News release: “Three quarters of the worlds poor do not have a bank account, not only because of poverty, but also because of the cost, travel distance, and amount of paper work involved in opening one, says the World Bank. Those without access to formal banking often have to rely on money lenders who often… Continue Reading
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Demographic Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Housing Markets
Demographic Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Housing Markets, Prepared for the Bipartisan Policy Center | March 2012 “This paper summarizes six key demographic trends against the backdrop of the still unfolding U.S. housing crisis, which has thrown markets into disarray and disrupted long-term trends in demography and housing demand. In 2010, young adults lived in… Continue Reading
Women's Economic Opportunity 2012 Index and Report
Womens economic opportunity 2012 – A global index and ranking from the Economist Intelligence Unit “Women are the worlds greatest undeveloped source of labour: nearly one-half of working-age women are not currently active in the formal global economy. By working disproportionately in unpaid labour, particularly in developing countries, women traditionally have had less access than… Continue Reading
A Sustainability Challenge: Food Security for All: Report of Two Workshops
A Sustainability Challenge: Food Security for All: Report of Two Workshops “The National Research Council’s Science and Technology for Sustainability Program hosted two workshops in 2011 addressing the sustainability challenges associated with food security for all. The first workshop, Measuring Food Insecurity and Assessing the Sustainability of Global Food Systems, explored the availability and quality… Continue Reading
Global Employment Trends 2012: Preventing a deeper jobs crisis
News release: “The world faces the urgent challenge of creating 600 million productive jobs over the next decade in order to generate sustainable growth and maintain social cohesion, according to the annual report on global employment by the International Labour Organization (ILO). After three years of continuous crisis conditions in global labour markets and against… Continue Reading
U.S. Conference of Mayors 2011 Status Report on Hunger & Homelessness
A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in Americas Cities – A 29-City Survey This report presents the results of a survey of 29 of the cities which comprise The U.S. Conference of Mayors Task Force on Hunger and Homelessness. Respondents were asked to provide information on emergency food assistance and homeless services provided between… Continue Reading
OECD Economic Surveys – Israel, December 2011
OECD Economic Surveys – Israel, December 2011 “Israels economy passed through the 2008-09 global downturn in relatively good shape but is now suffering alongside others from the continuing effects of the renewed global crisis, and geopolitical tensions have increased. So far there have been no major failures in the financial sector or need for any… Continue Reading
United Health Foundations Americas Health Rankings®
News release: “United Health Foundations 2011 Americas Heath Rankings® finds that troubling increases in obesity, diabetes and children in poverty are offsetting improvements in smoking cessation, preventable hospitalizations and cardiovascular deaths. The report finds that the countrys overall health did not improve between 2010 and 2011 a drop from the 0.5 percent average annual… Continue Reading
World Bank – Transition in Afghanistan: Looking Beyond 2014
Transition in Afghanistan: Looking Beyond 2014, November 21, 2011 “Transitionthe full assumption of Afghan responsibility for security by end-2014, the drawdown of most international military forces and the likely reduction in overall assistancewill have a profound impact on Afghanistans economic and political landscape, extending well beyond 2014. This study assesses the medium to longer term… Continue Reading
New UNEP report: governments and businesses accelerating plans for global transition to green economy
Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication [632 pages, PDF] – “The Green Economy Report is compiled by United Nations Environmental Programme’s (UNEP) Green Economy Initiative in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Releases Comprehensive Analysis of Fast-Growing 90-and-Older Population
“The nation’s 90-and-older population nearly tripled over the past three decades, reaching 1.9 million in 2010, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau and supported by the National Institute on Aging. Over the next four decades, this population is projected to more than quadruple. Because of increases in life expectancy at… Continue Reading
World Bank Food Price Watch – Global Price Trends
“Global food prices remain high and volatile even though the average global Food Price Index did not change between July and September. Domestic food prices also remained volatile in the same period. But domestic price volatility does not follow a clear pattern, making it difficult to predict the direction of future domestic prices. Among the… Continue Reading
