Tag Archives: World Bank

China and the End of the Magic of Extrapolation

How can China avoid a hard landing in the next few years?

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Do We Need New Global Institutions?

What is the world to do when national governments retreat from global commitments?

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Korea as a Global Environmental Leader

How can the environment and the financial sector be aligned optimally for low-cost, low-carbon finance?

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Brazil and the Global Battle to Eliminate Extreme Poverty

Is Latin America’s largest country providing a global model for how to reduce poverty in lean budgetary times?

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The World’s Working Poor

How many of the world’s 3.1 billion workers earn less than $1.25 a day in wages?

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The Inexorable End of the Africa Story

Is all the excitement about the future of Africa’s economy really justified? Or is the continent’s success mostly just a commodities story?

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Why the United Nations Is Kept Weak

Is the West underestimating the value of the trust that the UN enjoys in the hearts and minds of the rest of the world’s population?

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Where Do Poor Americans Rank Globally?

How does the poverty line in the United States compare in a global context?

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Relaunching the European Convergence Machine

How can Europe achieve — and sustain — a post-crisis economic recovery?

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The Real Winners and Losers of Globalization

Globalization has radically changed global income dynamics. So who has won and who has lost?

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