Cracking down on speculation might make politicians feel good but the evidence shows that it had nothing to do with the food crisis: the real cause was bad policies.
About 95% of the world's water and sanitation is managed by government yet riots and demonstrations in Istanbul at the World Water Forum in late March vilified private management, as if it were a menace. It's time for a measured look at a real example of successful private water rights and management.
The European Parliament has recently agreed to ban scores of pesticides inside Europe on scientifically dubious and highly precautionary grounds. What EU policymakers failed to realise is how this legislation will harm the fight against diseases like malaria abroad.
