Bio
Shefa Siegel is an associate fellow at the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria in Canada.
Featured Work
MAY 28, 2015 • Podcast
An Interview with Shefa Siegel on Liberia, Ebola, and the Cult of Bankable Projects
It's not for lack of money that international organizations failed to prevent the disastrous spread of Ebola, says Shefa Siegel. It's for lack of flexibility ...
DEC 16, 2013 • Article
Jeffrey Sachs: Idealist or Extreme Pragmatist?
Nina Munk's book about economist Jeffrey Sachs portrays his defense of the global poor as an act of faithful idealism. She could not have it ...
MAR 13, 2013 • Podcast
Shefa Siegel on the Ethics of Mining
Mining harms the environment irreversibly, yet this is often ignored, and mining is on the increase, often without clear ecological or economic development benefits. "We're ...