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December 30th

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Globalization and Terrorism

Posted on December 31, 2004
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Coming to grips with the new shape of the world.
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December 6th

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Asia Holds the Key to the Future of Genetically Modified Food

Posted on December 7, 2004
Previously filed under: Asia, Agriculture
Wary Asian consumers may decide how much genetically modified food will reach the world's dinner tables.
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Keywords: Asia, GMO, developing

November 29th

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From Oregon to the Middle East

Posted on November 30, 2004
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, General Globalization
It's a small world after all.
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Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Vodafone to Discuss the Future of ICT4D

Posted on November 30, 2004
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Eradicating poverty through profits.
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November 28th

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Lessons from the Field

Posted on November 29, 2004
Previously filed under: Technology
Information and communications technologies in small and medium enterprise development.
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November 18th

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Globalization Stories

Posted on November 19, 2004
Previously filed under: General Globalization
An ex-anarchist embraces globalization.
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The Mysterious Grain Drain

Posted on November 19, 2004
Previously filed under: Africa, Agriculture
There is a new crime in Zimbabwe - driving with food.
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Keywords: grain, food, Zimbabwe, Africa

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Newsweek Editor Talks Globalization

Posted on November 19, 2004
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek, spoke on globalization at Southern Methodist University.
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Multinationals & NGOs

Posted on November 19, 2004
Previously filed under: General Globalization
From curse to cure.
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November 10th

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Globalization and the Environment

Posted on November 11, 2004
Previously filed under: Environment
Environmentalism -- like the environment -- is global.
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Americanization vs. Globalization

Posted on November 11, 2004
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Are these words synonymous?
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November 1st

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Globalization - Europe's Wary Embrace

Posted on November 2, 2004
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, General Globalization
Most Europeans believe the European Union can protect them from the downsides of globalization - and they're right.
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Are the Iraq War and Globalization Really Connected?

Posted on November 2, 2004
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, General Globalization
Are the war against terror and corporate globalization really one and the same?
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Milk Collection Center Opens in Kosovo

Posted on November 2, 2004
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Success Stories
This project will revitalize local agriculture and build a stronger economy.
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October 25th

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U2's Bono Rocks the World

Posted on October 26, 2004
Previously filed under: General Globalization
The Millennium Challenge and a new approach to foreign aid.
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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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