Alternatives International Journal

Articles

• 1 October 2015, by Malcolm Araos

  Climate Migration in Bangladesh: Vulnerability, Resilience, and Ways Forward

  Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change. Floodplains occupy 80% of the country and every ten years around one-third of the country is severely affected (...)
• 1 October 2015, by Dylan Boyko

  Crisis of Coincidence

  Stephen Harper is not my dad, but he might wish he was. It is becoming categorically apparent that helicopter parenting is all the rage in the Harper household, with its peculiar and protective (...)
• 1 October 2015, by Katrina Gibbs

  Freedom of Expression in the Age of the Internet

  As we partake in this era of expansive technological advancement, the invention of the Internet has changed nearly every aspect of the way that we live our lives. The Internet has completely (...)
• 1 October 2015, by Messaoud Romdhani

  Corruption: A Big Fly In The Ointment Of The Transition

  “Democracy is fragile because it doesn’t speak all the truth.” Edgar Morin, Manouba Univesity, Tunis (May 29th, 2015) While the feel-good memories of the “Arab Spring” slowly fade away in the (...)
• 1 October 2015, by Ranabir Samaddar

  The Politics of Indebtedness and Government

  The tragic capitulation and decline of the Greek government is directly linked to the postures of the radical left, and hence is the cause for greater alarm. A government that was elected to (...)
• 1 October 2015, by Theodoros Karyotis

  There is Nothing to Celebrate after Sunday’s Elections in Greece

  Skyrocketing abstention, social demobilisation and an impending wave of harsh austerity measures call for critical reflection after Syriza’s victory. There is nothing to celebrate, really. Maybe (...)
• 1 October 2015, by Pervez Hoodbhoy

  Pakistan’s Donald Trump

  Even his fellow Republicans have labelled him insane. But, defying the predictions of all soothsayers and political pundits, Donald Trump’s still surging popularity with Republican voters suggests (...)
• 1 October 2015, by Jawed Naqvi

  Of Mermaids Singing Each to Each

  In a contested Greek legend, Phryne was publicly disrobed during her trial for alleged impiety. The jurors were outraged by her condition and declared her innocent. In another Greek story, the (...)
• 1 October 2015, by ICSSI

  Participate in the Extended Iraqi Social Forum 2015!

  The Iraqi Social Forum on Coexistence and Civil Peace will take place in Baghdad on 1-3 October 2015. If you can not be there, participate in the Extended Iraqi Social Forum 2015 from everywhere (...)
• 2 September 2015, by Sophia Reuss

  The Myth of the Invisible Hand: Income Inequality and the Decline of the Labour Movement

  Most tactics aimed at decreasing income inequality involve a combination of more progressive taxation schemes and increased availability of social services. By this logic, alleviating inequality (...)
• 2 September 2015, by Jennifer Geleff

  The Indian Enigma: Can Growth and Development Co-exist?

  The so-called ‘South Asian Enigma’ points to a puzzling question: why has rapid economic growth failed to reduce hunger, malnutrition, child health, and other social indicators? The ‘Indian Enigma’ (...)
• 2 September 2015, by Kyle Jacques

  America: Land of the Free Trade Agreement

  Canadians should expect to hear a lot about free trade in the coming weeks and months leading up to the October 19 election. Canada may be on the cusp of signing onto one of the largest free (...)
• 2 September 2015, by Dylan Boyko

  The Small Town Discount

  I’m from a small town that prides itself on those stereotypical small town values. The people are thrifty and hard working, or at least present as such. They believe in an honest day’s work for an (...)
• 2 September 2015, by Sukumar Muralidharan

  The Developing Story

  There are few areas of settled concord in economic theory. That the dynamic of power is often determinant in the limited enclaves of consent has been evident in recent times in the (...)
• 2 September 2015, by Noel Ortega

  What Piketty Forgot

  The crisis of capitalism isn’t just about the gap between rich and poor. It’s about the gap between what’s demanded by our planet and what’s demanded by our economy. By now, it’s no secret that (...)

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