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The Great Green Wall: political ecology of a phantom project

Valerio Bini and Alessio Iocchi discuss the failures of the Great Green Wall in Africa.

Farming on the Frontlines: A conversation between Jonathan Om and Matan Kaminer

Artist and filmmaker Jonathan Om interviews Matan Kaminer on Thai migrant workers in Israel’s agricultural frontier settlements.

The Labour Foundations of China’s Consumer-First Internet

JS Tan explains how cheap labour and flexible employment practices encourage internet firms to build consumer platforms.

The Missing Middle in U.S. Policy Responses to Creeping Inflation

Hema Thakur throws a spotlight on the ‘hidden’ middle-income households struggling to keep up with post-pandemic inflation.

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The Centre on Labour, Sustainability and Global Production (CLaSP) is an interdisciplinary research centre at Queen Mary University of London that brings together scholars interested in the interconnections between work, enterprises, finance, regulation, and sustainability in the global economy.

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