by Mark Swilling | May 25, 2017 | Publication, Talks
The Betrayal of the Promise report was launched at Wits University tonight. Over 200 people attended and the mainstream news channel eNews gave it the headline spots. All the main news media covered the event and the content of the talks. Herewith below a copy of the...
by Mark Swilling | May 15, 2017 | Blog
As I said last Thursday during a session where we three were the speakers, it was a privilege to speak with two of my mentors – Desta Mebratu, from Ethiopia, who wrote a paper in 1998 on Sustainable Development that has been compulsory reading for all my...
by Mark Swilling | May 5, 2017 | Publication
Draft Stellenbosch Town PlanCLEAN The Rector-Mayor Forum that coordinates activities between Stellenbosch University and Stellenbosch Municipality facilitated an amazing collaboration between Stellenbosch University researchers and top municipal officials to develop a...
by Mark Swilling | May 5, 2017 | Blog
From 10-12 May (next week), my research centre is hosting the 14th international colloquium of a network of progressive economists who have been collaborating for some years to develop a new economic theory appropriate for the world we currently live in. The...
by Mark Swilling | May 2, 2017 | Blog
In writing a paper with a colleague who has strong views on economic and social issues but not about ecology and patriarchy, I wrote this message to him: “This is an old debate between us, and I am happy for it to continue. But in my view the idea of human...
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