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Jeffrey Sachs

Type: Person

Name: Jeffrey Sachs

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Group of Eight

David Cameron, G8 must go beyond pledges and act on tax havens

David Cameron – UK Prime MinisterProf. Jeffrey Sachs writing in the foreword of a report by ActionAid released May 23, 2013, described tax havens as “the biggest and most dangerous scams in the world economy,” calling on world leaders to end the prac ... [Published Ghana Business News - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Tax-Haven, Group of Eight, David Cameron

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Paul Krugman

What Happens When Robots Eliminate All Our Jobs?

Paul Krugman says we’re running out of jobs--because they’re all being automated. But can we sit back and let bots do all the work without going into another Great Depression? And is a new kind of welfare the solution?In his weekly column for the New ... [Published Fast Company - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Paul Krugman, Jeffrey Sachs, Commodities, Workers

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

US National Security Agency

On GPS Sunday: Discussing the fallout from the Snowden revelations

"Fareed Zakaria GPS," Sundays at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on$ CNN On GPS this Sunday: Former CIA and NSA chief Michael Hayden discusses the revelations of Edward Snowden, what the NSA is really doing with our phone calls, and the possible diplomatic and ... [Published CNN - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Fallout, Jeffrey Sachs, US National Security Agency, Mona Eltahawy

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 2 reports

Bob Geldof

Has Gleneagles failed to live up to its promises in Africa Yes says Jeffrey Sachs. No says Bob Geldof

Has Gleneagles failed to live up to its promises in Africa? Yes, says Jeffrey Sachs. No, says Bob Geldof As soon as those commitments were raised, I had responsibility in that area for the UN. I visited other countries that had no intention of following ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Bob Geldof, Jeffrey Sachs, Group of Eight, Financial Crisis, United Nations

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Project Syndicate: Why Turkey Is Rebelling

loading...Author: June 4, 2013"True, Turkey's annual GDP growth has averaged 5% over the last decade of rule by Erdo?an's Justice and Development Party (AKP). But this should not lead anyone to conclude that Turkey is a development success story. If we ... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Project Syndicate, Turkey, Jeffrey Sachs

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Martin O'Malley

Jeffrey Sachs, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to Speak at "Beyond the Great Recession and Beyond GDP" Event

WHO: Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University; Martin O’Malley, Maryland State Governor; Demos; Institute for Policy StudiesWHERE: Marriott Waterfront, 700 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, MDWashington DC – Jeffrey Sachs, renowned ... [Published Institute for Policy Studies - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Jeffrey Sachs, Martin O'Malley, Institute For Policy Studies, Gross Domestic Product

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations

Q&A: Jeffrey Sachs on the world's post-MDG future

The UN special advisor and director of a key science network tells SciDev.Net what the road to 2015 will look like.With less than 1,000 days until the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire, efforts to design a new framework to replace them in ... [Published SciDev.Net - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Jeffrey Sachs, Sustainable Development, United Nations

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Action Agenda Guides Sustainable Development

A new report issued today by a top-level United Nations knowledge network under the auspices of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon lays out an action agenda to support global efforts to achieve sustainable development during the period 2015-2030.Read the ... [Published Laboratory Equipment - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Sustainable Development, Jeffrey Sachs, Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General, Action

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

Sachs: U.S. cuts make no waves

CNN's Richard Quest talks to Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute, about the countdown to forced spending cuts. ... [Published CNN - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Jeffrey Sachs, Richard Quest, United States

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 2 reports

Turkey's economy is thriving in a dangerous neighbourhood | Jeffrey Sachs

There is nothing flashy about Turkey's rise, which has been based on fundamentals, rather than bubbles or resource discoveries A recent visit to Turkey reminded me of its enormous economic successes during the last decade. The economy has grown rapidly, ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 28 2013]

Entities: Turkey, Ankara, Landfill, Inequality

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 2 reports

TMC Donates Vehicles to Anti-Poverty NPO in Africa

SOURCE: Toyota DESCRIPTION:<p style="outline-width: 0px;">Toyota City, Japan, May 28, 2013 /3BL Media/—Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will donate "Land Cruiser" SUVs to the non-profit organization Millennium Promise (MP) for use at Millennium ... [Published theCSRfeed - May 28 2013]

Entities: Toyota Motor Corporation, Columbia University, United Nations, Transportation, Toyota City

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Cameron begs tax havens to 'get our

By Alex StevensonDavid Cameron has suggested a "critical mass" of participation in measures designed to reduce the effectiveness of offshore tax havens is close, as next month's G8 summit looms.The prime minister has written to the leaders ten overseas ... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 20 2013]

Entities: David Cameron, Tax-Haven, Taxes

More Content

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The debts taken in our name [Published Pakistan Today - 12 hours ago]
Yen To: Girls! Girls! Girls! [Published Huffington Post - 16 hours ago]
How America Lost Its Edge in Communications Tec... [Published Economy Watch - Jun 17 2013]
Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread [Published Crooks and Liars - Jun 16 2013]
David Cameron, G8 must go beyond pledges and ac... [Published Ghana Business News - Jun 15 2013]
What Happens When Robots Eliminate All Our Jobs? [Published Fast Company - Jun 15 2013]
Sachs on JFK's most important speech [Published CNN.com - Video - Jun 14 2013]
On GPS Sunday: Discussing the fallout from the ... [Published CNN - Jun 14 2013]
Has Gleneagles failed to live up to its promise... [Published Big News Network - Jun 14 2013]
Has Gleneagles failed to live up to its promise... [Published The Independent - Jun 14 2013]
Project Syndicate: Why Turkey Is Rebelling [Published Council On Foreign Relations - Jun 14 2013]
Jeffrey Sachs, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malle... [Published Institute for Policy Studies - Jun 13 2013]
Q&A: Jeffrey Sachs on the world's post-MDG future [Published SciDev.Net - Jun 12 2013]
Action Agenda Guides Sustainable Development [Published Laboratory Equipment - Jun 12 2013]
Turkey - the great divide [Published Socialist Worker - Jun 11 2013]
All Quiet on the Currency Front [Published Project Syndicate - Jun 11 2013]
Sachs Says NSA Surveillance `Out of Control' [Published BusinessWeek - Jun 11 2013]
Obama Running Secret Wars Out of White House: S... [Published BusinessWeek - Jun 11 2013]
The Beginning of the End of the Cold War [Published HighBeam Research - Jun 08 2013]
Should U.S. Follow Turkey’s Economic Policies? [Published FOX Business - Video - Jun 07 2013]
The High Cost of Health Care; Family Stories; J... [Published WNYC - Jun 07 2013]
Jeffrey Sachs on JFK's Quest for Peace [Published WNYC - Jun 07 2013]
Why the Turks are rebelling [Published Japan Times - Jun 07 2013]
JFK and the Future of Global Leadership [Published Chatham House - Jun 07 2013]
Sachs: U.S. cuts make no waves [Published CNN - Jun 07 2013]
Banking: Cayman not Cyprus [Published Cay Compass - Jun 07 2013]
Arnold C. Harberger Lecture on Economic Develop... [Published UCLA International Institue - Jun 06 2013]
What Gets Sacrificed in a Nuclear Energy Shutdown [Published NEI Nuclear Notes - Jun 05 2013]
Death By Zip Code [Published RINF.com - Jun 05 2013]
Nuclear Energy and My Greenpeace Conundrum [Published The Energy Collective - Jun 05 2013]

Blogs

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How America Lost Its Edge in Communications Tec... [Published Economy Watch - Jun 17 2013] How America Lost Its Edge in Communications Technology:About The AuthorResearch Director of International Business at India China and America Institute (USA) and VisitingDan Steinbock, EconomyWatch ContributorThe United States' global primacy depends ...
Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread [Published Crooks and Liars - Jun 16 2013] Happy Father's Day! While it's a good bet that they will continue talking about the NSA story, it's an even better bet that the Very Serious People will prefer to talk about their favorite topic: Why we should get involved in a war. Again. And even ...
What Gets Sacrificed in a Nuclear Energy Shutdown [Published NEI Nuclear Notes - Jun 05 2013] Writer Mark Gunther over at the Energy Collective talks about his hesitation to renew his Greenpeace membership: If Greenpeace manages to persuade the US or other governments to "eliminate nuclear power"--that's what the headline [of the renewal ...
Links for 06-05-2013 [Published Economist's View - Jun 05 2013] About Michael Kinsley - Brad DeLong Politics Can’t Handle the Truth About Austerity - Clive Crook Simulating Critical Values for Some Test Statistics - Dave Giles Is the euro a foreign currency to member states? - Vox EU Inequality update - The Berkeley ...
What Africa Can Learn from East Asia’s Developm... [Published Economy Watch - Jun 04 2013] What Africa Can Learn from East Asia’s Developmental Success:About The AuthorProfessor at Columbia University. Recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2001Joseph E. Stiglitz, EconomyWatch ContributorThe world has changed markedly ...

Audio/Video

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Sachs on JFK's most important speech [Published CNN.com - Video - Jun 14 2013]
Should U.S. Follow Turkey’s Economic Policies? [Published FOX Business - Video - Jun 07 2013]
Sachs: U.S. cuts won't make global waves [Published CNN.com - Video - Mar 01 2013]
Facing tough cuts for the fiscal cliff [Published CNN.com - Video - Dec 31 2012]

Press Releases

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PepsiCo Achieves Safe Water Access Goal [Published PR Newswire - Mar 28 2013]
Tavis Smiley Envisions A Future Without Poverty [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - Jan 10 2013]