Rights, social justice and development
In recent weeks, openDemocracy has published a number of interesting articles discussing the concrete impact of having social and economic rights legalized/incorporated into into a nations’ constitution. What is particularly interesting about … Continue reading
Activists and Extractive Industries: An Alliance Against Social Development?
Compared to the situation 20 years ago, it is now not unusual for activists from environmental nongovernmental organizations (ENGOs) to work together with multinational corporations (MNCs) in extractive industries. Activists … Continue reading
The rise of non-standard employment in selected ASEAN countries
The study maps out the different forms of non-standard forms of employment in ASEAN and call for a mix of strategies to address their rise, among others the following: • … Continue reading
Challenge 2015: Towards Sustainable Development that Leaves No One Behind
The process of assessing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was a unique opportunity to bring the voices of people in poverty to the forefront. This is why we launched our … Continue reading
The Informal Economy and Poverty: Evidence and Policy Review
Colin C. Williams – This review explores the relationship between the informal economy and poverty so as to understand whether the informal economy helps those who are poor to escape … Continue reading
Fiscal Policy and Income Inequality
Income inequality has been rising in many parts of the world in recent decades. This, and the social tensions associated with fiscal consolidation that many have faced in part stemming … Continue reading
