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The Challenge of Sustainable Development

The Challenge of Sustainable Development

From SDG Academy on 27 August, 2019

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This chapter serves as a conclusion to the course Macroeconomics for a Sustainable Planet. In this final video, Professor Sachs talks about the environmental challenges…
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Stagnant and divided

Stagnant and divided

From SDG Academy on 19 March, 2021

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In this first session of The Turn, Professors Jeffrey Sachs and Roberto Mangabeira Unger set the stage for their discussion and seek to answer the question "What…
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Growth and Inequality

Growth and Inequality

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter focuses on growth and inequality, and more specifically, the Kuznets Curve, in order to show the relationship between income per capita and inequality.…
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From now to an alternative: The missing project

From now to an alternative: The missing project

From SDG Academy on 2 April, 2021

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In the final session of The Turn, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Roberto Mangabeira Unger present their visions of a "progressive alternative" and discuss what…
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Losing and finding the way: The United States and…

Losing and finding the way: The United States and Brazil

From SDG Academy on 26 March, 2021

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In this second session of The Turn, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Roberto Mangabeira Unger will explore the rise of populism and the shift towards progressivism in the…
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The Market Economy: Specialization, Division of…

The Market Economy: Specialization, Division of Labor, Entrepreneurship

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter talks about the arrival of capitalist institutions which remade societies by creating market relations for labor, land, intellectual property, and other…
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Education and Skills

Education and Skills

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This video is part of Module 5: How can we improve human development in cities? education, skills, focus on SDG 4
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GDP and Well-Being

GDP and Well-Being

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs talks about how gross domestic product (GDP) per person, as a rough measure of living standards and well-being, is increasingly being…
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The New Dynamics: Conversation with Paul Maseli,…

The New Dynamics: Conversation with Paul Maseli, Director of United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

From SDG Academy on 24 August, 2019

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Paul Maseli asks how recent trends affect the interpretation of Industries without Smokestacks.
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The Knowledge Economy and Its Future

The Knowledge Economy and Its Future

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the fourth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger outlines the characteristics of the knowledge economy and discusses what…
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Education, Inclusion, Jobs, and Growth

Education, Inclusion, Jobs, and Growth

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, the six key transformation pathways to the SDGs are introduced, followed by more in-depth analysis of education, inclusion, jobs, and growth. Professor…
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Getting a Good Deal: Negotiating Extractive…

Getting a Good Deal: Negotiating Extractive Industry Contracts - Trailer

From SDG Academy on 4 May, 2021

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Enroll in Getting a Good Deal: Negotiating Extractive Industry Contracts. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
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Inflation, Unemployment, and the Phillips Curve

Inflation, Unemployment, and the Phillips Curve

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses inflation and unemployment, as well as problems of stabilization. There is a trade-off between inflation and unemployment. Professor…
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Three Big Problems with Aggregate Demand…

Three Big Problems with Aggregate Demand Management

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter mentions three problems with stimulus policies. First, it may not be so easy to raise aggregate demand using the specific policy tools that government has,…
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Finance and the Real Economy

Finance and the Real Economy

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the sixth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger differentiates finance from the real economy, and argues for a completely new…
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Introduction to Getting a Good Deal: Negotiating…

Introduction to Getting a Good Deal: Negotiating Extractive Industry Contracts

From SDG Academy on 26 April, 2021

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Welcome to Getting a Good Deal: Negotiating Extractive Industry Contracts. This video playlist will cover the challenges governments face in negotiating strong…

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