Bendegul Okumus PhD Associate Professor, Foodservice and Lodging Department, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida. Food insecurity remains a pressing global challenge, capturing the attention of policymakers, researchers, and concerned individuals worldwide. At its core, food insecurity means that countless households struggle to secure reliable access to enough safe and nutritious food, hindering their ability to lead active and healthy l

Capital markets : A vibrant valley of opportunities at one moment, a drifting compass in rough waves at another. If you take the capital markets in Turkey and the UK, there are two worlds, two mindsets, two realities. Turkey: Existing in the Shadow of Volatility In recent years, the capital markets in Türkiye have been a sort of "hypertension patients". Even if the indices at Borsa Istanbul record fresh peaks temporarily, such peaks are not based on a healthy climate of confi

Universal Basic Income (UBI), the idea of providing every citizen with a guaranteed cash payment, has gained attention as a potential solution to poverty, automation, and economic insecurity. In basic terms, UBI aims to give individuals a baseline financial safety system, freeing them from pressure of survival, poverty, homelesness, and allowing them to pursue work, education, or entrepreneurship without a fear of failure or loosing their access to basic needs. People arguing

Friedman argues that even when few people openly protest against state regulations, the impact of such restrictions on individual freedom remains profound and worth examining. Competitive capitalism, he says, not only enables economic efficiency but also promotes political freedom by separating economic power from political power. However, this relationship is not absolute, countries like Fascist Spain, Fascist Italy, and Tsarist Russia all allowed private enterprise yet lack

The labor market is changing rapidly, maybe even more rapidly than realized. The gig economy, which refers to the short-term and flexible jobs you hear about on apps like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Fiverr, and Upwork, is completely revolutionising the way people work, how companies hire, and even how governments try to regulate jobs. It is exciting, but also kind of risky. To start from the positive sides, gig work is flexible. You can pick up shifts or projects when it suits you,

Nobel Economics prize winner Daron Acemoglu’s work, Power and Progress doesn’t just analyze how artificial intelligence is transforming society but it questions things we don’t even think about. His thesis is urgent: technological advancement, when left to market forces alone, tends to deepen inequality, entrench political manipulation, and erode democratic accountability. Acemoglu takes us on a historical journey to show that the story of automation is not new. In fact, bac

The economic terminology used throughout this text is provided and explained in the definition list at the end. Thames Water is a private utility company based in the United Kingdom that provides water supply and wastewater treatment services. It serves around 15 million customers across London and the Thames Valley, making it the largest water and wastewater services provider in the country. The company is responsible for managing water reservoirs, treatment plants, and an e