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The Globalized World Responds to the Tsunami Disaster

Posted on June 1, 2005
Previously filed under: General Globalization
The first global natural disaster in modern times demonstrates that we are indeed, one human family.
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May 30th

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Macro Success through Microfinance

Posted on May 31, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Microfinance
How small and micro loans can make unimagined differences in the lives of the world's poor.
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Can China Be Contained?

Posted on May 31, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, General Globalization
In a close-knit world, pressuring Beijing could have unintended consequences.
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Keywords: trade, NATO, politics

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Debt Cancellation - Historic Victories, New Challenges

Posted on May 31, 2005
Previously filed under: Global Economy
How debt cancellation for poor countries was transformed from an implausible demand into a winning issue.
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Keywords: G8, debt, International loans, World Bank, IMF

May 17th

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Tangled Threads of Protectionism – Part III

Posted on May 18, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Trade
Retraining and innovation would help to save jobs better than a tariff wall.
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Tangled Threads of Protectionism – Part II

Posted on May 18, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Trade
The age-old desire to protect the makers of clothes in a country rages on unabated.
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Tangled Threads of Protectionism – Part I

Posted on May 18, 2005
Previously filed under: North America, Trade
Production quotas have hurt more than helped US and European textile industries.
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Bono's Developing Business

Posted on May 18, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, Global Economy
How a rock star is bringing economic equality to Africa and South America.
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Keywords: rock star, philanthropist, manufacturing in developing countries, foreign direct investment, clothing line Edun, Bono, Ali Hewson, HIV/AIDS, Africa

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An Interview with the Filmaker of Mardi Gras: Made in China

Posted on May 18, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Interviews
Following the brightly colored beads from a factory in China to the streets of New Orleans.
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May 8th

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A Happy Ending in India

Posted on May 9, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Global Economy
In India, owning land leads to economic betterment - and freedom from poverty.
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42 Teak Trees on 1/10th of an Acre

Posted on May 9, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Global Economy
Land ownership changes lives, and that can change our world.
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Two Approaches to Development

Posted on May 9, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Global Economy
Global corporations can help - not just hinder - developing nations' economies.
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Farming Pays off in Developing Nations

Posted on May 9, 2005
Previously filed under: North America, Trade
Third world farmers see end in sight to US agricultural subsidies.
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Global Blogs

Posted on May 9, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, General Globalization
Various views on the global economy and other important issues related to globalization.
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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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