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‘Smart’ Wind Farms Make More Waves than Clean Energy
September 11, 2013 12:23
Big Data From Talking Turbines Signal Productivity Boom By Shobhana Chandra, Rich Miller and Peter Burrows SolidarityEconomy.net via Bloomberg.com Sep 11, 2013 – At the Top Crop farm in Dwight, Illinois, 200 turbines rise from a sea of corn and soybeans, their blades gently turning day and night to spin up wind energy. They... ...Multilateral North South Reports: Racism, Xenophobia and Public Policy
September 10, 2013 21:00UNRISD Conference on Racism and Public Policy in Durban, South Africa, 3-5 September 2001
Ethnic Structure, Inequality and Public Sector Governance
September 10, 2013 21:00These are fragments from the research report prepared for the March 25 – 27 conference in Riga on ethnic inequality and public sector governance organized by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, UNDP Latvia and the Latvian Ministry of Integration.
Why is the US greenback getting to be stronger at a time like this?
September 10, 2013 18:52Question by Cougar J: Why is the US dollar getting to be much better at a time like this? I am not very familiar with economics, but how is the power of the forex relevant to the power of the economic climate/stock markets? Is there some spot exactly where I can understand about why currency... ...
UNRISD Researcher Gives Keynote at Jakarta Conference on Child Poverty and Social Protection
September 9, 2013 21:00UNRISD Research Coordinator Katja Hujo delivered the keynote speech at the Conference on Child Poverty and Social Protection, organised by the SMERU Research Institute, the Indonesian National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) and UNICEF. The conference took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on 10-11 September 2013.
Ecology Building Society – National Empty Homes Loan Fund Launched
September 9, 2013 12:08
National Empty Homes Loan Fund Launched An innovative new scheme aimed at bringing some of England’s 710,000 empty homes back into use is launching today in a move that will help to tackle the country’s housing shortage. In a joint initiative between the charity Empty Homes, Ecology Building Society, central government and 39 participating local... ...The last Newsletter of ForoLACFR
September 9, 2013 6:08The last Newsletter of ForoLACFR http://forolacfr.org/boletines/2013_n_11 Language English Tags: INAISE FOROLACFR Newsletter
People Power, by Sun Ye (China Daily), 14 July 2013 (ENG)
September 9, 2013 5:15Farmers supported by their communities may be the answer to China’s concern over food safety, efficient land use and the unbalanced distribution of rural-urban demographics. Sun Ye goes out into the countryside to find out if this model will work for the country.
‘We Have To Make Sure That Economically We’re Free’
September 6, 2013 8:42
Worker Self-management in Jackson, Mississippi Chokwe Lumumba, Mayor of Jackson, MS By Ajamu Nangwaya SolidarityEconomy.net via Rabble.Ca Ajamu Nangwaya participated in the recent Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy 2013, speaking about the potential for worker self-management in the City of Jackson, Mississippi, following the historic election Chokwe Lumumba as mayor. This article, Part 1 of... ...ADFIAP, IFG sign cooperation agreement, conduct awareness briefing on factoring
September 5, 2013 22:55
ADFIAP and the Brussels-based International Factors Group (IFG) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on September 5, 2013 at the ADFIAP international headquarters in Manila, Philippines, to harness common synergies for the benefit of their respective constituencies through the implementation of programs and activities of mutual interest. The MoC was signed by ADFIAP Secretary General,... ...CCEDNet Joins the New Economy Coalition
September 5, 2013 11:36Image Credit: Dollars and Sense Magazine.
ADFIAP Members, BDC & International Financial Consulting, Ltd. reach deal on IDID sale
September 4, 2013 23:54
The International Financial Consulting Ltd. has announced the acquisition of the International Development Institution Data (IDID) platform from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). Both institutions, based in Ottawa and Montreal, respectively, are members of ADFIAP. The IDID is a web-based data platform that provides a one-stop research and analysis tool to facilitate efficient... ...Major Breakthrough: Worker-Owned Bank Joins US Bank to Fund Worker Coops
September 4, 2013 21:06ADFIAP participates in ICD development banking roundtable
September 4, 2013 1:54
ADFIAP, represented by its Secretary General, Mr. Octavio B. Peralta, participated in the Institute of Corporate Director’s (ICD) roundtable on development banking on September 4, 2013 at the ICD headquarters in Makati City, Philippines. Mr. Peralta updated some15 participants of the roundtable, mostly ICD Fellows, on the current status of development banking in the Asia-Pacific... ...UNRISD is Recruiting – Research Coordinator, Gender and Development
September 3, 2013 21:00UNRISD seeks an outstanding researcher in the field of gender and development to coordinate its programme of work in this area. Closing date for applications: 13 October 2013
