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The Transnational Institute (TNI) of Policy Studies:

carries out radical informed analysis on critical global issues

builds alliances with social movements

develops proposals for a more sustainable, just and democratic world. More

This article should have read backwards starting with

"The Briefing Kit had been a premature release of the summary results, before the full research outcomes had gone through the usual thorough review and editing process."

EG - no peer reviewed study exists, this link itself is based on a non-peer edited summary of the actual study.

Gah! Why is this relevant to hacker news? You can take this to reddit and have a willing audience.