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June 29th

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Globalization - A Vibrant Process

Posted on June 30, 2004
Previously filed under: Asia, General Globalization
Forming a global village is a goal of globalization.
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Barcelona Forum 2004

Posted on June 30, 2004
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Barcelona Forum discusses and debates free trade versus fair trade.
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June 28th

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Faces of Globalization- Organic Shrimp

Posted on June 29, 2004
Countries: Ecuador
Previously filed under: South America, Environment
Organic shrimp farming helps revitalize Ecuadorian ecosystem.
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Keywords: South America, shrimp, organic crops, fishing, economy

June 24th

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Weaving a Brighter Future in the World’s Wettest Place

Posted on June 25, 2004
Previously filed under: Asia, Success Stories
How local craftwork can benefit an entire community.
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Has ICT-For-Development Lost its Luster in India?

Posted on June 25, 2004
Previously filed under: Asia, Technology
India questions the validity of information technology as a development strategy.
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Change Agricultural Subsidies to Provide Opportunity for the World’s Poor

Posted on June 25, 2004
Previously filed under: Agriculture
Reducing agricultural subsidies is a strategy that can help end world poverty.
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June 9th

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Bush's Globalization

Posted on June 10, 2004
Previously filed under: North America, General Globalization
Aggressive militarism and staunch unilateralism define US approach to globalization.
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Children Are Changing Their World

Posted on June 10, 2004
Previously filed under: General Globalization
NGOs, governments and donors need to have the courage to let go and follow where children lead.
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June 7th

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Faces of Globalization - Home Away from Home

Posted on June 8, 2004
Previously filed under: Asia, General Globalization
The human face of globalization - domestic workers in Hong Kong.
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Faces of Globalization - Factory vs. Farm

Posted on June 8, 2004
Topics: Globalization
Countries: China
Previously filed under: Asia, General Globalization
Factory work in China's cities helps those back home in the country.
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June 1st

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WTO Hands a Critical Victory to African Farmers

Posted on June 2, 2004
Previously filed under: Africa, Agriculture
Even if US resists call to end subsidies, trade body's ruling encourages poor nations.
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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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