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August 19th

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Jamaican Case Study Released

Posted on August 20, 2004
Previously filed under: South America, Agriculture
What is the impact of international trade on Jamaica's poor -- particularly women?
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Eliminating Agricultural Support Subsidies in Developed Nations

Posted on August 20, 2004
Previously filed under: Agriculture
Do subsidies create significant obstacles for farmers in developing countries?
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August 15th

From the Archives

Faces of Globalization - Pollo Campero

Posted on August 16, 2004
Previously filed under: South America, General Globalization
Globalization isn't just about McDonald's going overseas; a number of international fast food chains are also moving to the U.S.
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August 10th

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Globalization’s Good, Bad, and Ugly Effects on Ecotourism in Gabon

Posted on August 11, 2004
Previously filed under: Africa, Environment
Could Gabon be the next ecotourism destination?
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August 9th

From the Archives

Olympics in an Age of Global Broadcasting

Posted on August 10, 2004
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Playing on a world stage, national pride and distinctiveness come to the fore.
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Troubled by Trade

Posted on August 10, 2004
Previously filed under: Asia, General Globalization
Jagdish Bhagwati presents a hip and erudite response to globalization's discontents, finds Ila Patnaik.
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August 4th

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My Journey to North Korea

Posted on August 5, 2004
Previously filed under: Asia, Agriculture
How an agricultural program is helping North Korea get back on its feet.
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August 2nd

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Health a Growing Global Concern

Posted on August 3, 2004
Previously filed under: North America, Health
U.S. medical advances highlight need for awareness of worldwide impacts.
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Globalisation's Underbelly

Posted on August 3, 2004
Previously filed under: Asia, General Globalization
The challenge of globalisation for South Asia is to harness it in a way that spreads its benefits, rather than compounds its inequalities.
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August 1st

From the Archives

HIV/AIDS - Global Policy after Bangkok

Posted on August 2, 2004
Previously filed under: North America, Health
America's funding policy towards the global HIV/AIDS epidemic is motivated by political and corporate self-interest, says Bill Bowtell.
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A Clear and Present Danger in Asia

Posted on August 2, 2004
Previously filed under: Asia, Health
A roundup of the recently concluded 15th International AIDS Conference 2004.
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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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