By Global Issues UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 (IPS) – The second of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza has yielded relative success, as so far more than 420,000 children have been vaccinated since the second round of immunizations began one week prior. This exception stands out as the uptick in airstrikes and sustained blockages of […]
By Global Issues WASHINGTON DC, Oct 23 (IPS) – On Friday the 11th, the IMF announced policy changes that will save developing countries $1.2 billion per year. Despite the self-congratulations and fanfare, these reforms are only a tiny fraction of what campaigners had been asking for — and an even smaller share of what the […]
By Global Issues KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 22 (IPS) – New institutional economics (NIE) has received another so-called Nobel prize, ostensibly for again claiming that good institutions and democratic governance ensure growth, development, equity and democracy. Read the full story, “Another Nobel for Anglocentric Neoliberal Institutional Economics”, on globalissues.org → Source: Another Nobel for Anglocentric […]