Policy Paper: Fairly Trading the World's Timber .jpg)
Reducing timber loss through responsible management of the world’s forest stock has the power to reduce poverty, conflict, and greenhouse gases. This policy paper details efforts to date and provides comprehensive proposals for much needed action.
Age of Greed
WPI Senior Fellow Jeff Madrick describes the history of how greed has bred America’s economic ills over the last forty years, and of the men most responsible for them. He recounts the single-minded pursuit of huge personal wealth that has been on the rise in the United States since the 1970s, led by a few individuals who have argued that self-interest guides society more effectively than community concerns.
Planned Giving
Planned Giving
You can provide now for a future gift to the World Policy Institute by including a bequest provision in your will or revocable trust. This provides several benefits to you:
* Your assets remain in your control during your lifetime.
* You can modify your bequest if your circumstances change.
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* There is no upper limit on the estate tax deductions that can be taken for charitable bequests.
* You can have the satisfaction now of knowing that your bequest will support the World Policy Institute in the way you intended when you are gone.
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