlash to Russia after the Ukraine invasion, China, and much more.

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MAR 23, 2009 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Baseball and Global Sports Development

What are the ethics of global sports development? Now that America's favorite pastime has gone global, is baseball watched and played for the love of ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellievanhoutte/365378736/">Ellie Van Houtte</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAR 11, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Global Ethics & Integrity Benchmarks

Global Ethics & Integrity Benchmarks is a tool for helping multinational organizations assess and measure their progress in making a formal and transparent commitment to ethics ...

MAR 11, 2009 Podcast

Political Futures Mar 09 Segment 5: The Fat Tail (8:51 mins)

How can the economic impact of political instabilities be predicted and managed? How well positioned is the United States to deal with shocks?

MAR 10, 2009 Podcast

Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet

Economist Jeffrey Sachs focuses on the financial crisis, both in the U.S. and worldwide. He concludes that we should look at it as a ...

MAR 10, 2009 Podcast

Political Futures Mar 09 Segment 2: Obama (7:16 mins)

How is President Obama managing the country in an environment of fear and anger caused by the economic crisis?

MAR 10, 2009 Podcast

Political Futures Mar 09 Segment 1: Davos (5:13 mins)

The news out of Davos is that this is the year of governments. Globally decisions are being made by public sectors, not Wall Street. But ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/worldbank/2760559520/">Masaru Goto / World Bank</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAR 4, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Shallow Cuts

British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline was lauded in recent headlines for the announcement that it would voluntarily act to improve access to medicines in developing countries. ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/swisscan/1021246507/">Reto Fetz</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

FEB 25, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Peer-to-Peer Finance: A Flight to Simplicity

Since bank capital will likely be further depleted as the credit crunch spreads into the productive economy, peer-to-peer finance offers a solution from an entirely ...

FEB 20, 2009 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: The Great Firewall of China

Should foreign companies fudge a commitment to free speech to gain early market access? Is some information better than none, or is censorship a black ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/meanestindian/156516309/">Meena Kadri</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

FEB 19, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Managing Water Well

The economic stimulus bill signed this week by President Obama includes billions for water projects in the United States, but this is just a drop ...