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.
WPI - Arms Trade Resource Center: Economics of Security Study Group
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New Study Group on the Economics of Security in a Post-9/11 World We invite you to a presentation by Rachel Stohl, Senior Analyst, Center for Defense Information, on the themes of her recent study (co-edited with Tamar Gabelnick): "Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Debunking the Myths and Exposing the Risks of Arms Export Reform" (to read the introduction and conclusion in advance go to: www.cdi.org) WHERE: 66 FIFTH AVENUE, ROOM 720 WHEN: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2:30 TO 4 P.M. RSVP TO: Frida Berrigan, berrigaf@newschool.edu Co-sponsored by: The Graduate Program in International Affairs (GPIA) and the World Policy Institute at New School University (NSU), David Gold and William D. Hartung, Convenors Come to the second meeting of our new study group on the economics of security in a post-9/11 world to hear Rachel Stohl present the findings of her recent report, which was developed in response to a number reports and recommendations emanating from the arms/aerospace industry and established Washington think tanks arguing for a relaxation of arms export controls in the name of promoting global partnerships in the defense sector. Rachel's presentation will summarize the main findings from her report, which drew on the input of fifteen contributing authors with years of experience dealing with arms export policy issues in the executive branch, Congress, non-profit think tanks, and academia. With a new arms export policy directive currently working it's way through the Bush administration, this topic could not be more timely. |
