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Devin Stewart interviews IBM's Jeff Hittner on how the company is adapting its social responsibility goals to fit an interactive era where customers are making new demands on corporate citizenship.
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Michael Zielenziger
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06/30/08
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Author Michael Zielenziger discusses the sociology of Japan's hikikomori -- bright, creative people in their working years who choose to live as shut-ins because they don't fit in a society of high conformity and low entrepreneurship. He says stagnant governance and a values crisis are weakening Japan's competitive position in the world.
GM's Vice President of R&D discusses how cars of the future will have to deliver the same freedoms but at a lower price to make access more equitable, and without the energy, environment, safety, and congestion problems of today.
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Barry Herman,
Jonathan Shafter,
Lydia Tomitova
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04/07/08
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Is debt political or technical, and which institution should resolve repayment problems? What are the ethical obligations surrounding debts incurred by dictators or other illegitimate representatives of developing countries?
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Edward J. Lincoln,
Sam Natapoff
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03/05/08
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Edward Lincoln and Sam Natapoff engage in a discussion of how international economic ties can help establish political stability and lessen military friction worldwide.
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Edward J. Lincoln
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02/25/08
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New York University Economics Professor Edward J. Lincoln discusses the U.S. subprime loan crisis in comparison with the Japanese experience.
Larry Diamond and representatives from Freedom House discuss the survey results from Freedom in the World 2008, which indicate a slight decline in global freedom.
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Marcus Noland,
Michele Wucker
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02/05/08
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One strategy to improve the economies of the Middle East would be to reverse the brain drain, a development that contributed to the blossoming of the high-tech sector in economies such as Taiwan and India. Can public policies contribute to this process?
Diversity, says Tharoor, is the very essence and strength of India, the world's largest democracy. Rather than a melting pot, it is more like an Indian "thali," with each dish separate but combining in the mouth to make a harmonious whole.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared 2008 the year of the bottom billion. In this Carnegie Council Public Affairs Program, economist Paul Collier explains why poor countries are failing and what can be done.
In this Carnegie Council Public Affairs Program, UN General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim discusses how the UN can transform shared values into individual commitments and collective action.
Is trade the best tool to achieve human rights objectives? Which human rights and for whom? Do trade agreements enhance or undermine the process? Susan Aaronson explores these questions and recommends how U.S. policymakers and negotiators at the WTO can correct the imbalance between trade and human rights priorities.
In this Carnegie Council Public Affairs Program, blogger Garrett Graff discusses The First Campaign, his new book on how the internet is rapidly transforming American elections and campaign fundraising. See also our Ethical Blogger Project (http://ethicalbloggerproject.blogspot.com), where we explore how blogs influence democracy, business, and the military.
Certification systems, market campaigns, and champions within corporations are driving a major shift in global corporate accountability on social and environmental issues. Rising demand for ethically certified products points to how civil society can use the vulnerability of brand value as leverage to create a new international ethic for corporate behavior.
Mark Fulton of Deutsche Asset Management says bringing capital into play is the pragmatic and profitable response to climate change. Governments are creating markets and thus a price for carbon, explicitly through emissions trading and implicitly through taxes, subsidies, and standards. Given these signals, businesses and investors can get behind new technologies for mitigation and adaptation.
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