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Alexandra Harney,
Devin T. Stewart
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01/22/10
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The China Price author Alexandra Harney and Devin Stewart discuss the human and environmental costs of China's cheap prices, Google in China, fake and dangerous Chinese products, U.S.-China relations, and the new government in Japan.
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David Rodin,
Joel Rosenthal
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11/17/09
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David Rodin explores the logic governing how rights may be lost, acquired, and transferred -- how they "move" -- and the implications this has for how we justify and prosecute war.
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Christopher Wellman,
Christian Barry,
Matt Peterson
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11/03/09
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From education and health care to the rule of law and access to credit, a host of factors that influence quality of life depend on borders. Yet what could be more arbitrary, morally speaking, than where a person happens to be born?
Real-life hero D. A. Henderson reveals how a small but fiercely dedicated team under his direction succeeded in eliminating smallpox, a disease which had killed over half a billion people in the preceding 100 years.
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Hilary Charlesworth,
Christian Barry,
Matt Peterson
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10/08/09
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In this episode of Public Ethics Radio, human-rights lawyer Hilary Charlesworth leads us through the challenging questions posed by the institutionalization of human rights.
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Richard L. Kauffman,
Julia Kennedy
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09/24/09
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"There is really nothing quite as essential, both in the developed and the developing world, as energy. You literally cannot have economic development without energy."
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Julius Walls, Jr.,
Julia Kennedy
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09/10/09
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Greyston Bakery was started on the premise of bringing the unemployed into the workforce. In fact the company's motto is, "We don't hire people to bake brownies, we bake brownies to hire people."
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Seth Merrin,
Julia Kennedy
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08/27/09
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Seth Merrin is the CEO and founder of Liquidnet, a successful investment firm which gives 1 percent of its pretax income to philanthropic initiatives. Here Merrin discusses Liquidnet's key role in a Youth Village for orphans in Rwanda, modeled on similar ones in Israel.
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Michael Selgelid,
Christian Barry,
Matt Peterson
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08/26/09
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Can we infringe individual rights to promote public health? Should, say, individuals be allowed to determine for themselves when they are too infectious to get on a plane?
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Robert S. Harrison,
Julia Kennedy
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08/26/09
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"I hope that CGI is able to serve as the catalyst for action, the group that is essentially creating a market between companies and governments and NGOs to create the difference that moves the ball on each of these great global challenges."
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Michele Wucker,
Julia Kennedy
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08/11/09
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"People should be able to pursue whatever helps them to fulfill their greatest potential, and that's what migration is about," says World Policy Institute's Michele Wucker.
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Joseph M. Cahalan,
Julia Kennedy
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08/04/09
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"The more Xerox found out about the value of inclusion -- that good talent comes in all colors, genders, religions, and sexual orientation, that the company became stronger and stronger because of it -- the more we consider diversity a competitive strategy," says Joseph Cahalan of Xerox.
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Alice Korngold,
Julia Kennedy
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07/29/09
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Consultant, author, and blogger Alice Korngold talks about her work connecting corporate executives with nonprofit boards, and the transformation that takes place, person after person, as executives come up with new ways to help.
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Brian Trelstad,
Julia Kennedy
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07/29/09
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"Where we are fiercely critical of grants-based approaches is the design of services that ignore the end recipient," says Acumen Fund chief investment officer Brian Trelstad. In this interview, he shares ideas on how to use entrepreneurs in the developing world to combat poverty.
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Alissa Wilson,
Christine Bader
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07/16/09
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How can you help change the world, and get paid for doing it? Alissa Wilson shares what she learned from interviewing scores of practical idealists, including international development workers, lawyers, business people, and artists.
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Sarah Greenberg,
Julia Kennedy
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07/14/09
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Sarah Greenberg of RiskMetrics discusses the social and environmental risks that companies sometimes take and how these can affect the bottom line. Tobacco is a prime example. In the long run, a product that kills its consumers is not as viable as one that is sustainable.
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Hans Decker,
Julia Kennedy
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07/08/09
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Hans Decker asks, "What is the purpose of a corporation, the raison d'etre? Making money, adding shareholder value? We all know that there is something else... and what is that?" In this Ethics in Business interview, Julia Kennedy talks to him about how companies move past a focus on the bottom line.
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Kevin Bales,
Ron Soodalter
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07/02/09
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Slaves are all around us, from the dishwasher in your local restaurant, to kids on the corner selling cheap trinkets. Bales and Soodalter provide a blueprint on how to recognize slavery and how to finally put an end to this horrific practice, which still flourishes here in "The Home of the Free."
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Julia Kennedy,
George Pohle
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06/30/09
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"When companies go above and beyond with regard to the corporate responsibility that customers expect, they frequently can charge higher prices, get better market share, and better customer loyalty," says George Pohle, CEO of MediaBound.
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Sujeesh Krishnan,
Euan Murray,
Julia Kennedy
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06/24/09
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Julia Kennedy talks to Carbon Trust staff about the journey to discover the biggest sources of emissions for businesses, and finds that sometimes the answers are not what you might expect.
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Julia Kennedy,
Christine Bader
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06/16/09
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"Increasingly, human rights is the lens through which people view how business impacts them," says Christine Bader, formerly of BP and now Advisor to the UN Special Representative on business and human rights.
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Richard Solomon,
Joel Rosenthal
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06/11/09
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What are realistic processes of social change that should inform effective human rights policy and its implementation? Should human rights issues be pressed even if their primary effect is to assure domestic American constituencies that an administration's "heart is in the right place?"
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Kazumasa Iwata,
Devin T. Stewart
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05/08/09
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Kazumasa Iwata, head of the Japanese Cabinet Office's Economic and Social Research Institute, discusses moving towards a low-carbon society, Japan's response to the financial crisis, and the growing threat of trade protectionism in terms of the U.S.-Japan relationship.
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David Singh Grewal,
Christian Barry,
Matt Peterson
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04/13/09
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To explain how power can be at work in seemingly voluntary processes, Grewal introduces the concept of "network power." He argues that this dynamic drives many key aspects of globalization. A network is united via a standard: a shared norm or convention that enables coordination among its users, such as a language. A widely used standard is more valuable than a less used one, simply because it governs access to a larger network of people.
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Michael Rea,
Scott Kaufman,
Evan O'Neil
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04/07/09
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Michael Rea and Scott Kaufman of the Carbon Trust discuss their efforts to bring about the transition to a low-carbon economy through the application of energy efficiency at mass scale and through the development of new and emerging green technologies.
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Christian Barry,
Matt Peterson
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01/27/09
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Israeli officials insist that their attacks on Gaza were judiciously planned so as to minimize harm to civilians. In this episode of Public Ethics Radio, Jeff McMahan explains the role civilian casualties play in assessing the justice of war.
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Matt Peterson,
Christian Barry
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01/12/09
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What does it mean to live well? Robert Goodin and Lina Eriksson discover that income figures don't tell the whole story. Missing from this picture is the degree of control an individual has over how her time is spent.
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Larry Temkin,
Christian Barry,
Matt Peterson
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12/05/08
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If a scientist discovers a genetic switch that turns off cellular aging tomorrow, what effect will this have on population growth, environmental sustainability, and social safety nets? In this episode of Public Ethics Radio, philosopher Larry Temkin argues that we need to take a good hard look at all sides of the question of aging.
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Seth Kaplan,
Devin T. Stewart
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11/25/08
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Devin Stewart interviews Seth Kaplan about his book Fixing Fragile States: A New Paradigm for Development, an in-depth look at how weak states can promote and leverage "social cohesion" to help craft bottom-up development based on their strengths.
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Leif Wenar,
Christian Barry,
Matt Peterson
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10/07/08
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When we talk about theft in international trade, we usually mean piracy, smuggling, or copyright infringement. In this episode of Public Ethics Radio, Professor Leif Wenar says we might be missing the forest for the trees.
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Thomas W. Pogge,
Christian Barry,
Matt Peterson
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09/03/08
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Thomas Pogge explains his proposal for dealing with the thorny intersection of public health, intellectual property rights, and poverty. The patent system doesn't work as well for medicines as it does for consumer electronics, he says.
Devin Stewart interviews IBM's Jeff Hittner on how the company is adapting its social responsibility goals to fit an interactive era where customers are making new demands on corporate citizenship.
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Michael Zielenziger
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06/30/08
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Author Michael Zielenziger discusses the sociology of Japan's hikikomori -- bright, creative people in their working years who choose to live as shut-ins because they don't fit in a society of high conformity and low entrepreneurship. He says stagnant governance and a values crisis are weakening Japan's competitive position in the world.
GM's Vice President of R&D discusses how cars of the future will have to deliver the same freedoms but at a lower price to make access more equitable, and without the energy, environment, safety, and congestion problems of today.
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Barry Herman,
Jonathan Shafter,
Lydia Tomitova
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04/07/08
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Is debt political or technical, and which institution should resolve repayment problems? What are the ethical obligations surrounding debts incurred by dictators or other illegitimate representatives of developing countries?
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Edward J. Lincoln,
Sam Natapoff
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03/05/08
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Edward Lincoln and Sam Natapoff engage in a discussion of how international economic ties can help establish political stability and lessen military friction worldwide.
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Edward J. Lincoln
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02/25/08
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New York University Economics Professor Edward J. Lincoln discusses the U.S. subprime loan crisis in comparison with the Japanese experience.
Larry Diamond and representatives from Freedom House discuss the survey results from Freedom in the World 2008, which indicate a slight decline in global freedom.
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Marcus Noland,
Michele Wucker
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02/05/08
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One strategy to improve the economies of the Middle East would be to reverse the brain drain, a development that contributed to the blossoming of the high-tech sector in economies such as Taiwan and India. Can public policies contribute to this process?
Diversity, says Tharoor, is the very essence and strength of India, the world's largest democracy. Rather than a melting pot, it is more like an Indian "thali," with each dish separate but combining in the mouth to make a harmonious whole.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared 2008 the year of the bottom billion. In this Carnegie Council Public Affairs Program, economist Paul Collier explains why poor countries are failing and what can be done.
In this Carnegie Council Public Affairs Program, UN General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim discusses how the UN can transform shared values into individual commitments and collective action.
Is trade the best tool to achieve human rights objectives? Which human rights and for whom? Do trade agreements enhance or undermine the process? Susan Aaronson explores these questions and recommends how U.S. policymakers and negotiators at the WTO can correct the imbalance between trade and human rights priorities.
In this Carnegie Council Public Affairs Program, blogger Garrett Graff discusses The First Campaign, his new book on how the internet is rapidly transforming American elections and campaign fundraising. See also our Ethical Blogger Project (http://ethicalbloggerproject.blogspot.com), where we explore how blogs influence democracy, business, and the military.
Certification systems, market campaigns, and champions within corporations are driving a major shift in global corporate accountability on social and environmental issues. Rising demand for ethically certified products points to how civil society can use the vulnerability of brand value as leverage to create a new international ethic for corporate behavior.
Mark Fulton of Deutsche Asset Management says bringing capital into play is the pragmatic and profitable response to climate change. Governments are creating markets and thus a price for carbon, explicitly through emissions trading and implicitly through taxes, subsidies, and standards. Given these signals, businesses and investors can get behind new technologies for mitigation and adaptation.
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Nikhil Chandavarkar
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11/14/07
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Nikhil Chandavarkar of the United Nations says developed countries focus on mitigation and absolute emissions levels whereas developing countries cite their low per capita emissions and their need for adaptation, technology, and finance. Negotiators must reconcile these concerns to craft a fair successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol.
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Christopher Kelly
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11/14/07
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Christopher Kelly of Booz Allen Hamilton explains how business leaders launched the Great Barrier Reef Foundation to coordinate scientific research and protect the ecosystem. Gradually a megacommunity formed around the foundation, uniting government, industry, and civil society through mutual leadership and distributed capabilities to solve their shared problem.
CarbonLimited Director Matt Prescott says climate change is a perfect example of the tragedy of the commons. One innovative answer is CarbonLimited, a project exploring personal carbon emissions trading. Applied to home heating and personal automobiles, the system could jump-start a virtuous circle between green business and green consumers.
RSA Chief Executive Matthew Taylor says that in order to tackle climate change we must also bridge the social aspiration gap. That is, our vision for a better life will not be reached without the will to change how we think and behave. Such change requires appropriate government regulation, business commitment, and citizen and consumer action.
IHT columnist Daniel Altman stayed awake for 24 hours tuned to the wire services to see what we could learn from the interconnections of the global economy. He describes the growing clout of emerging economies, the business advantage and liability of China's looser ethical standards, the dwindling national allegiance of global corporations, and shifting careers and human capital mobility.
Does slavery still exist in the United States? Journalist John Bowe exposes the invisibility of forced labor among migrants and agricultural workers.
Kevin Gallagher looks at Mexico's high-tech industries to determine whether NAFTA met its economic, social, and environmental promises, finding mixed results. Foreign investment can generate growth and spillovers in the domestic economy, though Mexico was hampered by China's entry to the WTO and the rise of contract manufacturers that shift production quickly.
The economy is moving like a powerful locomotive, but not everybody is on board. Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich discusses the backlash against free trade that has resulted from diverging success on Wall Street and Main Street, and how democracy can save the day.
Deflecting asteroids, eradicating polio, coordinating international time, mitigating climate change -- Scott Barrett explains the different incentives and actors needed to supply these global public goods, where everyone benefits and none can be excluded.
Brian Levy discusses the dilemmas of addressing corruption as a development organization, saying the World Bank's primary mission is poverty reduction. New community-driven funding projects produce quality infrastructure and put developing countries more in the driver's seat.
Katy Choo discusses the diverse challenges that General Electric faces as it moves into emerging markets that are often corruption hotspots: improper payments, conflicts of interest, and lack of segregation of duties. GE relies on extensive leadership training and metrics to ensure compliance among its employees and third parties.
As a government contractor, says Alice Eldrige, Lockheed Martin has traditionally defined corruption as fraud, waste, and abuse. But as definitions broaden and overlap with human resources, what is the best role for ethics departments? She discusses Lockheed's code of conduct, compliance training, and due diligence in acquisitions.
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Steve A. Rochlin
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09/19/07
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Steve Rochlin says many companies are starting to tackle corruption, though they face obstacles such as the free rider problem and variations in the cultural acceptability of corruption. He gives examples of how a more dynamic conception of accountability emerges when an organization sets expectations with a broader range of stakeholders: industry-wide, in local communities, and with the public sector.
It's inevitable that more and more people will move across borders, says Philippe Legrain, and rather than put obstacles in their way, we should welcome them. They do the jobs we can't or won't do, and their diversity enriches us all.
Cass Sunstein discusses the relationship between new communications media and democratic health. Does the Internet create self-selecting information silos that breed extremism? Sunstein outlines interesting tendencies toward group polarization, especially in judicial voting patterns.
In this Carnegie Council Public Affairs Program, Jeffrey Sachs discusses the possibility of ending extreme poverty in our time. The problem is enormous, the responsibility ours, and many of the solutions simple and cheap, says Sachs.
Anthony F. Lang, Jr. explores what rules can and cannot do in the war on terrorism, pointing toward a possible world order that emphasizes constitutionalism as a way to reorder international security.
In this Carnegie Council Public Affairs Program, William Easterly, Joseph Stiglitz, and Michael Weinstein discuss Globalization: What's New?, a collection of essays by top development economists. Do foreign aid and liberalization promote growth? Does growth guarantee well-being? How can developing countries manage globalization to their benefit?
James Gustave Speth recommends steps toward sustainability ranging from a world environmental organization with the power to make strong treaties, to innovative local solutions -- what he calls "green jazz."
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Robin Thompson,
Joel Rosenthal,
Devin T. Stewart
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08/09/07
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Consumers are beginning to show concern over climate change, and some government officials have taken notice. What are the most effective next steps and what are the responsibilities for individuals and for governments?
Ambassador Koji Watanabe of the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) discusses the dynamics of the trilateral Japan-US-China relationship, which is emerging as a key force shaping the stability and governance of Asia.
Ambassador Koji Watanabe of the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) discusses the dynamics of the trilateral Japan-US-China relationship, which is emerging as a key force shaping the stability and governance of Asia.
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Federico Macaranas
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07/11/07
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Dr. Federico Macaranas discussses how poor nations cope with the challenges of globalization by using their comparative advantage in human resources to serve the needs of the developed industrial world.
Anatol Lieven explores the increasing complexity of US-EU-Russian relations due to energy interdependence, stalled eastward expansion of the EU, and the overall diminished power of the West.
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Nikolas K. Gvosdev
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06/26/07
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Nikolas K. Gvosdev examines the declining effectiveness of the G8 summits and the U.S.-Russian politics of climate change and missile defense that played out at this year's meeting.
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Jack Marr,
Devin T. Stewart
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06/12/07
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Jack Marr, Adjunct Professor at New York University's Shanghai Center and long-time China observer, comments on some of the ethical implications of China's economic rise.
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Joshua Eisenman,
Eric Heginbotham
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05/30/07
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Joshua Eisenman and Eric Heginbotham discuss China's evolving relationship with the developing world, answering some key questions: How does China define its interests? Do its tactics amount to a cohesive strategy? Has its diplomacy been successful? What influence will China have on norms and what are the implications for regions like Africa where other resource-hungry countries are also pursuing energy projects?
Princeton University climatologist and former chief scientist of Environmental Defense Michael Oppenheimer explains the history and future of climate change and why we have reason for hope given the new public awareness and political focus on the issue.
Robert Hormats of Goldman Sachs compares the fiscal policies from previous American wars with those of the current administration and argues that today's decisions place America's future at risk.
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Marcus Noland,
Devin T. Stewart
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04/16/07
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Devin Stewart interviews Marcus Noland about his forthcoming book, The Arab Economies in a Changing World. Noland and coauthor Howard Pack estimate that sustained 5 percent growth rates will be necessary to create jobs for the region's growing labor force. If this growth is well managed, the so-called demographic timebomb could yield a demographic dividend of dynamic young workers. Recent growth has been dependent on high oil prices, and therefore not evenly distributed across the Middle East.
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Marcus Noland,
Devin T. Stewart
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04/16/07
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In the mid-1990s, as many as one million North Koreans died in one of the worst famines of the twentieth century. The socialist food distribution system collapsed primarily because of a misguided push for self-reliance, but was compounded by the regime's failure to formulate a quick response—including the blocking of desperately needed humanitarian relief.
Jill Shankleman discusses what Western oil companies need to do to sustain both profits and peace.
China is the world's fastest growing economy and this alarms many Westerners. Susan Shirk, former State Department deputy assistant secretary for China, finds that the real danger lies in the deep insecurity of its leaders, who face a troubling paradox: The more developed and prosperous the country becomes, the more threatened the leaders feel.
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David M. Schilling
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03/22/07
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With Washington's reputation as a human rights leader damaged by abuses committed in the "global war on terror," who will fill the vacuum?
What are the political factors and challenges that will shape the new Secretary-General?
As demand continues to grow, can Europe persuade Russia to guarantee its future energy needs?
Despite problems such as poverty and corruption, India is undergoing an extraordinary transformation, says Luce, emerging as an economic powerhouse and an important geopolitical force.
What are the roots of America's Middle East involvement today? And what impact did American statesmen, merchants, and missionaries have on the shaping of this region?
Coordinating global financial policy in the age of terror requires skill, leadership, and cooperation. What steps did the U.S. government take to freeze terrorist assets worldwide, plan the financial reconstruction of Afghanistan, and oversee the development of a new currency in Iraq?
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Stephanie T. Kleine-Ahlbrandt
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12/08/06
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The West reacted with vitriol to Beijing's China-Africa Summit, branding China as a "resource-hungry superpower in the making." But is this fair, given the West's own record in Africa? What options is the West offering China as incentives to change its behavior?
David Rodin analyzes the gap between maximizing shareholder value and respecting stakeholder rights and interests. Currently there are weak mechanisms for shareholders to instruct businesses about their moral preferences.
Thomas Pogge analyzes the increase in global inequality and asserts that global factors, as well as local factors, help explain differential success. He focuses on the role of the four international privileges of borrowing, treaties, arms, and resources.
Sanjay Reddy offers a skeptical view on the association in economic literature of natural resource export dependence and low economic growth.
David Shinn describes the background, perceived values, and current diplomatic and human rights issues surrounding the growing economic relationships between China and African nations.
David Dell explores how we can move from an economy that is based on burning fossil fuels to one that is based on an exchange of electrons or kilowatt hours that are not combustion-based.
Keith Slack looks at the dependence on natural resource trade among developing economies and the paradox of governance as a remedy to the resource curse. He asserts that good governance is needed to manage industries that undermine good governance.
Kamal Malhotra focuses on trade rules and institutionalizing fairness in the context of the findings of the study he led at the UNDP titled "Making Global Trade Work for People."
Mathias Risse talks about how fairness issues arise around export subsidies and concludes that, from a domestic policy point of view, subsidies are similar to other ways in which states support their people.
Michael Conroy argues that while the multilateral trade regime is not designed for fair, moral, or sustainable trade, global civil society has created mechanisms that are moving trade toward fairer, more sustainable bases. He describes those efforts in the realms of forestry, fisheries, and mining.
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Sakiko Fukuda-Parr
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12/07/06
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Sakiko Fukuda-Parr focuses on human rights obligations across borders and the problem of sanctions as the instrument for human rights objectives.
Junji Nakagawa argues in favor of greater participation and substantive fairness, including development assistance, for developing countries in trade negotiations.
Christian Barry sketches a theoretical framework for what an account of fair trade would look like and suggests what progressive governments might do to ensure that human rights -- as far as labor standards are concerned -- are fulfilled worldwide.
Andrew Kuper discusses non-state actors as part of a new balance of powers. Kuper offers alternative methods -- through demonstration rather than remonstration -- for dealing with problems associated with international trade.
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Edward J. Lincoln
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12/07/06
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Edward Lincoln traces and assesses trends that have made economics more important since the 1960s and the forces in business, technology, and government that have driven those trends. He also offers suggestions on how economics can advance foreign policy goals.
What happens when political Islam collides with a secular Western European nation?
Why was Kofi Annan's tenure at the UN so controversial? Listen to James Traub's analysis of the troubled relationship between the UN and the world's only superpower.
What can the international community do to build a global economy that will benefit all?
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Nikolas K. Gvosdev,
Devin T. Stewart
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10/26/06
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Are the major powers prepared to live with a nuclear North Korea if the detonation acts as a check on U.S. power? How will events move forward—and what precedents are being set for how the Iranian crisis may also be resolved? Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Editor of The National Interest, a Washington D.C.–based foreign policy magazine, offers his thoughts.
Professor Joseph Stiglitz offers new thinking about the questions that shape the globalization debate, including a plan to restructure the global financial system, ideas for how countries can grow without degrading the environment, and a framework for free and fair global trade.
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Devin T. Stewart,
Ian Bremmer
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09/12/06
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Ian Bremmer and Devin Stewart discuss what the J Curve means for U.S. foreign policy and democracy promotion in China, North Korea, Iran, and Cuba.
The spread of nuclear weapons technology around the globe presents the greatest security challenge of our time. In Shopping for Bombs, Mr. Corera presents a unique window into the challenges of stopping a new nuclear arms race, a race which A. Q. Khan did more than any other individual to promote. In addition, this book will provide new insight into Iran's nuclear ambitions and how close Teheran may be to developing a nuclear weapon.
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Nikolas K. Gvosdev
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07/18/06
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What was really accomplished at the St. Petersburg G-8 meeting? Can the G-8 really cope with the pressing issues of the day, from energy security to stemming the spread of WMD, or is it fated to end up as little more than a photo op for world leaders? Gvosdev gives his firsthand impressions.
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Christopher Avery
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07/17/06
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Christopher Avery and Devin Stewart discuss the evolution of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, a group dedicated to promoting greater awareness of corporate misconduct, as well as best practices. Learn what inspired Avery to establish this innovative group and about its recent successes.
Journalist (and South Africa resident) Hunter-Gault gives a surprisingly optimistic assessment of modern Africa, revealing that there is more to the continent than the bad news of disease, disaster, and despair.
Veteran correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault counters what she calls "the four D's of the African apocalypse: death, disease, disaster, and despair," with news about the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), which is working towards "African solutions to African problems."
Is the UN "I" for irrelevant, or "I" for indispensable, as Shashi Tharoor would have it? While conceding that the UN is relevant, Ruth Wedgwood argues that "competing multilaterals" should also play a role in solving the world's problems. This witty but always deeply serious debate will give both sides of the argument food for thought.
In this Carnegie Council Public Affairs Program, H.E. Mr. Jan Eliasson discusses recent steps forward, such as the creation of the Peacebuilding Commission, the Central Emergency Fund, and the Human Rights Council.
In a conversation with Professor Vali Nasr and moderator John Tirman, leading Iranian human rights advocate Fatemeh Haghighatjoo remarked that Iranian political parties and individuals—including some conservatives—are mobilizing to criticize the Iranian government’s handling of the nuclear issue. In her opinion, "the various parties that have joined the debate believe that the ultimate pressure that can change Iran’s nuclear policy will come from within, not from without."
"For the Iranians, the Taliban and Saddam were a problem, and the United States removed both of them," says Nasr. "So, actually, if there is an opportunity for Iran to become a regional power, it came because of the 2001 attack on Afghanistan and the 2003 fall of Saddam. So they benefited from what the United States did."
"Those who feel left behind—the poor, the indigenous, isolated rural communities—are easily attracted by radical populists who offer simple solutions to complex problems," says the Honorable Charles S. Shapiro. His talk focuses on prescriptions for economic growth, yet the audience’s questions are mainly about the rise of "leftist" politicians across Latin America.
"This is not a new war," says Viorst. " It’s the latest chapter in a war that has been going on between two great cultures, Islamic Eastern and the Christian West, for 1,400 years."
In order to understand the Arab mistrust of the United States and of the West in general, we must study the turbulent history of the relations between the Christian and Muslim world, particularly the clashes and betrayals since World War I.
Conflict and violence are sustained by the illusion of a unique identity, overlooking the need for reason and choice in deciding on bonds of class, gender, profession, scientific interests, moral beliefs, and even our shared identity as human beings.
Based on her interviews with over 300 Muslim leaders in Europe, Jytte Klausen argues that European Muslims are overwhelmingly liberal in outlook. She says that for Muslims in Europe the biggest priority is to build a European Islam, independent of the Islamic countries.
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Christian Barry,
Kamal Malhotra,
Sanjay Reddy
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04/05/06
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Five distinguished panelists give their views on the question of justice with respect to international trade.
Joseph Stiglitz elaborates on the details of what a truly ideal development round would look like for the world economy, with specific attention to how less developed countries have been disadvantaged in the negotiating process.
"I firmly believe that aid and trade have to work together," says Dr. Stiglitz. "If we provide assistance to help people to take advantage of the new opportunities, we can get real growth, and they won’t need the handouts as much as in the past."
Olivier Roy looks at how Islam is becoming a globalized religion, less linked to culture than many in the West presume. This shift in identity is important to understand if governments are to be effective and just in setting immigration and integration policies, and in combatting terrorists.
Stephen Lewis offers his personal, often searing, insider's account of Africa's plight and the wealthy world's betrayal.
Gary Hart outlines the fundamental changes that America must grapple with
when confronting elusive terrorist threats. The new security regime will require
a shield for the homeland as well as a cloak of non-military protections.
According to Chris Patten, Europe wants to be a partner to the United States rather than a rival. Meanwhile, America and Europe both need to recognize that they no longer set the global agenda, and that they must work with and through China and India.
The United Kingdom's ambassador to the United Nations describes the positive rethinking of development policy that occurred in 2005 and the need to make 2006 the year for action. He touches on the issues of aid, trade, UN reform, harmonization among donor organizations, and the struggle against corruption.
Philip Hilts warns that the emergence of new diseases and the resurgence of old ones has put the world on the brink of a global health crisis. Yet we have more than enough technology and funds to bring about a golden age of public health. What's the missing element?
Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior Otto Schily addresses the problems of integrating immigrants into German society and talks about the progress made, which includes overhauling the Nationality Act for the first time since 1913 and introducing integration courses for new arrivals.
The counterfeit trade is worth 630 billion dollars a year and it’s not just fashion items. There are fake airplane parts, medicines and even gas stations. Growth in trading people, arms and drugs is equally staggering. Technology has proved a boon not only to international terrorist groups but also to black-market networks, which are organized in remarkably similar ways.
Benjamin Friedman argues that economic growth is a prerequisite for the creation of a liberal, open society. He contends that periods of robust economic growth encourage tolerance, democracy and generous public support for the poor, while economic stagnation and insecurity result in the very opposite.
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Mary Robinson,
Kemal Dervis,
Stephen Macedo
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10/26/05
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A distinguished panel outlines the problems of growing inequality caused by globalization and proposes practical solutions.
American attention is focused on the "war on terror. " But 20 years from now we may look back and realise that the rise of China and the new Asian dynamics that resulted were actually far more significant, says Kurt Campbell.
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Andrew Kuper,
Peter Singer
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09/19/05
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Who has the responsibility to alleviate poverty and uphold human rights in a globalized world where corporations often wield more power than nation-states?
Prestowitz believes that the United States is sliding toward economic decline under globalization, arguing that these trends are creating not only increasing economic strength in Asia, but also geopolitical power.
Globalization, particularly outsourcing, is leveling the playing field around the world, says Friedman, making India a major player.
While a leading free trade proponent, Bhagwati does not advocate total laissez-faire economics; rather, continued globalization needs to be "managed."
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