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Economic and social good sense requires the UK to target a lower exchange rate, John Mills

The exchange rate is the most important single price in the economy: it determines the price of goods for export and the real value of foreign-owned debt. The UK needs a more competitive external sector and can achieve it by much greater quantitative easing

Economic and social good sense requires the UK to target a lower exchange rate, John Mills

The exchange rate is the most important single price in the economy: it determines the price of goods for export and the real value of foreign-owned debt. The UK needs a more competitive external sector and can achieve it by much greater quantitative easing

The tactical cosmopolitanism of migrants , Iriann Freemantle and Loren Landau

How do foreign migrants in South Africa's urban estuaries deal with the hostility they regularly encounter? The answer lies in 'tactical cosmopolitanism', say Loren Landau and Iriann Freemantle

When apartheid ended
in 1994, prohibitions were lifted and South Africa’s previously ‘forbidden
cities’ were opened to all citizens regardless of race. As black South Africans moved in, so too

The tactical cosmopolitanism of migrants , Iriann Freemantle and Loren Landau

How do foreign migrants in South Africa's urban estuaries deal with the hostility they regularly encounter? The answer lies in 'tactical cosmopolitanism', say Loren Landau and Iriann Freemantle

When apartheid ended
in 1994, prohibitions were lifted and South Africa’s previously ‘forbidden
cities’ were opened to all citizens regardless of race. As black South Africans moved in, so too

Mad Women on the March, Ray Filar

The Fawcett Society believes that the UK coalition government has broken the law in not assessing the impact of budget cuts on women. Ray Filar marched with them last weekend to hear their reasons for protesting

Mad Women on the March, Ray Filar

The Fawcett Society believes that the UK coalition government has broken the law in not assessing the impact of budget cuts on women. Ray Filar marched with them last weekend to hear their reasons for protesting

Brazil: woman's work vs men's mess, Arthur Ituassu

The first year of Brazil's first female president has seen Dilma Rousseff build on the achievement of her predecessor, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva. But she is also having to cope with the more difficult parts of his legacy, says Arthur Ituassu.

Brazil: woman's work vs men's mess, Arthur Ituassu

The first year of Brazil's first female president has seen Dilma Rousseff build on the achievement of her predecessor, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva. But she is also having to cope with the more difficult parts of his legacy, says Arthur Ituassu.

Torture and the Arab system, old and new, Vicken Cheterian

The Arab awakening of 2011 raises hope of an end to the torture and other human-rights violations that have long been endemic in Arab states. But it will be a tough legacy to overcome, says Vicken Cheterian.

Torture and the Arab system, old and new, Vicken Cheterian

The Arab awakening of 2011 raises hope of an end to the torture and other human-rights violations that have long been endemic in Arab states. But it will be a tough legacy to overcome, says Vicken Cheterian.
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