Business
Creativity versus Culture Tax
IPN Opinion article
Alec van Gelder's original response to 'Imagine A World Without Copyright' (International Herald Tribune, 8-9 October 2005, by Joost Smiers and Marieke van Schijndel). A shorter version was published in the International Herald Tribune (13 October 2005)
Power to the African People
IPN Opinion article
Julian Morris analyses the G8 issues of Africa and climate change, concluding that aid and climate control will make poverty perpetual. He says "To enable development and adaptation to the current climate, let alone any future climate, Africans must be freed from oppressive governments. Emissions restrictions would hinder that adaptation process, especially if such restrictions are encouraged with 'aid' to their governments."
Misdiagnosing the diseases of the poor
IPN Opinion article
India's compliance with TRIPS will not hinder the poor's access to essential medicines; rather, it is the government's hold on the healthcare sector that makes equitable healthcare impossible.
IPN responds to errors published in <I>The Observer </I> on 28 November
IPN Opinion article
An article published in November 2004 in British newspaper The Observer made several errors in its portrayal of International Policy Network, and has so far chosen not to publish IPN's letter of response. For clarification, we herewith provide our response through our website.
Aid and debt relief won't help Africa
IPN Opinion article
Sending billions in aid to Africa is like pouring water "into leaky bowls," says the head of an African pro-market think-tank.
"It is laughable to assume that just writing off poor country debts will stop the inefficiency and corruption," said Franklin Cudjoe, head of Ghana-based Imani, who argues that aid bolsters corrupt governments. Forgiving debts just frees up more money for inefficient pet projects aimed at political popularity, he maintains.
A Decade of WTO
IPN Opinion article
Discusses Looking Back to Look Beyond, a new book by Bibek Debroy and Mohammed Saqib: "Julian Morris raises the subject of environmental protection, including the rather dubious conceptualisation of the trade-environment nexus by certain environment groups, as well as the desire of certain eco-extremist organisations to push an anti-trade agenda. "
