Search results for trade liberalization

Economics & Business Mar 19, 2024

Greenhouse gas emissions in Global South countries are linked with International Monetary Fund lending policies

Greenhouse gas emissions significantly increase in countries in the Global South within a few years after initially borrowing from the International Monetary Fund using structural loans, but not when more flexible lending ...

Economics & Business Jan 15, 2024

Efforts to bring trade standards to Paraguay's Ciudad del Este just make it harder for residents to survive

Paraguay's Ciudad del Este is a busy South American contraband hub where scrappy Paraguayan vendors and Brazilian traders mix with businessmen from places as far away as Lebanon and South Korea. This hive of activity moves ...

Ecology Dec 27, 2023

Western Cascades landscapes in Oregon historically burned more often than previously thought

Forests on the west slope of Oregon's Cascade Range experienced fire much more often between 1500 and 1895 than had been previously thought, according to new research by scientists at Oregon State University.

Economics & Business Dec 18, 2023

Why the American technological war against China could backfire

The technological war waged by the United States against China has the potential to backfire, supercharging China's creation of an independent computer chip industry that would directly compete with American manufacturers.

Political science Dec 13, 2023

First ground-based survey of damage to Ukrainian cultural sites reveals severity, need for urgency

The war in Ukraine is not just a war against a people, but a war on culture. And after nearly two years of fighting, it is destroying Ukraine's cultural heritage on a scale not seen since World War II, according to new research ...

Social Sciences Dec 13, 2023

Growth of autocracies will expand Chinese global influence via Belt and Road Initiative as it enters second decade

China currently faces daunting challenges in its domestic economy. But weakness in the real estate market and consumer spending at home is unlikely to stem its rising influence abroad.

Economics & Business Nov 28, 2023

How big UK builders have remained profitable without meeting housing supply targets

We must "bulldoze through" the planning system to "get Britain building again". So said Sir Keir Starmer at the Labour party's last annual conference. He argued it's time to "fight the blockers" and build the 1.5 million ...

Environment Nov 7, 2023

A new kind of trade deal could help protect the world's tropical forests

Historically, trade liberalization has been bad news for the world's tropical forests. As wealthy nations' appetite for imported agricultural goods like beef and soy has exploded, deforestation in countries such as Brazil ...

Economics & Business Oct 26, 2023

Calls grow in Europe for wealth tax to finance the green transition

Slowly but surely, calls for a wealth tax to finance the green transition are picking up in Europe, with a number of initiatives from different political movements put the issue (back) on the political agenda.

Astronomy Sep 28, 2023

Meteorite discovery: Unusual finds by South African farmer add to space rock heritage

Meteorites—fragments of rock that have fallen to Earth from space in spectacularly fiery meteors—have been the subject of public fascination, awe, myths and even religious worship for thousands of years.

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