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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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NOV 30, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: A Kite Runner Approach to Understanding Corruption

All sins are a variation of theft, according to the father character in Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner. Corruption is theft of public trust ...

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NOV 19, 2007 Article

Cap and Trade vs. Carbon Tax

What's the difference between taxing carbon emissions and a market-based system of cap and trade, asks Matthew Hennessey of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research? ...

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NOV 19, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Cap and Trade vs. Carbon Tax

What's the difference between taxing carbon emissions and a market-based system of cap and trade? Which approach will more effectively reduce emissions? Which is fairer?

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NOV 16, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Selling Security

When the traditional tasks of national militaries are delegated to private military firms, civil authorities enter into two contracts with them: commercial and moral. If ...

Not your average cup of joe, GULDEN coffee engages in Direct Trade with farmers in Valle de Cauca, Colombia.

NOV 7, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Gulden Coffee Story

Not your average cup of joe, GULDEN coffee differentiates itself from large producers by specialty roasting and Direct Trade practices that bring the company in ...

Solar cell on a parking meter in Seattle. <br>Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/drmartin/1407097573/" target=_blank>Daniel Reed Martin</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en-us" target=_blank>CC</a>).

OCT 31, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: A Blueprint for Today's Sustainability

Today's sustainability builds CSR and environmental awareness on brand value and the bottom line. But what are companies actually doing to achieve this? The good ...

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OCT 25, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Local Produce vs. Global Trade

Food policy based on think global, buy local may create contradictory choices when it comes to helping the environment and poor-country farmers.

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OCT 23, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: ROUNDTABLE: Future of U.S. Trade Policy

With Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton calling for a "timeout" on future free trade agreements and support for free trade waning among Republicans, Policy Innovations asked ...

Cover image, Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers, and Warriors Shaped Globalization, by Nayan Chanda

OCT 23, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: The Impulse to Truck and Trade

Devin Stewart interviews YaleGlobal Online editor Nayan Chanda about his new book, Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers, and Warriors Shaped Globalization.

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OCT 12, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Merck's Dubai Ethics Center

Resolute ethical business standards can be a distinct bottom-line liability for companies operating in environments where corruption is more the rule than the exception. To ...