Jonathan A. Burton-MacLeod and Sreeram Chaulia (JGLS): Rethinking International Institutions: A Global South Agenda. Steven Colatrella (John Cabot): Global Governance and Revolution in the 21st century: Strikes, Austerity and Political Crisis. The Group of 20 (G20) largest economies are largely keeping their pledges to avoid protectionism as a reaction to the recent global recession, but the rest of the world is increasing trade barriers, according to a new report co-authored by the UN. Is protectionism dying? The combination of national laws, regional agreements, and powerful interest groups has worked to stop protectionism in its tracks. A review of The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy by Dani Rodrik. How can international labor mobility be improved to help raise incomes around the world? Rajiv Shah, the head of USAID, says ending poverty is within our grasp, and explains why development and a flair for business can be a happy combination. With little notice, globalization reduced poverty: UN millennium goal to halve poverty may have been achieved. A review of Getting Better: Why Global Development Is Succeeding and How We Can Improve the World by Charles Kenny. Amod Choudhary (Lehman): Impact of Women Heads-of-State on Human Development. An interview with Thomas Pogge on the past, present and future of global poverty. In a revolutionary new book, economists Esther Duflo and Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee shatter some myths about how to fight poverty. You can't always get what you want: What Amazon.com and Netflix can teach us about fighting poverty. Drain or gain: Poor countries can end up benefiting when their brightest citizens emigrate.
