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October 30th

From the Archives

A Spirited Argument in Defense of Global Capitalism

Posted on October 31, 2003
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
In the much acclaimed book In Defense of Global Capitalism Johan Norberg turns his anarchist’s idealism to globalization and its critics.
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The Globalized Village

Posted on October 31, 2003
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Is Globalization bringing humane progress to developing nations - or not?
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October 28th

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A Dynamic Duo

Posted on October 29, 2003
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Technology
Technology brings an American and an Afghan together in a joint effort to help rebuild Iraq.
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October 21st

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Anglosphere - Limits to Globalization

Posted on October 22, 2003
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Does globalization have any limits?
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Keywords: globalization, anti-globalization, trade liberalization, public health, SARS, security issues, terrorism

October 19th

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Breaking the WTO Logjam - Enforceable Special Treatment

Posted on October 20, 2003
Previously filed under: South America, General Globalization
Should developing countries be given special and differential treatment?
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Keywords: wto, developing countries, social justice

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Erosion of Ethnic Identity - Is Globalisation to Blame?

Posted on October 20, 2003
Previously filed under: South America, General Globalization
Can the eroding power of globalisation on minority cultures be checked?
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Keywords: ethnicity, identity, globalization, NGOs, development

October 9th

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Poverty or Prosperity

Posted on October 10, 2003
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Is either caused by globalization?
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Globalization - Good or Bad?

Posted on October 10, 2003
Previously filed under: General Globalization
The debate may be moot.
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Keywords: globalization, anti-globalization, foreign relations, Thomas Friedman, democracy

October 2nd

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Non-Globalized States Pose a Threat

Posted on October 3, 2003
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Bush's African safari is an important step in dealing with the challenge.
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Women Find Reason for Optimism in Internet Usage

Posted on October 3, 2003
Previously filed under: Africa, Technology
The Internet is empowering women in Africa to follow current events as they have never been able to before.
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As Growth Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment

International Herald Tribune - Wed, 02/08/2012 - 08:26
India’s central bank and economic analysts predict that growth will fall sharply to 7 percent this fiscal year and remain sluggish.

Social responsibility and a new world order

Washington Post - Innovations - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 07:56
Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020, India and Russia will also have overtaken all the European economic powers.

Aid for trade policy rears its ugly head

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:41
The UK government's dismay at not being granted the contract for Typhoon fighter jets in India is an indication that its controversial aid for trade policy is still very much alive.

Liberia's battle to put the lights back on

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 23:00
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country's electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015?

As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality

Yale Global Online - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:17
Kenya struggles to spread the wealth from rapid growth.
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