Written by Morten Jerven, Department of International Environment and Development Studies I am very happy to announce that the database on taxation for African countries that covers the whole 20th […]
Olav B. Soldal offers his impressions from a trip to Costa Rica earlier this year where he was part of an NMBU field course working with a community struggling to […]
Written by Jill Tove Buseth, PhD Fellow, Noragric. This post is one of a series that will explore the aims and conceptual bases of the Noragric-led Greenmentality project. First published in the Greenmentality […]
In the Stranger Things reality of Trump’s America, the image of the Statue of Liberty holding up her beacon to welcome ships of migrants to American shores has been turned […]
Written by Lauren Guido, Student on the Noragric Bachelor program in International Environment and Development Studies. A few days ago, my team of three (from The Innovation Effect) and I stood […]
Written by Morten Jerven, Associate Professor, Noragric. In 2013 I published the book ‘Poor Numbers’. In this book, I pointed out that we know far less than we like to […]
Written by Kjersti Thorkildsen, PhD Fellow, Noragric. Brazil is now going through one of its worst political crises since the military coup in 1964. The economy is facing its deepest […]
Written by Jill Tove Buseth, PhD Fellow, Noragric The broad and somewhat blurry term ‘the green economy‘ has for the last three to four years emerged as a leading […]
Written by Mikael Bergius, PhD Fellow, Noragric. «Sult er et av verdens største løsbare problemer» skrev utenriksminister Børge Brende i fjor sommer. Det er helt riktig. Men det er lite […]
Written by Morten Jerven, Associate Professor, Noragric When I’m in the same room as Bill Gates, the average wealth is very high – but that doesn’t help me. The year […]