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About Simon Zadek

Simon Zadek is an independent advisor and author. He blogs at www.zadek.net/blog.

Articles by Simon Zadek

Monday 23rd January

Dear Mr Wolf… Reflections for the Magic Mountain

Simon Zadek, 23 January 2012

Can Davos 2012 offer real alternatives or will it serve up a smiling, gritted-teeth espousal that ‘business as usual’ can and should be sustained?

Monday 28th November

Durban: failure will be success (again)

Simon Zadek, 28 November 2011

There is no global deal nor any chance of one at Durban's COP17. Fortunately, "Plan B", predicted by the author after COP15, is looking feasible and even healthy. Welcome a profusion of national, regional and city initiatives to save us from devastating climate change

Monday 29th August

Sustainable finance is the way out of crisis

Simon Zadek, 29 August 2011

S&P, in downgrading the USA, made the right call for the wrong reason. Keynesians like Jeffrey Sachs see this but need to go even further: the developed world will come out of recession only when the mighty engine of finance turns to the task of developing a sustainable future. And that faces political, not economic obstacles

Friday 28th January

PFI pigeons come home to roost in the UK. What will the bill be for Africa?

Simon Zadek, 28 January 2011

Freedom of Information act requests are now revealing the full cost of the off-balance sheet Private Finance Initiative (PFI) structures used to finance so much "public" investment in the last 20 years. If we ever find out, how much will such schemes end up costing Africa?

Friday 7th May

The five squanderings of the UK's assets - the real losses behind the election everyone lost

Simon Zadek, 7 May 2010

The UK election may have disappointed all the party leaders but over the past 40 years the country has recklessly thrown away its advantages. Can they get together for the fresh start that is needed?

Tuesday 26th January

Zadek in Davos

Simon Zadek, 26 January 2010

We've survived the economic crisis, but global governance failed. Davos 2010 should be about fixing it. Are we ready for de-Hayekification? From Zadek's blog.

Monday 4th January

How we were led through the noughties

Simon Zadek, 4 January 2010

How was the world led through the decade? Wisdom, power or might? (from zadek.wordpress.com)

Saturday 19th December

Learn from Copenhagen's failure

Simon Zadek, 19 December 2009

The way the global commons is run must be turned upside-down. (From zadek.wordpress.com)

Thursday 17th December

The money's there

Simon Zadek, 17 December 2009

There is a climate deal to be done after the Copenhagen debacle: issue sovereign debt for green investment. From www.zadek.com

Wednesday 16th December

Refining the revision of Plan A

Simon Zadek, 16 December 2009

Zadek responds to the commentary on his argument that any top-down multilateral agreement relying for success on sovereign abatement commitments and international public finance funding credibly verified outcomes is doomed to failure. (From zadek.wordpress.com)

Monday 14th December