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AUG 2, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Open Source WikiHouse Disrupts Traditional Design
The WikiHouse open-source construction set enables users to download, modify, and share designs for small structures, which can then be assembled socially in about a ...
AUG 2, 2012 • Podcast
Confronting Youth Unemployment
With an unemployment rate three times higher than that of adults, there are 75 million youth worldwide looking for work. International Labour Organization head Juan Somavia ...
JUL 30, 2012 • Article
The Phone Hacking Scandal: Global Implications
The UK hacking scandal was a major breach of law and ethics. Yet too extreme a backlash runs the risk of throwing the baby out ...
JUL 27, 2012 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Do Stricter Gun Controls Reduce Gun-Related Violence?
The gun control debate in the United States has been revived in the wake of the Aurora massacre. With thousands of firearm-related homicides each year ...
JUL 27, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Do Language Policies Contribute to Poverty and Underdevelopment?
In least developed countries, language policy should aim to increase education, productivity, and cohesion, yet many countries have policies that work against these aims.