A short list of important reasons why the US should pay its UN dues. Prepared as input to the second report of the Secretary General. Africa Recovery article analyzing the trend to channel development aid in Africa through NGOs rather than governments. NGOs have a comparative advantage in furthering development, but aid will only be effective if governments and NGOs work together. A New York Times article by Elizabeth Olson addressing concerns raised about immunity and access to the UN given to members of nongovernmental organizations.
Paper includes links to many documents and other information.
Global Taxes and Charges Brief introduction looking at environmental taxes as well as currency exchange levies. Essay looking at the difference between nations and states and why the distinction is important. Micro States Looks at micro states, that seem to be enjoying a boom, thanks to offshore finance, tax fraud and money laundering. She provides a critical historical account of neoliberalism and calls for the mobilization of ideas to oppose it. Text of a talk given by Herman Daly in Buenos Aires that compares these terms and discusses some of the resulting implications.