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    Ireland’s Debt Crisis: Roots and Reactions
    November 2011
    Andy Storey

    The Celtic Tiger might just find its strength and appetite for action in the growth of left leaning electorates and local citizens initiatives. The tailspin of economy caused by austerity policies should be countered by a transparent debt audit.

    Perspectives on the EU Economic Crisis
    October 2011
    TNI

    The banks are making huge profits again while more people are made redundent from jobs whose services we actually need. Three experts share their views on the European economic crisis, and the failure of governments to take action.

    The Land Deal Politics Initiative
    October 2011

    The Land Deal Politics Initiative calls for applications to their small grant competition. Grants are available to undertake original field research, carry out follow up fieldwork on an ongoing related initiative, or write up a paper based on research. 

    Another missed opportunity
    March 2011
    Manuel Perez Rocha

    Obama's trip to Latin America: about gaining economic advantages, ignoring historical and recent diplomatic interferences and strategically placed critisism.

    The Many Faces of the Investor Rush in Southern Africa
    March 2011
    Ruth Hall

    This working paper reviews the latest experiences of land grabbing in Southern Africa, detailing questions of scale and duration, initiation, negotiation processes, production sectors, employment, natural resource use and more.

    The Coming Global Food Fight
    March 2011
    John Cavanagh
     Robin Broad

    As anger mounts in response to rising global food prices, small-scale farms rooted in local markets are showing how to avert international disaster and lead the way to "food democracy."

    Voices from the World Social Forum
    February 2011
    Susan George

    Although initiated as a counter-forum to Davos, the World Social Forum has evolved beyond it now, focusing on the root causes of problems facing humanity and developing real alternatives as solutions.

    Farmer by Farmer, an Organic Transition
    February 2011
    John Cavanagh
     Robin Broad

    After decades of chemicals, farmers in the Philippines are seeing the benefits of organic farming. But what convinced them to make the switch in the first place?

    Wasted, ravaged, destroyed: a plea for an end to this disastrous economic model.
    January 2011
    Susan George

    Capitalism is the greatest waste...

    Food shouldn't be a pokerchip
    November 2010
    Sarah Anderson

    Excessive speculating makes for yo-yoing corn prices, pushing millions of people into hunger, while big-time gamblers exit in a stampede as soon as the price bubble threatens to pop.

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