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Race to a New Bretton Woods + Time for UN to Act + Stiglitz' New Economic Compact + China's Agrarian Reforms + Transparency Deficit of IMF and World Bank
From Accra to New York to Doha + New Climate Change Funds + The Accra Action Agenda Analyzed + UNCTAD Warns Africa + Ilisu as test case
Global Stagflation? + New LDC Report + Reforming Conditionality + Global Economic Insecurity + G5 Political Decalaration
Food: The Speculation Factor + New Green Revolution? + Livestock: Global Value Chaines + REDD: Manaus Declaration + Aid Effectiveness
Global Food Crisis + Zoellick's Blueprint for the Bank + Ilisu and Western Credibility + Spreading Benefits of Globalisation + Women and Decent Work
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South America: Recession Can Be Avoided
Since the financial meltdown began in mid-September, the bond markets of most of the region have been hit, as well as most of their stock markets and a number of currencies. Can South America escape the wrath of the economic and financial storms that have their epicenter in the United States?
The New Guidelines for SWFs: What's Behind?
On 11 October 2008, the International Working Group of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IWG) released the Generally Accepted Principles and Practices (GAPP) that would guide the governance and accountability framework of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs).
The Race to a New Bretton Woods
For years, only a small and enlightened elite and some NGOs looking beyond their tiny projects have been calling for a New Bretton Woods - a global conference to restructure the global economic and financial system. Yet suddenly such demands have become almost mainstream, and developments have accelerated tremendously.
China: Construction of a Socialist Countryside
The timing has been perfect: In the middle of October, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China approved a reform proposal that will allow farmers to lease or transfer their land rights. Called a "historic" decision by some observers, the Chinese government announced it as Chinas contribution to counter the financial crisis.
How Will Obama Address Financial Crisis, Recession
The 2008 US Presidential election was historic itself owing to the candidates' profile. But the timing of the elections as the U.S. and global economy are in the midst of the worst financial crisis and recession in decades reminds us of the Great Depression era and the 1980s recession.
Volume 2008 
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