The U.S. Supreme Court, Healthcare Reform and Domestic Political Peace

How is it possible that today the Supreme Court marches backwards so steadfastly, given the supposedly self-restraining power of precedent?

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World Bank Presidents: By the Numbers

How many women have led the World Bank? How many bankers? How many politicians?

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Pakistan on the Brink: All Crisis, No Potential?

How are Pakistan’s internal and external conflicts holding the country back from its economic potential?

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A Brief History of Supply Chains

How have Asian economies taken advantage of the development of shipping containers and cargo ships?

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Ending the Rich-World Bias in Global Economic Statistics

The current economic crisis is called the “global financial crisis.” But is the term “global” justified?

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Australia: Out of Africa … And Back In

Why are countries like Australia starting to view Africa as a land of economic opportunity?

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Goldman Sachs and the Vatican: Two Cultures of Infallibility

What do two of the world’s most powerful institutions have in common?

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Europe’s Greece, America’s Afghanistan

Why are the investments Europe and the United States made in Greece and Afghanistan, respectively, failing to bear fruit?

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How the Government Built Silicon Valley

Why is government support a necessary ingredient to building a vibrant system of innovation?

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Just Who Fears Democracy? On the Need to Update the American Republic

How have today’s Europeans turned out to be the real practitioners of the American notion of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”?

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