Alternative Views of the Economic Crisis
This piece was originally published on BBC.com in a series of four pieces on the World Social Forum, held last week in the Brazilian Amazon.
A popular slogan at the Forums in the past has been "another world is possible". This year, at a moment of deepening global financial crisis, a global reconsideration and reshaping of economy and society seems to have moved squarely into mainstream debate. So the slogan may have to be altered to "another world is probable".
- David Evan Harris's blog
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Are You Ready for A Future of Crises? NYU Report Says No
A provocative new report from NYU argues that the vast bulk of US government agencies, non-governmental organizations and businesses are not ready to respond to a growing array and frequency of crises. The study, titled Predicting Organizational Response to Crisis: Perspectives and Practices toward a Pathway to Preparedness (holy alliteration Batman!), reports on a telephone survey of 468 organizational leaders conducted for NYU by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.
- Anthony Townsend's blog
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