June 2024
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Rethinking Renewables
By Asha Amirali, first published in Dawn. WHY is renewable energy in the doldrums in Pakistan despite annual oil import bills of $27 billion? There are many explanations, but most common is the lack of finance. No one wants to...
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Billionaire backlash shows the power of basic income
Neil Howard writes about how the success of basic income pilots in the US has scared the rich so much that they are rallying against more pilots. This piece was first published in Al Jazeera. Last month, the US state...
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Yes, institutions matter for national digitization journeys, particularly innovative endogenous institutions that include women
By Ruth Goodwin-Groen When I started as the Founding Managing Director of the United Nations hosted Better Than Cash Alliance in October 2012 (having recently completed a mid-career PhD at Bath), the goal was clear: to create a global movement...