Multinational Corporations (MNCs): Beyond The Profit Motive
Report / 3rd October 2006A report examining the history, structure and motives of multinational corporations and their excessive influence over both governments and the general public. The report proposes a framework in which commercial activity can be significantly reduced so that corporations can primarily serve the global public good.
Reforming International Trade
Report / 25th February 2006This brief presents an analysis the free trade regime and it’s negative impact on the least developed countries, and proposes more equitable alternatives for allocating essential goods and regulating international trade.
The Brandt Report: A Summary
Report / 31st January 2006Arguably the most comprehensive and solutions-oriented analysis of critical global economic issues to date was a report by the Independent Commission on International Development Issues, chaired by Willy Brandt (former Chancellor of West Germany) in 1980 – widely referred to as the ‘Brandt Report’.
Decommissioning The IMF, World Bank and WTO
Report / 20th December 2005This brief analyses the negative impacts of the IMF, World Bank and WTO on sustainable development and suggests an alternative mechanism for regulating the international economy that can allow these institutions to be progressively decommissioned.