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Scrooge in Paradise: Why Private Wealth is a Political Issue
- Analysis
- December 19, 2017
As global inequality grows to “extreme levels” — as revealed in the just-released World Inequality Report — it is hard not to wonder what it bodes for the health of liberal democracy — around the world and here in Canada. Even though our growing levels of inequality may not come close to those in the
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The Central African Republic: Forgotten by the World?
- Analysis
- December 18, 2017
By Gino Vlavonou International news headlines move quickly from one disaster to another. A political crisis in one country is forgotten as turmoil unfolds in the next: Mugabe’s fall from power; a mass shooting in the US; sub-Saharan African slaves in Libya. The longstanding crisis unfolding in the Central African Republic (CAR), however, rarely even
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A Pioneering War Crimes Tribunal Comes to an End
- Analysis
- December 14, 2017
At the end of December, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) closes its doors after 24 years in business. The United Nations court, situated in The Hague, was established in 1993 with the goal of providing accountability for war crimes that took place during the brutal dismemberment of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
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How Rational are Capitalists in the Developing World?
- Analysis
- December 13, 2017
By Thomas Chiasson-LeBel A questionable fundamental assumption underpins a great deal of the literature in International Development studies. It suggests that given the proper incentives, a “national bourgeoisie” will adequately reinvest its profits and provoke a virtuous cycle of reinvestment and growth. In other words, that capitalists, provided with the appropriate conditions, will always make
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