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February 20th

From the Archives

Major Plan to Boost African Agriculture Unveiled

Posted on February 21, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, Agriculture
The New Partnership for Africa's Development plans to rely on science to boost African economies.
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Keywords: Africa, agriculture, science, technology

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El Tigrito

Posted on February 21, 2005
Previously filed under: South America, Global Economy
El Salvador shows the way for Central America.
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The Influence of Globalization

Posted on February 21, 2005
Previously filed under: Global Economy
Despite its positive features, globalization has created a system where more developed countries profit from less developed countries, leaving them in the dust.
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Keywords: globalization, developing countries,

February 15th

From the Archives

Dealing with a Declining Dollar – Part I

Posted on February 16, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Global Economy
To avert a currency crisis, China must take on greater responsibility in managing the global financial system.
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How Sweden Tweaked the Washington Consensus

Posted on February 16, 2005
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, General Globalization
Why does Sweden top the US in virtually every social indicator and hold its own economically as well?
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February 9th

From the Archives

n-Logue's Rural Connectivity Model

Posted on February 10, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Technology
A business model to meet the demand for internet connection in rural India.
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February 6th

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Read the Memoir <i>Learning to Love Africa</i>

Posted on February 7, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, Book and Film Reviews
In this engaging book, Monique Maddy's tells her tale of growing up African.
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Modest Proposal for Africa

Posted on February 7, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, General Globalization
The answer is business and not more aid to corrupt governments.
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Conference Counters Critics’ Assumptions about Globalization’s Impact on Labor

Posted on February 7, 2005
Previously filed under: Global Economy
Economic rationale alone can’t sustain popular support for globalization.
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February 1st

From the Archives

An Interview With Reema Nanavaty

Posted on February 2, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Interviews
The very poor on the bottom of the pyramid need upgraded skills.
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Outsourcing: Who Gains?

Posted on February 2, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Interviews
An interview with Raja M. Mitra.
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As Growth Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment

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Social responsibility and a new world order

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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

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