Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jessica writes about leadership trends and business challenges. Jan 31, 2025, 01:21pm EST Group of mixed race business people ...

Corruption and anti-corruption efforts are intertwined with political and economic concerns. From an economic and political perspective, as the government strives to enhance its governance ...

Urbanization plays a crucial role in the economic development of every country. The mutual relationship between the urbanization of any country and its economic productive structure is far from being ...

Former professor Dr. David Birch of MIT found that up to 80% of job growth in any community is generated by the businesses already located there and not by attraction efforts. Economic development in ...

In 1985 a new college graduate named Michael Kremer traveled to Kenya hoping to learn more about a topic he had studied at Harvard: economic development in low-income countries. He didn’t anticipate ...

Ameyavikram Pathak is Chief Executive Officer of investment management firm AVP Holdings and member of the Finance Committee of the Princeton Foundation for Peace and Learning. Armen Baibourtian is ...

Often overlooked by trendspotters chasing the big business angle of the moment, special economic zones (SEZs) have long been cornerstones of international trade. Also known as free trade zones (FTZs) ...

The shape of current thought on sustainable development -- I: Economic theory and sustainable development -- 1. Moving to a steady-state economy -- 2. Elements of environmental macroeconomics -- 3.

In the middle of the eighteenth century, Europe experienced explosive economic growth. GDP per capita in the Netherlands – one of the richest parts of Europe at the time – was 42 percent higher than ...

The latest World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 paints a sobering picture of the global economic landscape. The world economy continues to face multiple crises, jeopardizing progress ...

Strategic competition over the world’s next generation of foundational technologies is underway, and U.S. advantages in artificial intelligence, quantum, and biotechnology are increasingly contested.

Education is the foundation of any functioning society: It prepares people to live cohesively in a community, participate politically, and contribute economically. Investing in education has ...