PS Visionary Voices by business a.m.

CAPE TOWN—The economist Dani Rodrik recently reopened one of development economics' most enduring debates, arguing that developing countries should shift their attention from...

DHAKA—Once on the brink of elimination in many parts of the world, measles has made a troubling global comeback in recent years,...

NAIROBI – For the past half-century, the economics of global health were straightforward. Rich countries gave grants to poor countries,...

EDINBURGH – On January 27, US President Donald Trump’s second withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement will finally take effect....

BOSTON – Last December, while visiting Nairobi for a global health workshop, I met a group of community health workers,...

LONDON – The leaders’ declaration adopted at the end of the recent G20 summit in South Africa reaffirmed the group’s...

LAGOS – As G20 leaders met in Johannesburg last month, they faced a grim reality: many developing-country governments are spending...

WASHINGTON, DC – This year marks a historic milestone: for the first time, global renewable-energy production has surpassed coal. In...

MEXICO CITY/NAIROBI – Even though the world produces enough food to feed all of humanity, the United Nations World Food...

JOHANNESBURG – The world is experiencing a series of political, ecological, social, and economic ruptures. Astonishing levels of wealth concentration...