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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ARMS TRADE RESOURCE CENTER
A Presentation by Johanna Mendelson-Forman For a preview of what we'll be discussing, please take some time to review Mendelson-Forman's work on the topic: 1. "Iraq's Post-Conflict Reconstruction: A Field Review and Recommendations," is a July 2003 report from the Iraq Reconstruction Assessment Mission, convened by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. 2. "Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Achieving Socio-Economic Well Being in Post-Conflict Settings," a paper published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Association of the United States Army. WHERE: Room 510, WHEN: FRIDAY, January 23rd, 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) Convenors: David Gold, Master's Program in International Affairs, New School University and Bill Hartung, Arms Trade Resource Center, World Policy Institute |
