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April 29th

From the Archives

Why I Refuse to Give Up French Cheese

Posted on April 30, 2003
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Opinions and Editorials
Will boycotts actually achieve the ends so desired by its proponents?
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April 27th

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Become a Mentor - Online

Posted on April 28, 2003
Previously filed under: North America, Success Stories
Online mentoring program helps connect youth with caring adults.
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Keywords: poverty, mentor, internet

From the Archives

International Food Wars

Posted on April 28, 2003
Previously filed under: Interviews
A look at the next international war -- on food policy.
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April 20th

From the Archives

The Truth about Trade

Posted on April 21, 2003
Previously filed under: North America, Book and Film Reviews
Free Trade Under Fire - An economist's look at the history and complexities of free trade.
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Keywords: free trade, economics, douglas irwin

April 9th

From the Archives

Microcredit Loans the Best Helping Hand

Posted on April 10, 2003
Previously filed under: Asia, Microfinance
One way to alleviate poverty - help the impoverished, help themselves.
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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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