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What is the sharing economy? The small cost of saving lives The evolution of the sharing economy A small price to pay Why don’t governments support the sharing economy? Poverty among the ‘richest’ countries Poverty and deprivation in the developing world The social impacts of financial austerity The dangers of financial speculation Why we should stop subsidising biofuels War is big business Tax avoidance around the world What’s wrong with international aid? New era for agriculture? International Monetary Failure Taxing international air travel False solutions to climate change Austerity and the global debt crisis Rejecting the free trade dogma
Figure 1: Global foreign exchange market turnover, daily average 1989-2010 Figure 2: Positions in the global over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market 2000-2011 Figure 3: Key figures in the energy subsidy debate Figure 4: The problem with fossil fuel subsidies Figure 5: Countries with the highest military expenditure in 2011 Figure 6: The number of jobs created for each $1 billion spent by the US government Figure 7: Average global corporate tax rates 2000-2011 Figure 8: Healthcare spending compared to tax evasion by world region Figure 9: Accumulative difference between official ODA commitments and ODA provided 1960-2011; and ODA as a percentage of GNI Figure 10: The flow of money between rich and poor countries Figure 11: Producer support as a percentage of gross farm receipts Figure 12: Gold price yearly averages 1970-2011 Figure 13: Key events in the IMF’s history Figure 14: CO2 emissions from international marine and aviation bunkers Figure 15: CO2 emissions from consumption of energy 1980-2010 Figure 16: Key figures in the debt justice debate Figure 17: Trade taxes in Africa as a share of GDP Table 1: Table 2: Table 3: Table 4: Table 5: Table 6: Table 7: Table 8: Table 9:
How much money could governments mobilise? How much revenue are governments losing? Capital flight from developing countries: the top 10 losers How generous are we? The concentration of agricultural subsidies in the US 1995-2011 SDR allocations 1970-2011 Share of debt in developing countries from export credits Debts which can be attributed to dictators Decline in customs revenues as a percentage of government revenues 1995-2009
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