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January 30th

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AIDS in Zimbabwe - One Orphan's Story

Posted on January 31, 2006
Previously filed under: Africa, Health
A child is left to provide for her siblings after her parents die of AIDS.
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Keywords: Zimbabwe, pandemic, Orphans, orphan, humanitarian aid, HIV/AIDS, health in africa, children, child, AIDS in Africa, african health, Africa

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Film Brings Sub-Saharan AIDS Pandemic to a Global Audience

Posted on January 31, 2006
Previously filed under: Africa, Book and Film Reviews
Yesterday presents a moving and beautiful depiction of a Zulu woman struggling to understand the impacts of her own illness.
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Keywords: Zulu village, Yesterday, Sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS films, HIV/AIDS

January 24th

From the Archives

The Soft Underbelly of China's Growth

Posted on January 25, 2006
Topics: Globalization, Economic Development
Countries: China
Previously filed under: Asia, General Globalization
China cannot view globalization as a substitute to sound domestic structures and needed policy reforms.
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Damming China's Rivers

Posted on January 25, 2006
Topics: Economic Development, Climate and Environment
Countries: China
Previously filed under: Asia, Environment
Environmental consequences as a result of China's rapid economic development pose threats to citizens and diverse eco-systems.
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Keywords: dam

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Rebuilding Through Social Entreprenuership

Posted on January 25, 2006
Previously filed under: North America, Success Stories
Microfinance guru Muhammud Yunus explores how economies affected by Hurricane Katrina could benefit from the spirit of social entrepreneurship.
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Keywords: social entrepreneurship

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An Entrepreneur Tackles the Logistics of Disaster

Posted on January 25, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, Success Stories
Read how one social entrepreneur is using lessons in logistics from the business world to deploy relief to communities in need.
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Keywords: entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, disaster, poverty, Africa

January 17th

From the Archives

Building Back With Microfinance

Posted on January 18, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, Interviews
How microfinance programs are helping the recovery efforts in tsunami-affected Asia.
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Poverty Matters

Posted on January 18, 2006
Previously filed under: Microfinance
In a remarkable convergence of political and natural events, poverty has finally reached the top of the global policymaking agenda.
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Microfinance Travels Fast in a Poor Country

Posted on January 18, 2006
Previously filed under: South America, Microfinance
Amid economic and political turmoil, Haitian banks have woken up to the fact that microfinance is an essential part of business.
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Keywords: microfinance, banks, loans

January 10th

From the Archives

Where Brain Drains Lead

Posted on January 11, 2006
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
Give Us Your Best and Brightest evaluates both the issues of brain drain and brain gain to determine the effects that skilled migration has on sending countries.
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An Appraisal of Privatization

Posted on January 11, 2006
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
This book offers comprehensive country-specific studies on the effects of privatization on people—winners and losers in different income, employment, and education groups.
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Keywords: privatization, privatisation, state-owned, free market, open market

January 9th

From the Archives

Multinational Corporations: A Key to Global Poverty Reduction – Part II

Posted on January 10, 2006
Previously filed under: Global Economy
To combat a growing image problem, multinational corporations must capitalize on their enormous potential for reducing poverty.
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January 8th

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Multinational Corporations: A Key to Global Poverty Reduction – Part I

Posted on January 9, 2006
Previously filed under: Global Economy
MNCs can and do change the very conditions that create poverty, yet lack presence in the world’s poorest countries.
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January 1st

From the Archives

UN Conference Brings about Change in U.S. Stance on Global Warming

Posted on January 2, 2006
Previously filed under: Environment
One can only hope that icy relations between governments melt away to leave understanding that climate change is increasingly affecting how life is carried out on this planet.
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Skepticism about Argentina’s Early Payment to the IMF

Posted on January 2, 2006
Previously filed under: South America, Global Economy
Some worry that international economic implications of early payment to the IMF could outweigh domestic political gains for Argentina. The IMF’s role in question...
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