Global problems require bold solutions and the Currency Transaction Tax (CTT) is one such idea. It proposes a small levy on foreign exchange transactions and uses the money raised to finance development projects for the global public good. The idea of CTT is to be a tax on the benefits of globalisation. The authors claim the tax would be easy to operate and difficult to evade since all foreign exchange transactions are completed in a few large centralised settlement structures. They estimated th more...
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Organic agriculture is a sustainable and environmentally friendly production system that offers African and other developing countries a wide range of economic, environmental, social and cultural benefits. When the UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment
and Development (CBTF) started its work on organic agriculture in East Africa in 2004, a key
question repeatedly raised by public and private sector stakeholders in the region was to what extent organic agriculture can e more...
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In October 2007, the U.S. National Academies and the Iranian Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Science organized the first of a series of planned U.S.-Iranian workshops on the topic 'Science as a Gateway to Understanding.'........This book includes papers that were presented at the workshop and summaries of the discussions that followed some of the presentations. At the conclusion of the workshop there was general agreement that the presentations on many aspects of science and scientific c more...
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'Is the world facing a supply crunch due to geology or to inadequate investment? What type of post-Kyoto policy framework could stabilise greenhouse gases at low concentration levels? The answers to these burning questions and more are laid out in the World Energy Outlook 2008. The World Energy Outlook is the world’s most authoritative source of global energy trends. This year’s edition provides a full update of energy projections to 2030, incorporating the latest data and based on improved more...
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This is an Editorial from Nature which quotes a major study of biotechnology in Africa which concluded: 'that Africa's nations cannot afford to do without new technologies in agriculture — but that all new technologies would need appropriate safeguards to protect human health and the environment. This seemingly obvious statement was, in fact, a rare example of successful collaboration between multinationals and environmentalists.' The editorial itself concludes 'the African Union should have t more...
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Abstract: 'The World Wide Web provides an abundant source of medical information. This information can assist people who are not healthcare professionals to better understand health and disease, and to provide them with feasible explanations for symptoms. However, the Web has the potential to increase the anxieties of people who have little or no medical training, especially when Web search is employed as a diagnostic procedure. We use the term cyberchondria to refer to the unfounded escalation more...
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Subtitle: 'Strong links between freedom of the press and economic growth in Latin America '
'This report seeks to disentangle and analyse the relationship between indicators of press freedom, economic liberty and economic development in Latin America. It considers press freedom and economic development in a historical perspective, and also analyses recent rankings of press and economic freedoms.'
Author: H. Alberro
Publisher: Centro para la Apertura y el Desarollo de América Latina / Centre more...
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