How to Manage Great Resignation - The Economist (2021) - How Firms can Rethink their Recruitment Strategy for Keeping their Workforce in Place and Motivated?
Text commentary - 4 pages - International economy
This article from The Economist was edited approximately one year ago (late November 2021), two years after the pandemic crisis. Economies are impacted in many ways. First of all, human resource managers have to reinvent their job. For two years, the job market has been struggling due to the...
The EU, Africa and economic partnership agreements:Unintended consequences of policy leverage. Christopher Stevens
Text commentary - 2 pages - International economy
This article argues that Economic Partnership Agreements will hinder the process of regional integration in Africa as African countries may be encouraged to reinforce rather than eliminate barriers to the free circulation of goods between them, because of the choices they make in the details of...
Crisis: are the banks yes or not guilty?
Text commentary - 1 pages - International economy
Banks are not the only reason for the crisis which we live in today. The states have also a share of responsibility by putting in work expansionist economic policies and massively injecting liquidities in the economy to maintain purchasing power by growing debt. The reproach made at the banks...
Study in English and French of a Guardian article on the current economic crisis and the G20 (2009)
Text commentary - 3 pages - International economy
The current economic failure offers us a unique opportunity to put the world on a new and sustainable track. This is an extract from an article which was written by Oliver Tickell, who probably specialized in economics. This article was published in the famous British newspapers "THE GUARDIAN"....
"Reserve army of underemployed - Is China's pool of surplus labour drying up?" The Economist, September 4th 2008
Text commentary - 5 pages - International economy
Published in the September 4, 2008 issue of The Economist, this article is based on "Reserve army of underemployed - Is China's pool of surplus labor drying up? According to the article, China's growth model has been based on its cheap labor force, supported by its huge population. The...
Commentary on Alan Greenspan's declaration at the Adam Smith Memorial Lecture
Text commentary - 1 pages - International economy
The current economic climate is considered to be bleak. There is a general sentiment of blame and anger towards individuals and institutions who partook in profiteering without any regard of consequence or fiduciary duty. Many people worked towards fulfilling their own self-interests at the...
"Lump together and like it" - The Economist, November 6th 2008, Development Economics, Fall 2008
Text commentary - 4 pages - International economy
Focusing on the Chinese example, this article emphasizes the controversial relationship between urbanization and growth in poor countries. Based on the World Development Report (from the World Bank), it presents the point of view of those who are willing to slow down the urbanization process, and...
