Africa needs to learn from the experiences of others who have negotiated free trade pacts. In particular it needs to ensure its process is inclusive and does not pander to a few special interests.
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Imagine a world in which the people of California and London shared common citizenship but needed a visa to go to Florida or Cornwall.
Donald Trump looks like he’s gearing up for a trade war with China that has been years in the making.
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Where do we go from here? After a dramatic year, we look ahead to some key economic and political trends that will influence our lives over the next 12 months.
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd writes of Australia having lost its national bearings and being powerless to act to find its way in the world.
The misconceived perception that decisions made by a few elites are good for all could potentially foment resentment by ordinary African citizens against regionalism.
As the world pulls up its drawbridges, it’s time to revive the ideas of a remarkable and unfairly derided movement.
You might feel small, but there are plenty of ways you can make a more positive contribution to the world.
It’s time to reconsider economists’ idea of rationality in the wake of Trump’s election.
Do these tumultuous times also mean the end of Bond as we know it?
Trade bashing is a well-established practice among US presidential candidates. The difference with Trump is that he may actually deliver on his rhetoric.
Trump won because his supporters no longer believe incremental change can deliver for them.
In a globalised world, the credibility of the birthright lottery as grounds for excluding people from protection may be diminishing.
How can we explain that wealth is associated with protectionism and support for populist leaders?
The time has come for developed nations to eliminate the large pockets of ignorance which exist in their societies about Africa and other peoples. Globalisation demands that people think differently.
Globalisation still has the potential to deliver good – via entrepreneurship.
The decision to hold the 2016 World Social Forum in Canada made it inaccessible to many activists from the geopolitical south. But it also highlighted the false simplicity of the north-south dichotomy in social justice activism.
Australia should look to India rather than the US Congress to secure its next regional trade win.
If the world starts to restrict trade and crack down on foreign investment, it will affect China’s growth, which will in turn affect the world.
One thing became dramatically apparent in the economic sphere following the Cold War: capitalism was ubiquitous, but it looked very different in Japan, Germany, the US and China.
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Management, University of Bristol
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Professor of Management, University of Essex
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Professor of Economics, Salisbury University
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Associate Professor, Technology and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Founding Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey
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Director & SARChI Research Chair: Political Economy of Migration in the SADC Region, University of Pretoria
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Emeritus Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
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Professor of Globalisation and Development; Director of the Oxford Martin Programmes on Technological and Economic Change, The Future of Work and the Future of Development, University of Oxford
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Research Associate, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Visiting Fellow, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of International Relations and International Development, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex
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Human Geography Researcher, Aberystwyth University
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Research Fellow, Conflict Analysis Research Centre, University of Kent