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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.

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Africa’s Crisis Is Also an Opportunity

Dec 12, 2023

“If we get our policy, politics, and institutions right, African economies and society could gain greater energy and food security, built on green competition and taking strong action on climate change.“ —Professor Chuks Okereke, Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Development at Alex Ekwueme Federal University

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Why is Getting Old So Hard and Expensive in America? New Book Challenges How We Think.

Jul 18, 2023

In The Measure of Our Age, elder justice expert M.T. Connolly, who served as coordinator of the Department of Justice’s Elder Justice Initiative, offers both a warning and challenge: the systems we rely on to protect us as we age haven’t caught up to our longevity. Good news: we have the tools to build better ones.

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Subsidizing Chemical Fertilizers is Counterproductive

Jul 13, 2023

By reducing our reliance on chemical fertilizers, policymakers could turn today’s food crisis into a genuine opportunity towards shifting subsidies from agribusiness-led to agroecological-led farming systems

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Private Equity is Out of Control and Looting America. This Prosecutor Says We Can Fix It.

May 2, 2023

In his new book, “Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan To Pillage America,” Brendan Ballou, a federal prosecutor who served as Special Counsel for Private Equity in the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, outlines the dangers of a trillion-dollar industry that hardly anyone understands. He explains how Americans can fight their harmful practices.