Random links #4

1 - [RICHARD BRANSON] The Entrepreneurial Approach to Climate Change: Businesses and Sustainability (also WATCH THIS) 2 - [TED] Why Democracy Still Wins. A critique of Eric X. Li's "A tale of two political systems" 3 - [FINANCIAL TIMES] Snowden Leaks Hurt US-China Relations 4 - [FORBES] Some Food For Thought: Transforming Our Global Food System 5 - [MIDDLE EAST … Continue reading Random links #4

A Harsh Reality: The Best Hope for Italy’s Youth Today Lies Abroad

  by Alberto Forchielli More and more young Italians are heading to China to find employment, or at least just to have an occupation and gain experience, even without pay. The chance to learn and to add to one’s curriculum vitae in the hopes of a better chance of employment in the future is enough. … Continue reading A Harsh Reality: The Best Hope for Italy’s Youth Today Lies Abroad

Maggie – in her words

«She has the eyes of Stalin and the voice of Marilyn Monroe» Jacques Mitterand A controversial personality, perhaps the single most influential politician of the second half of the twentieth century, Margaret is someone I used to discard as a right extremist for a long time, like many people still do today. But, because of … Continue reading Maggie – in her words

AMARTYA SEN: Economista, filosofo e decano dello sviluppo umano

Il lavoro dell’autorevole premio Nobel è stato costantemente caratterizzato dal concetto di sviluppo come libertà individuale di Simon Reid-Henry per The Guardian Traduzione a cura di Andrea Lisi Nel 1990 è venuto alla luce un insieme di idee raggruppabili sotto il concetto di sviluppo umano. Si tratta di una corrente di pensiero che non ha … Continue reading AMARTYA SEN: Economista, filosofo e decano dello sviluppo umano