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Michael Jacobs

Michael Jacobs

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Michael Jacobs, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Sheffield, is a co-author of Growth, Degrowth or Post-Growth? (Forum for a New Economy, 2022).

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  1. Have We Reached the Limits to Growth?
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    Have We Reached the Limits to Growth?

    May 18, 2022 Michael Jacobs & Xhulia Likaj explains why, on its 50th anniversary, the Club of Rome’s landmark report is more relevant than ever.

  2. The Real Lima Deal
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    The Real Lima Deal

    Dec 15, 2014 Michael Jacobs calls the agreement a game changer, because poorer countries' obligations are no longer voluntary.

  3. The Climate-Change Agenda Heats Up

    The Climate-Change Agenda Heats Up

    Mar 7, 2014 Michael Jacobs points to grounds for optimism that a comprehensive emissions-reduction plan can be agreed this year.

  4. The Climate Countdown
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    The Climate Countdown

    Dec 18, 2012 Michael Jacobs

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

    ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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