The Globalist

The revolution of well-being and sustainability is under way.

Quite contrary to current efforts to reflect happiness, GDP was invented to prepare nations better for warfare.

Do traditional measures of economic growth and progress emperil the sustainable use of our natural resources?

Financial systems play an important role in economic growth. Why, then, do they sometimes go off the rails?

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

Why is the euro area’s debt crisis only beginning — and how can it be overcome?

Will Brazil’s next president be able to match Lula’s political and economic legacy?

Is the debt crisis shifting economic growth to developing countries?

Our Globalist Factsheet explores the forces shaping the global economy in 2005.

Are remittances from overseas helping Africa’s economy?