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The method of national accounting known as the Gross Domestic Product has been used by countries around the world for 80 years. Feminist economists have long taken issue with the exclusion of unpaid women’s labour from the calculations. Luke Messac writes that it’s time to bring women’s work out of the shadows by re-imagining how countries measure their economic worth.
South Africa’s police leaders have announced a new strategy to combat violent crimes. It focuses on cash-in-transit heists, which have spiked dramatically recently, as well as car hijackings, murder and gang violence. Andrew Faull warns that there’s a flaw with the strategy: more than 90% of violent crimes - including domestic violence - fall outside its ambit.
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African women do a lot of unpaid work that isn’t captured in GDP calculations.
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Luke Messac, University of Pennsylvania
The methods used to measure gross domestic product are being criticised for excluding the unpaid work done by women.
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Politics + Society
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Andrew Faull, University of Cape Town
More than 90% of violent crimes in South Africa fall outside the categories named in the police's new anti-crime strategy.
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Yohannes Gedamu, Georgia Gwinnett College
Ethiopia's new premier has brought hope but he must address the eviction of ethnic Amharas.
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Environment + Energy
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Matthew Abunyewah, University of Newcastle; David A. Savage, University of Newcastle; Kim Maund, University of Newcastle; Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie, University of Southern Queensland; Seth Asare Okyere, Osaka University; Thayaparan Gajendran, University of Newcastle
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From our international editions
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Henry Giroux, McMaster University
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Alice M Gregory, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Madeline Harms, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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