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• http://ablog.typepad.com/keytrendsinglobalisation/

  It is an error to think globalisation is purely an economic process - it has deep social, cultural and environmental consequences. This blog examines some of them. A blog by John Ross, professor at Antai College, Shangai.

• http://baselinescenario.com/

  The Baseline Scenario is dedicated to explaining some of the key issues in the global economy and developing concrete policy proposals. Since it was launched in September 2008, this blog has been cited by virtually every major newspaper, website, and blog covering economic and financial issues.

• http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/

  Canadian business online. Read e.g. “The next crisis?” (April 27, 2009).

• http://blog.social-europe.eu/

  Social Europe Journal (SEJ) is the first quarterly journal, delivered electronically, addressing issues of critical interests to progressives across Europe and beyond. SEJ is above all a forum for debate and innovative political thinking.

• http://blogs.cgdev.org/globaldevelopment/

  Center for Global Development. Independent research and practical ideas for global prosperity.

• http://blogs.ft.com/capitalismblog/

  The free-market model that dominated thinking for 30 years has been discredited. Where to now? Join the debate here on a special Financial Times website blog.

• http://blogs.ft.com/maverecon/

  A FT blog animated by Willem Buiter, Professor of European Political Economy, London School of Economics and Political Science.

• http://business.theglobeandmail.com/

  Business pages of Canadian leading news media.

• http://cafehayek.typepad.com/hayek/

  “where orders emerge” (inspired by Hayek’s thinking).

• http://collegium-international.csregistry.org/tiki-index.php

  There is an urgent need, at a global level, to create an organization invested with intellectual and moral integrity, capable of addressing the new and changing challenges of humankind. The Collegium International is a venture established and led by a group of renowned scientists and economists, philosophers and scholars, in association with present and former heads of State and Government.

• http://coppolacomment.blogspot.com/

  Musings from an amateur economist and on-time professional banker.

• http://cynicuseconomicus.blogspot.com/

  “I just don’t buy it... do you?”

• http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/

  A New York Times blog on deals edited by Andrew Ross Sorkin.

• http://democrats.nl/

  Welcome to the English website of the Dutch social-liberal party Democraten 66 (D66).

• http://eco.rue89.com/

  Le site éco de Rue 89 (France).

• http://econlog.econlib.org/

  Library of Economics and Liberty. Arnold King, Bryan Caplan, and David Henderson blog on issues and insights in economics.

• http://econoclaste.org.free.fr/dotclear/

  L’économie pour les nuls et les autres.

• http://economics.about.com/

  Basics, economics, indicators, issues (incl. another Mike’s economics blog, Mike Moffatt’s one).

• http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/

  Recent posts include: “Palliative Measures”, “Libertarian Dogma and the Fed”, “Good Government and Animal Spirits”...

• http://eustonmanifesto.org/the-euston-manifesto/

  The reconfiguration of progressive opinion that we aim for involves drawing a line between the forces of the Left that remain true to its authentic values, and currents that have lately shown themselves rather too flexible about these values. It involves making common cause with genuine democrats, whether socialist or not.

• http://executivesuite.blogs.nytimes.com/

  Joe Nocera Talks Business. He loves exposing the hurly-burly of clashing executive egos, the deal-making bravura, and the occasional stumbles that powerful executives make.

• http://fabians.org.uk/

  The UK's leading centre-left think-tank the Fabian Society has been recommending and researching policy for more than 100 years.

• http://forestpolicy.typepad.com/ecoecon/

  Ecological Economics – A Cross-Disciplinary Conversation.

• http://fpc.org.uk/

  The Foreign Policy Centre. Progressive Thinking for A Global Age.

• http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/

  The Hidden Side of Everything (a New York Times blog).

• http://freethinkingeconomist.com/

  A voice of reason against illiberal nonsense. This is the blog of Giles Wilkes, the Chief Economist of CentreForum.

• http://grameenfoundation.org/who-we-are

  At Grameen Foundation our goal is simple – we want to see poor people, especially the poorest and those living in harder to reach areas, have access to microfinance and technology and as a result of access to these services, move themselves out of poverty.

• http://greenearthway.blogspot.com/

  A green earth resource for global warming, green energy technology, pollution, and green policies of world wide government. Green tips on saving the planet from pollution and global warming.

• http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/

  Random Observations for Students of Economics.

• http://ifg.org

  The International Forum on Globalization (IFG) is a North-South research and educational institution composed of leading activists, economists, scholars, and researchers providing analyses and critiques on the cultural, social, political, and environmental impacts of economic globalization.

• http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/

  The Conscience of a Liberal. Paul Krugman is an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times.

• http://kunalsthoughts.weebly.com/

  The love for writing and a passion for financial research have found expression in various articles and reports. Some may be found in this website and blog. From and about India, but also spanning far beyond.

• http://liberalconspiracy.org/about-us/

  Liberal Conspiracy is the UK's most popular left-of-centre politics blog. Our aim is to re-vitalise the liberal-left through discussion and action.

• http://livingeconomies.org/

  The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) is North America's fastest growing network of socially responsible businesses, comprised of over 80 community networks with over 21,000 independent business members across the U.S. and Canada.

• http://mises.org/

  Ludwig von Mises Institute. Advancing the scholarship of liberty in the tradition of the Austrian School.

• http://neweconomicsinstitute.org/

  Our current economic system is failing in its essential purpose: to provide fulfilling and healthy lives for all people while nurturing the social and natural systems on which the economic system depends. The New Economics Institute is helping people imagine the kind of economy that is designed to enhance human well-being and ecological health.

• http://neweconomist.blogs.com/new_economist/

  New economic research, data, events and analysis from a London-based economist.

• http://neweconomyworkinggroup.org/

  The mission of the New Economy Working Group (NEWGroup) is to contribute to reframing the economic policy debate to address the social and environmental imperatives and opportunities of the 21st Century.

• http://newentrepreneurship.com/

  Championing a new paradigm shift, ushering in the concept of the "triple bottom-line": People, Planet, Profits – this is being promoted globally, showing the world that "Capitalism with a Conscience", or "Spiritual Capitalism" is the next vital stage in our evolutionary process.

• http://norris.blogs.nytimes.com/

  Floyd Norris. Notions on High and Low Finance (a New York Times blog).

• http://repec.org

  RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) is a collaborative effort of hundreds of volunteers in 67 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in economics.

• http://robertreich.org/

  Robert Reich was a U.S. Secretary of Labor and is a professor at the University of California at Berkeley. His latest book is "Supercapitalism." This is his personal journal.

• http://rodrik.typepad.com/

  Dani Rodrik’s weblog. Unconventional thoughts on economic development and globalization.

• http://scepticalmarketobserver.blogspot.com/

  To get another perspective on the markets.

• http://socialliberal.net/

  The Social Liberal Forum exists to foster debate within and beyond the Liberal Democrats, with the aim of developing social liberal solutions and approaches which reflect these principles and which find popular support.

• http://sustainablelifemedia.com/main

  Stories and case studies about smart eco-strategies, sustainable brands, green design.

• http://thegreatturning.net/

  holding conversations and sharing stories to turn the human course.

• http://thenewpioneers.biz/

  New times create new needs – and new needs require new solutions. The New Pioneers is a practical guide for capitalists and idealists on how to navigate in the new economic world order. Follow the road to sustainable business success paved by first-mover companies and pioneering social entrepreneurs.

• http://thezeitgeistischanging.blogspot.com/

  This site has been inspired by the work of Dr David Korten who argues that capitalism is at a critical juncture due to environmental, economic and social breakdown. This site argues for alternatives to capitalism in order to create a better world.

• http://thinkprogress.org

  Think Progress is a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, a nonpartisan organization. Through this blog, its seeks to provide a forum that advances progressive ideas and policies.

• http://wordpress.com/tag/david-r-loy/

  Blogs about David R Loy.

• http://worldenergynews.com/

  News updates about energy, from coal to gas, fossil or renewable, offshore and trading, etc.

• http://worthwhile.typepad.com/

  Worthwhile Canadian Initiative. A mainly Canadian economics blog.

• http://www.adamsmith.org/

  The Adam Smith Institute is the UK's leading innovator of free-market economic and social policies. Politically independent and non-profit, the Institute promotes its ideas through reports, briefings, events, media appearances, and its website and blog.

• http://www.americanprogress.org/

  Center for American Progress. Progressive ideas for a strong, just and free America.

• http://www.apesphere.com

  At APEsphere we believe that reporting and analysis on the role and performance of business should be balanced. Business activity has impacts not only on investors and customers - but also on employees, families, communities, and the natural environment.

• http://www.arenagruppen.se/

  Sveriges nya ledarsida – Oberoende, radikal och progressiv.

• http://www.athenaalliance.org/weblog/

  The Intangible Economy Athena Alliance's weblog of insights and information on the I-Cubed (Information, Innovation, Intangible) Economy.

• http://www.atimes.com/

  Asia Times Online: Asian news hub providing the latest news and analysis from Asia.

• http://www.avaaz.org/

  Avaaz.org is a community of global citizens who take action on the major issues facing the world today. The aim of Avaaz.org is to ensure that the views and values of the world’s people shape global decisions. Avaaz.org members act for a more just and peaceful world and a globalisation with a human face.

• http://www.bloomberg.com

  News – Market Data – Personal Finance.

• http://www.businessweek.com

  Business News, Stock Market & Financial Advice.

• http://www.cafebabel.com/eng/

  The European Magazine.

• http://www.capitaleconomics.com/

  The leading independent macroeconomic consultancy. Our Managing Director, Roger Bootle, one of Europe’s most prominent economists, is someone who gets the big issues right.

• http://www.cato.org/

  Individual Liberty, Free Markets, and Peace.

• http://www.centreforum.org/

  CentreForum is an independent, liberal think-tank seeking to develop evidence based, long term policy solutions to the problems facing Britain.

• http://www.ceps.be/index3.php

  Centre for European Policy Studies. Thinking ahead for Europe.

• http://www.cer.org.uk/

  Centre for European Reform. New ideas for a new Europe. The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the European Union. It is a forum for people with ideas from Britain and across the continent to discuss the many political, economic and social challenges facing Europe.

• http://www.cesj.org/thirdway/thirdway-intro.htm

  Center for Economic Social Justice is a non-profit educational center, think tank and social action catalyst. We are dedicated to a free enterprise approach to economic and social justice for all, through equal opportunities to capital ownership for every person.

• http://www.cfainstitute.org/centre/

  CFA Institute is the global, not-for-profit association of investment professionals that awards the CFA and CIPM designations. We have more than 90,000 voting members and 136 societies worldwide.

• http://www.cfo.com/

  News and Insight for Financial Executives.

• http://www.cgdev.org/

  Center for Global Development. Independent research and practical ideas for global prosperity.

• http://www.climateprotect.org/

  The Alliance for Climate Protection is undertaking an unprecedented mass persuasion exercise based on scientific facts. Through a new combination of non-partisan alliances with Americans from all walks of life and innovative and far-reaching communication techniques the Alliance will focus on presenting the facts about climate change and its solutions to the general public in an accurate, clear and compelling manner.

• http://www.clubofrome.org/eng/home/

  The Club of Rome is an independent, not-for-profit organization with an international membership. The Club is recognized for its early work on the relations between economic growth and environment (“The Limits to Growth”).

• http://www.cne.org/

  The Centre for the New Europe AISBL is a non-profit, non-partisan research foundation based in Brussels. CNE has a unique modus operandi, reflecting the EU itself. Every enterprise is guided by a view of the world, a philosophy. Our philosophy goes under many banners: "European liberal," "pro-market," "individualist," "progressive" and many others. We call ourselves simply "Liberal."

• http://www.communityenergy.info/

  Welcome to communityenergy, the online forum and campaign for an environmentally sustainable and progressive economy and lifestyle for all in our community.

• http://www.compassonline.org.uk/

  Direction for the Democratic Left.

• http://www.corporateknights.ca/

  The Canadian Magazine for Responsible Business.

• http://www.corporateregister.com/

  Search thousands of CSR reports across more than 5,000 companies.

• http://www.corporateresponsibility.net/

  The purpose of the website is to provide the reader with a selection of news items that are informative and useful without the corporate spin of a normal press release so many news websites are now littered with.

• http://www.csrwire.com/

  A leading source of corporate social responsibility news, reports, events and information.

• http://www.davidkorten.org/

  For some 5,000 years, we have demonstrated our ability to use our capacity to choose our future foolishly at an enormous cost to ourselves and to other living beings. We must now demonstrate our ability to act with collective wisdom and foresight.

• http://www.demos.co.uk

  Demos is a London-based think tank. We generate ideas to improve politics and policy, and give people more power over their lives. Our vision is a society of free and powerful citizens.

• http://www.demos.hu/

  The goal of the Demos Hungary Foundation is to act as a bridge between academia and political decision-makers, developing new policy solutions that meet the social, economic and political requirements of our age.

• http://www.ebslondon.ac.uk/ICES/about_ices.aspx

  Institute of contemporary European studies. iCES seeks to build on the existing pool of research, expertise and contacts within the European Business School London and its partner schools throughout Europe in order to contribute to the debate on contemporary Europe and contemporary European Studies.

• http://www.ecomod.net/

  Modeling the World for Better Decisions. EcoMod is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan international research and educational network dedicated to promoting advanced modeling techniques in policy analysis, forecasting, and policy development.

• http://www.economicprincipals.com/

  an independent weekly owned by David Warsh ( aformer economic column in The Boston Globe moved to the Web).

• http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/

  Free exchange with/on The Economist.

• http://www.eei-consultants.com/

  Equity Expansion International (EEI) was launched in 1982 as a special kind of investment banking and consulting firm. Most investment bankers raise money for the top 1%, helping the rich get richer. EEI creates ownership systems and raises money for the 99%—helping the non-rich to become owners of income-generating equity, without harming the property interests of existing owners.

• http://www.eleconomista.es/economia/index.html

  Lider de audencia en informacion economica y bursatil.

• http://www.enhancedanalytics.com/portal/ep/home.do

  The Enhanced Analytics Initiative is an international collaboration between asset owners and asset managers aimed at encouraging better investment research, in particular research that take account of the impact of extra-financial issues on long-term investment.

• http://www.ert.be/home.aspx

  ERT is an informal forum bringing together around 45 chief executives and chairmen of major multinational companies of European parentage covering a wide range of industrial and technological sectors.

• http://www.esprit.presse.fr/

  Revue mensuelle indépendante fondée en 1932 par Emmanuel Mounier, Esprit est une revue d'idées engagée dans son temps. Elle s'efforce d'illustrer une approche généraliste de notre présent, entre la culture médiatique et les études savantes. « Chantier » sur « Le capitalisme en crise ».

• http://www.eudoxa.se/

  Your guide to the cultural impact of emerging technologies. Tankesmedjan Eudoxa AB is a think tank analysing how society and culture are changed by technology and scientific progress.

• http://www.eurointelligence.com/

  Eurointelligence is the independent internet-based service for economic commentary and analysis of the euro area. Eurointelligence is committed. It is our conviction that the euro area’s interests are underrepresented in the European media and policy circles.

• http://www.eurozine.com/

  Eurozine is a network of European cultural journals, linking up 70 partner journals and just as many associated magazines and institutions from nearly all European countries. Eurozine is also a netmagazine which publishes outstanding articles from its partner journals with additional translations into one of the major European languages.

• http://www.fabian-society.org.uk/

  The UK’s oldest think-tank.

• http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/

  Fairtrade seeks to transform trading structures and practices in favour of the poor and disadvantaged. By facilitating trading partnerships based on equity and transparency, Fairtrade contributes to sustainable development for marginalised producers, workers and their communities.

• http://www.falternativas.org/

  Lugar de encuentro para la reflexión política, social y cultural. Centro de pensamiento, de ideas y de propuestas. Nació en 1997 con la voluntad de ser un cauce de incidencia y de reflexión política, social, económica y cultural en España y Europa, en el marco de una mundialización creciente.

• http://www.faz.net/s/homepage.html

  Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung website (Deutschland).

• http://www.fd.nl/home/

  Het Financieele Dagblad (Nederland).

• http://www.feasta.org/

  Feasta aims to identify the characteristics (economic, cultural and environmental) of a truly sustainable society, articulate how the necessary transition can be effected and promote the implementation of the measures required for this purpose.

• http://www.fes.de/

  http://www.fes.de/: Frierich Ebert Stiftung. Als eine gemeinnützige, private und kulturelle Institution ist sie den Ideen und Grundwerten der sozialen Demokratie verpflichtet. Aktuelle zentrale Themenfelder der FES-Arbeit sind: Gerechte Gesellschaft; Innovation und Fortschritt; Aktive Demokratie.

• http://www.fpabloiglesias.es/fundacionpabloiglesias/fpi/index.jsp

  La Fundación Pablo Iglesias articula sus actividades en cinco grandes áreas temáticas: Análisis y debate; Internacional; Archivo histórico; Historia y memoria; Investigación y estudio.

• http://www.framsokn.is/International/English

  Icelandic Progressive Party.

• http://www.france.attac.org/

  Fondée en 1998, Attac (Association pour la Taxation des Transactions pour l’Aide aux Citoyens) promeut et mène des actions de tous ordres en vue de la reconquête, par les citoyens, du pouvoir que la sphère financière exerce sur tous les aspects de la vie politique, économique, sociale et culturelle dans l’ensemble du monde.

• http://www.freethink.org/

  Where liberal minds meet.

• http://www.ft.com

  World business, finance and political news from the Financial Times.

• http://www.gapminder.org/

  Unveiling the beauties of statistics for a fact based world view.

• http://www.gcase.org/entrepreneurial_capitalism.html

  Entrepreneurial capitalism is key to the success for entrepreneurship. But few words are as abused in the lexicon of the business world, as ill defined in the management literature, and as open to multiple meanings as entrepreneurship.

• http://www.gcgf.org/

  The Global Corporate Governance Forum is a multi-donor platform located in the Corporate Advice Department of the International Finance Corporation that provides assistance to emerging markets and developing countries on corporate governance. The Forum was co-founded by the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1999.

• http://www.global-policy.com/

  the Global Policy Institute. Policy Analysis in a Changing World.

• http://www.globalenvision.org/

  The confluence of global markets and poverty alleviation.

• http://www.globalization101.org/

  Dedicated to providing students with information and interdisciplinary learning opportunities on the complex phenomenon og globalization. Our goal is to challenge you to think about many of the controversies surrounding globalization and to promote an understanding of the trade-offs and dilemmas facing policy-makers.

• http://www.globaljusticemovement.org/mission.htm

  The overall mission of this Global Justice Movement initiative has been succinctly summed up by Buckminister Fuller as follows: "To make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time, through spontaneous cooperation, without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone."

• http://www.globalreporting.org/Home

  The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has pioneered the development of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework and is committed to its continuous improvement and application worldwide. This framework sets out the principles and indicators that organizations can use to measure and report their economic, environmental, and social performance.

• http://www.globalresearch.ca/

  Based in Montreal, the Centre for Research on Globalization is an independent research organization and media group of writers, scholars, journalists and activists.

• http://www.globalwaterchallenge.org

  Global Water Challenge (GWC) is a coalition of 24 leading organizations creating a global movement of transformational change around water and sanitation. GWC focuses on collaborative learning, connecting leaders, and investing in sustainable, scalable and replicable projects. Our goal is universal access to clean water and safe sanitation.

• http://www.glocus.it/

  Innovare per competere.

• http://www.green-heroes.com

  The place to share information, ideas and experience on sustainable innovation.

• http://www.greenjobs.net/

  The mission of Green Jobs Network is to connect people seeking jobs that focus on environmental and social responsibility with available opportunities and resources.

• http://www.guardian.co.uk/

  Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from The Guardian.

• http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/dan-roberts-on-business-blog

  Dan Roberts on business.

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/business/

  Business News and Opinion on the Internet Newspaper: News Blogs Video Community.

• http://www.icgn.org/: International Corporate Governance Network

  exchanging corporate governance information internationally; raising corporate governance standards throughout the world.

• http://www.imf.org

  International Monetary Fund home page.

• http://www.independent.co.uk/

  UK and Worldwide News.

• http://www.ipcc.ch/

  The Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change is the leading body for the assessment of climate change, established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic consequences.

• http://www.ippr.org.uk/

  Challenging Ideas – Changing Policy. The Institute for Public Policy Research is the UK’s leading progressive think tank, producing cutting edge research and innovative policy ideas. Our agenda is simple: we want to build a fairer, more democratic and environmentally sustainable world. We are driven by these values, not by any party or interest group.

• http://www.isi-bg.org/index_en.htm

  Institute for Social Integration (Bulgaria).

• http://www.jamescarroll.net/

  Award-winning author and columnist for The Boston Globe.

• http://www.lecercledeseconomistes.asso.fr/

  L’objectif du Cercle des économistes est de regrouper des universitaires ayant occupé ou occupant des fonctions privées ou publiques afin d’organiser un débat économique.

• http://www.leftfootforward.org

  We are a non-partisan blog. Because we are progressive and because of the aims we’re committed to, we often find ourselves in agreement with left of centre policies and politicians. But we are focused purely on the quality of policies and furthering progressive goals.

• http://www.lesgracques.fr/

  Les Gracques sont une association lancée par d'anciens conseillers économiques et sociaux des Président de la République, Premiers Ministres ou Ministres des Finances. Ils veulent contribuer comme « groupe de réflexion et de pression » à la modernisation intellectuelle de la gauche et du centre gauche en France, comme cela a été réussi ailleurs en Europe.

• http://www.libdems.org.uk/

  UK Liberal Democrats website.

• http://www.libdemvoice.org/

  Lib Dems’ “place to talk”.

• http://www.liberales.be/home

  Liberales is een onafhankelijke denktank binnen de Vlaamse liberale beweging. De leden zien het liberalisme als een progressieve beweging die opkomt voor de vrijheid van het individu, rechtvaardigheid en mensenrechten.

• http://www.longviewinstitute.org

  The mission of the Longview Institute is to articulate and promote a vision of our nation based on a moral economy and a just society. Our belief in individual liberty, accompanied by collective responsibility, is deeply rooted in the highest ideals of the American progressive tradition.

• http://www.monthlyreview.org/

  In May 1949 Monthly Review began publication in New York City, as cold war hysteria gathered force in the United States. The first issue featured the lead article Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein. From the first Monthly Review spoke for socialism and against U.S. imperialism, and is still doing so today.

• http://www.nakedcapitalism.com

  Economic analysis and viewpoints covering “Commodities, “Banana republic”, “Banking industry”, “Dubious statistics”, and more.

• http://www.neurope.eu/

  The European Weekly.

• http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/

  the new economics foundation, an independent 'think and do' tank. We believe in economics as if people and the planet mattered.

• http://www.newleftreview.org/

  Established for forty years as a key journal of the international Left, NLR has been transformed since 2000 into a new resource for the new century. stands resolutely opposed to Third Way pieties and neoliberal prescriptions, combating capital's current apologists “with sharp and scholarly analysis, internationalist critique, polemic and experiential prose.”

• http://www.newstatesman.com/

  The New Statesman was created in 1913 with the aim of permeating the educated and influential classes with socialist ideas. Its founders were Sidney and Beatrice Webb, along with Bernard Shaw, and a small but influential group of Fabians.

• http://www.nextleft.org/

  Welcome to the Next Left blog from the Fabian Society. We have been writing about policies and politics since the late 19th century.

• http://www.oecd.org

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world to: Support sustainable economic growth, Boost employment, Raise living standards, Maintain financial stability, Assist other countries' economic development, Contribute to growth in world trade.

• http://www.openeurope.org.uk/

  Independent UK think tank calling for radical reform of the EU.

• http://www.pauljorion.com/blog/

  Paul Jorion a travaillé de 1998 à 2007 dans le milieu bancaire américain en tant que spécialiste de la formation des prix. Il avait préalablement été trader sur le marché des futures dans une banque française. Il a publié notamment Investing in a Post-Enron World et La crise. Des subprimes au séisme financier planétaire. Son blog est très visité.

• http://www.peri.umass.edu/

  Established in 1998, PERI is an independent unit of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) promotes human and ecological well-being through our original research. Our approach is to translate what we learn into workable policy proposals that are capable of improving life on our planet today and in the future. In the words of the late Professor Robert Heilbroner, we at PERI "strive to make a workable science out of morality."

• http://www.petersoninstitute.org

  The Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy. Since 1981 the Institute has provided timely and objective analysis of, and concrete solutions to, a wide range of international economic problems.

• http://www.policy-network.net

  Policy Network is an international thinktank dedicated to promoting progressive policies and the renewal of social democracy. Policy Network facilitates the sharing of ideas and experiences among politicians, policymakers and experts on the centre-left.

• http://www.policyalternatives.ca/

  The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social and economic justice.

• http://www.politico.com/

  Politics, Political News.

• http://www.ppionline.org/

  The Progressive Policy Institute is a research and education institute that is a project of the Third Way Foundation. PPI's mission is to define and promote a new progressive politics for America in the 21st century.

• http://www.progressive-vision.org/

  Progressive vision is an independent think-tank, campaigning for new and liberal solutions to the problems facing British and European society...

• http://www.progressives-zentrum.org/

  Das Progressive Zentrum ist ein neu gegründeter Think Tank, der sich für eine fortschrittsorientierte, aufgeklärte und reformfreudige Politik in einem weltoffenen Deutschland einsetzt.

• http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

  The aim was to launch a monthly that was “more readable than the Economist, more relevant than the Spectator, more romantic than the New Statesman..” Prospect has acquired a reputation as UK’s most intelligent magazine of current affairs.

• http://www.radikale.dk/

  Det Radikale Venstre (the Danish Social-Liberal Party) was founded in May 1905. Originally many intellectuals, small agrarians, and craftsmen supported it, but today its members represent all parts of Danish society. Det Radikale Venstre is situated at the centre of the Danish political spectrum. From here the party has co-operated with both the ‘left’ and the ‘right’ sides of the Folketing (the Danish Parliament).

• http://www.ratio.se/pages/

  The Ratio Institute is an independent research institute in Stockholm. (Ratio is Latin for "reason".) Our purpose is to develop and distribute new knowledge about: Entrepreneurship, the market economy and growth; The conditions for enterprise – laws, rules and values; How political change can be achieved.

• http://www.realclearmarkets.com/

  Market-Related News, Analysis & Commentary.

• http://www.redpepper.org.uk/

  'Red Pepper is the kind of rag that lights a rebellious fire under your soul and replenishes your anti-capitalist spit ducts! And I mean that as compliment.' (Mark Thomas)

• http://www.resetdoc.org/

  Dialogues on Civilizations. The goals of the international cultural association Reset Dialogues on Civilizations, which recognizes and highly estimates the value of cultural differences, are the promotion of dialogue and the culture of dialogue in the world; the promotion of the culture of freedom, of human rights, and of the rule of law; the reduction of the tensions that might rise from cultural differences and the encouragement of the conditions for pacific resolutions of conflicts.

• http://www.responsible-investor.com/

  We've launched this group to create a forum for practitioners of responsible investment, sustainable investment and ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing, to test the water for active debate.

• http://www.respublica.org.uk/

  ResPublica is a UK independent, non-partisan public policy think-tank. It works on a variety of cutting edge research projects, such as examining how the UK can develop more innovative public services by empowering front-line professionals and their client communities.

• http://www.reuters.com

  World News – Financial News – Breaking News.

• http://www.rgemonitor.com/

  The economic and financial intelligence that matters, with “Complete Coverage of the Global Financial Crisis”.

• http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/

  Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Technology & Digital Media.

• http://www.robert-h-frank.com

  H.J. Louis Professor of Management and Economocs, Johnson School of Management, Cornell University.

• http://www.robertreich.org

  Robert B. Reich is Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations. He has written eleven books, including the best-seller “The Future of Success” and his most recent book, “Supercapitalism”.

• http://www.ronanlyons.com

  Irish and world economy, property markets and other business and economic issues presented and discussed by the Irish economist Ronan Lyons.

• http://www.rtable.net/index/rt/economics/

  Economics Roundtable. Recent topics: “Equilibrium and Meltdown”, “Let General Motors Fail”, etc.

• http://www.selfishcapitalist.com

  Welcome to the Oliver James website. Oliver is a clinical psychologist, author, Guardian ccolumnist and broadcaster.

• http://www.smf.co.uk/about.html

  The Social Market Foundation is a leading UK think tank, developing innovative ideas across a broad range of economic and social policy. It champions policy ideas which marry markets with social justice and takes a pro-market rather than free-market approach.

• http://www.socialfunds.com/

  The largest personal finance site devoted to socially responsible investing.

• http://www.soilassociation.org/

  We promote planet-friendly food and farming though education, campaigns and community programmes.

• http://www.sri-connect.com/

  Society must emerge from the current economic situation with an advanced strategy for tackling climate change and other sustainable development challenges. Companies and capital markets, in spite of their recent failings, will play a critical part in this process.

• http://www.stockholm-network.org/

  The Stockholm Network is the leading pan-European think tank and market oriented network. It is a one-stop shop for organisations seeking to work with Europe's brightest policymakers and thinkers. Today, the Stockholm Network brings together more than 130 market-oriented think tanks from Europe.

• http://www.sustainableperspective.net/

  Louise König’s blog aims to share perspectives on environmental, social, ethical, business and cultural issues.

• http://www.theglobalist.com/

  The Globalist covers the biggest story of our lifetime — globalization. Our business has non-profit and for-profit components: As a public service, we publish a free website on the global economy, politics and culture.

• http://www.thenation.com/

  Unconventional Wisdom Since 1865.

• http://www.theworkfoundation.com

  We aim to improve the quality of working life and the effectiveness of organisations by equipping leaders, policymakers and opinion-formers with evidence, advice, new thinking and networks.

• http://www.thirdway.org/

  Third Way is the leading think tank of the moderate wing of the progressive movement. We work with elected officials, candidates, and advocates to develop and advance the next generation of moderate policy ideas.

• http://www.tnova.fr/

  Terra Nova est un think tank progressiste indépendant ayant pour but de produire et diffuser des solutions politiques innovantes, en France et en Europe. La fondation Terra Nova se fixe trois objectifs prioritaires: - Favoriser la rénovation intellectuelle de la social-démocratie. Elle veut contribuer à la refondation de la « matrice idéologique » de la gauche progressiste et à la promotion de ses idéaux. - Produire de l’expertise et des solutions politiques opérationnelles. - Inscrire son action dans un réseau européen et international de think tanks progressistes.

• http://www.trg.org.uk/

  The Tory Reform Group seeks to promote the One Nation Conservative values of: Social Justice, Political Progress, Prosperity for All. The phrase “progressive Conservatism” encapsulates our promotion of a society founded on freedom, individual responsibility and community. We see a mutually beneficial relationship between market efficiency and a better society.

• http://www.voxeu.org/

  Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists. VoxEU is a policy portal set up by the Centre for Economic Policy Research in conjunction with a consortium of national sites. It aims to promote research-based policy analysis and commentary by leading scholars.

• http://www.wbcsd.org

  World Business Council for Sustainable Development: The starting point for the WBCSD’s work is based on the fundamental belief that a coherent Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy, based on sound ethics and core values, offers clear business benefits.

• http://www.wbs.nl/

  De Wiardi Beckman Stichting, het wetenschappelijk bureau van de Ndederlandse Partij van de Arbeid, fungeert als intermediair tussen de wereld van de wetenschap en de sociaal-democratie. Ze draagt door studie en analyse bij aan de vernieuwing van programma’s en beleid van de PvdA en is een vrijplaats voor debat over de koers van de sociaal-democratie.

• http://www.whocares.dk/

  An art based platform generating new interactions... paying special attention to the relationship between humanity and nature.

• http://www.wilmott.com/

  Presenting the very latest thinking in derivatives, risk modeling and quantitative techniques, and bringing together both academics and practitioners to further develop these ideas, share information, and critique theory through practice.

• http://www.youngfoundation.org.uk/

  We are a centre for social innovation based in London, with a 50 year track record of success in creating new organisations - public, private and non-profit - as well as influencing ideas and policies.

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