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Newark Is Next City’s First-Ever Regional Vanguard City
Forty top urban innovators in the NYC Region will converge on the Newark in June 2019.
Motín vecinal contra la especulación en la avenida de Karl Marx
Cientos de inquilinos de Berlín logran que la ciudad se comprometa a comprar sus pisos para frenar la subida de precios
New York Did Us All a Favor by Standing Up to Amazon
Yes, Amazon’s departure will modestly hurt the city’s economy. But it’s also a victory against bad economic policy.
"Les terres agricoles françaises sont accaparées par la spéculation financière"
En France, de plus en plus de terres agricoles sont achetées par des sociétés d'investissement. Un désastre social et écologique, dénonce le député Dominique Potier.
Saskia Sassen
ohhh what i have been writing about in EXPULSIONS book (Harvard U Press) has expanded with a vengeance: the buying of fertile land not only in Global South countries but also now in Global North rural areas.....thnks Sébastien Billard
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Danish economist chosen as new UN environment chief
Inger Andersen expected to replace Erik Solheim, who quit amid travel expenses outcry
Poetry slams are helping to revitalise the Basque language
The improvised art form has a passionate regional following
Economists for Inclusive Prosperity
A network of academic economists committed to an inclusive economy and society. EfIP members develop and discuss policy ideas based on sound scholarship.
Saskia Sassen
Gabriel Zucman @gabriel_zucman 🚨Economists for Inclusive Prosperity is live! econfip.org
I WANT TO JOIN,,, how do i do that?
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Nuevas geografías del poder: Saskia Sassen @SaskiaSassen in @congresofuturo
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Migration Myths and the Global South
The discourse currently dominating international migration privileges a Northern agenda and obfuscates the real causes and consequences of why people move. A greater focus on the Global South is essential.
China's Rise: How It Took on the U.S. at the WTO by Gregory Shaffer, Henry S. Gao :: SSRN
This article builds from original fieldwork to show what lies behind China’s remarkably successful use of international trade law to take on the United States a
The Trials of Winning at the WTO: What Lies Behind Brazil's Success by Gregory Shaffer, Michelle Ratton Sanchez Badin, Barbara Rosenberg :: SSRN
This Article aims to advance our understanding of three sets of interrelated questions: who shapes international trade law through litigation and bargaining; ho
TV detective's pro-migrant message divides Italy
Inspector Montalbano recovers body of a drowned migrant in episode of drama series
Deflagging of refugee rescue ship a 'dark moment' for Europe
Report by Human Rights at Sea says revoking of Aquarius’s flag sets a precedent for states to ignore international humanitarian law
The positive impact of female autonomy on economic growth
Empirical evidence suggests a positive relationship between gender equality and long-term economic growth, but establishing the direction of causality has been hampered by a lack of consistent data.
‘We are entering a housing crisis’: Montreal ramps up fight against Airbnb
The city contends people who are illegally renting apartments are putting key boxes on public property.
Haftanın Çevirisi | Yüksek finans: Çekip çıkarmacı bir sektör – Saskia Sassen’le mülakat
Saskia Sassen’le Transnational Institute, State of Power 2019 raporu için yapılan mülakat Nick Burton, tanınmış sosyolog Saskia Sassen’le 2018 ‘in sonuna doğru mülakat yaptı. State of Power 2019 ra…
20 years, 700 victims: Southern Baptist sexual abuse spreads as leaders resist reforms
As leaders decline to act, the numbers grow. In the past 20 years, about 380 Southern Baptist church leaders and volunteers have faced allegations of sexual misconduct, the newspapers found. They were pastors. Deacons. Ministers. Youth pastors....