Poverty

Protection from Protectors: Sexual Abuse in UN Peacekeeping Missions

Olivera Simić • Oct 9 2015 • Articles

The UN has to live up to its commitment to eradicate sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers and act upon unknown outcomes and severely deficient victim assistance.

The Developing World’s Tragic Engagement with Microcredit

Milford Bateman • Oct 20 2014 • Articles

The microcredit model has tragically failed. Governments now need to establish community-based financial institutions that can promote sustainable pro-poor development.

Review – NGDOs and the Poverty Reduction Agenda

David Lewis • Mar 3 2014 • Features

Makuwira brings new ideas to the discussion of the role of NGOs in development, allowing for a more critical analysis of the relationships between global and local NGOs.

In the Footsteps of John XXIII: Pope Francis and the Embodiment of Vatican II

John Borelli • May 16 2013 • Articles

Pope Francis resembles Pope John XXIII more than any other pope of the past 50 years, and signs are positive he will be a shining example for interreligious dialogue and social justice.

Pope Francis: Radical and Conservative

Richard W. Moodey • May 16 2013 • Articles

In his actions on the world stage the conservatism of Pope Francis will overshadow his radicalism, but he has shown a radical side by taking the name of St. Francis of Assisi.

The Business of Ethics

Dylan Kissane • Feb 20 2013 • Articles

One of the challenges of teaching politics in a business school is that the students generally arrive in class after years where they have been taught to chase profit. What students often lack, though, is a sense of business ethics.

Review – Poor Economics

Alex Stark • Jun 19 2012 • Features

Written for a popular audience, the authors of Poor Economics seek to sweep aside the broad generalizations about global poverty that economic models tend to create.

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