Home

Archive - Oct 2005

Date

October 30th

From the Archives

Migrant Birds Should Not be Bird Flu Scapegoats

Posted on October 31, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Health
Researchers say birds such as the Sarus Crane could be threatened with extinction by a bird flu outbreak.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords: Migrant Birds, Bird Flu

From the Archives

Eye on Europe - Grappling with Globalization

Posted on October 31, 2005
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, General Globalization
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is using his country's presidency of the EU to challenge globalization's critics head-on.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords: Europe, globlization, Tony Blair

From the Archives

Health - Lesson Plan on Prescription Drug Prices

Posted on October 31, 2005
Previously filed under: Lesson Plans
Students will learn about the issue of prescription drug prices in the U.S. and how globalization impacts the available remedies to lower the costs to American consumers.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords: Health - Lesson Plan on Prescription Drug Prices

From the Archives

Health - Unit on Health & Globalization

Posted on October 31, 2005
Previously filed under: Lesson Plans
Students will study how globalization has affected health, and learn about international public health officials' suggested responses to the spread of infectious diseases.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords: Health - Unit on Health & Globalization

From the Archives

Free Trade and Trade Justice

Posted on October 31, 2005
Previously filed under: Trade
A recent Globalization Institute report argues that free trade, not trade justice is the solution to world poverty.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords: trade, fair trade, development, trade report

From the Archives

Investment - Unit on Globalization and Foreign Investment

Posted on October 31, 2005
Previously filed under: Lesson Plans
In this unit, students will learn about the role of foreign investment in an economy and the differences between foreign direct investment and foreign portfolio investment.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords: Investment - Unit on Globalization and Foreign Investment

October 27th

From the Archives

"We Are Now Stepping on Top of Money"

Posted on October 28, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, Success Stories
Children in Zimbabwe learn, save, succeed with Internal Savings and Lending (IS&L) groups.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords: Zimbabwe

From the Archives

Technology - Unit on Technology & Globalization

Posted on October 28, 2005
Previously filed under: Lesson Plans
This unit contains activities in which students learn about the global effects of information technology in the areas of health, education, and government.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords: Technology - Unit on Technology & Globalization

From the Archives

Grameen and the Question of Replicability

Posted on October 28, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Success Stories
The author gives first hand perspective on key factors to be taken into consideration in the successful replication of the Grameen Bank model in other locations.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords:

From the Archives

Women and Globalization - Unit on Women and Globalization

Posted on October 28, 2005
Previously filed under: Lesson Plans
Despite the UN and government efforts, women in many places remain disadvantaged. In this unit, students will learn how globalization has helped lessen this phenomenon.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords: Women and Globalization - Unit on Women and Globalization

October 25th

From the Archives

Free Trade Vs. Fair Trade

Posted on October 26, 2005
Previously filed under: Trade
Fair traders and free traders have a surprising amount of common ground. Both camps are concerned with global justice, poverty alleviation and global prosperity.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords: trade

From the Archives

How "Fair" is Fair Trade?

Posted on October 26, 2005
Previously filed under: North America, Trade
In a strange turn of events it seems the protesters got exactly what they wanted. Companies like Starbucks are joining the fair trade movement.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords: trade

October 23rd

From the Archives

A New Market Converges

Posted on October 24, 2005
Previously filed under: North America, Trade
At the 2005 Future of Fair Trade Conference businesses and activists gathered with the hope that the future of fair trade will include a much bigger variety of products.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords: trade

From the Archives

Interview With a Revolutionary Roaster

Posted on October 24, 2005
Previously filed under: North America, Interviews
Coffee has been the darling of the Fair Trade Movement for the past decade. This interview sheds light on the history and future of fair trade coffee.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords:

October 20th

From the Archives

Trade - Lesson Plan on Why Nations Trade

Posted on October 21, 2005
Previously filed under: Lesson Plans
Students will learn about the differences between exports and imports, decisions that affect trade, and how international trade affects a nation's economy.
Bookmark/Search this post with
Keywords: Trade - Lesson Plan on Why Nations Trade

Stories We're Watching
Subscribe

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.
See all Breaking News >

Recent comments

Countries

An initiative of Mercy Corps
“You must be the change
you wish to see in the world”
— Mahatma Gandhi
Learn more about Mercy Corps >

Efficiency

Over the last five years, more than 89% of Mercy Corps' resources have been allocated directly to programs

Excellence

America's premier charity evaluator gives Mercy Corps four stars in organizational efficiency. Click here to learn more.

High Value

Every dollar you donate to Mercy Corps helps us secure $11.16 in donated food and other critical supplies.

Mercy Corps — Dept. W — 45 SW Ankeny — Portland, OR 97204
 All original content Copyright © 2009 Mercy Corps. Quoted and linked content is property of the creator(s). Mercy Corps will not sell, rent or trade your personal information.