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June 13th

From the Archives

Reviving an Old Dream of Afro-Asian Cooperation

Posted on June 14, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, General Globalization
Fifty years after the Bandung meeting, a prosperous Asia is better placed, but many hurdles remain.
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How Can we Open the World?

Posted on June 14, 2005
Previously filed under: Global Economy
'Knowledge work' is opening the world as quickly as the internet can be connected.
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Private Education in India can Benefit Poor People

Posted on June 14, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, General Globalization
Poor parents, concerned with the quality of state run schools, are turning increasingly to private education in India.
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The Pitfalls and Consequences of Development 'Pornography'

Posted on June 14, 2005
Previously filed under: General Globalization
The use of ‘shocking’ images of Africa creates negative stereotypes, unwittingly turning good intentions bad.
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June 6th

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Globalization and Health: An Interview With Julio Frenk

Posted on June 7, 2005
Previously filed under: South America, Interviews
Mexico's Minister of Health talks about the role that disease, violence, and malnutrition play in the global economic development.
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Hope Dawns as Women Beat Poverty

Posted on June 7, 2005
Topics: Women, Microfinance
Countries: India
Previously filed under: Asia, Microfinance
In India, hundreds of self-help groups provide one example of how women can mobilize to improve their lives.
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June 2nd

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Understanding International Development Issues

Posted on June 3, 2005
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Simplistic, unreal images of poverty will never convey the full reality of developing countries.
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Aid or Trade? Europe's Good Intentions

Posted on June 3, 2005
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Trade
An increase in trade between rich and poor countries is both necessary and beneficial.
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How to Jump-Start the WTO

Posted on June 3, 2005
Previously filed under: Trade
Rich nations must show leadership by opening their doors to developing country farm products.
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Developing Countries Need Bigger Say in World Bank and IMF

Posted on June 3, 2005
Previously filed under: Interviews
Kemal Dervis, former Turkish minister and former vice president of the World Bank, voices demand for change.
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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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