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The political ‘trilemma’ of the world economy

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Global competition between countries is a key dimension of Leapfrogging. Through analyzing the Greek economic crisis, Economist Dani Rodrick introduces the political ‘trilemma’ of the world economy – the tension between economic globalization, political democracy, and the nation-state. For the full blog, click here.

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Israel and the Economic Crisis 8: The Blind Spot of Economic Thought

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , , on July 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »

A recent paper from the MIT Green Hub and Presencing Institute argues that the current crisis is not primarily about financial or economic bankruptcy, but about intellectual bankruptcy and calls for the adoption of a new type of economic thought, Capitalism 3.0.

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Israel and the Economic Crisis 7- Israel is not Prepared for Leapfrogging

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Reut Institute has recently uploaded a report analyzing the resilience of different countries in light of the economic crisis (Stress Test). Ranking first are Denmark, Singapore and Qatar. Israel is ranked 20th.

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Volunteering: Contributing to a Resilient Society in times of Crisis

Posted in Home Front, tagged , , , on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Last week, the Washington Post reported that President Obama intents to significantly increase the budget of AmeriCorps volunteering program. This move is mostly aimed at encouraging young Americans to contribute to their community against the background of the ongoing economic crisis.

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Israel: Leading the world in long term thinking?

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

New governmental plans in the field of pensions embody a much needed emphasis on long term performance.

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Israel and the Economic Crisis (6): Will Salvation Come from Increasing Private Consumption?

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , , , on March 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »

What do Benjamin Netanyahu, Avia Spivak, Benny Pfefferman and Stanley Fisher have in common? They all believe that the solution for the economic crisis lies in rising consumption.

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Israel and the Economic Crisis 5: A Vote of Confidence for Israel’s Economic resilience

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In the context of the global economic crisis, Israel’s relatively strong banking system may constitute a unique ‘added value’ that can be utilized for leapfrogging.

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Human Resource Management During a Crisis

Posted in About Reut, tagged , on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The economic crisis provides two opportunities for strengthening human resources specifically in recruitment and training.

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Israel and the Economic Crisis 4: Comparing Fiscal Packages

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Israel is in the midst of designing a fiscal stimulus package to help soften the blow of the recession. Like most countries, the pressing need for action has forced the hands of policy makers to design responses quickly with relatively few tools for comparison.

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Israel and the Economic Crisis 2: Transformative Change in the Credit Market

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , , on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The sense of urgency due to the current economic crisis provides an opportunity for comprehensively reforming institutions to create incentives for long term thinking.

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