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March 30th

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Poverty in Africa Linked to Water Management

Posted on March 31, 2006
Previously filed under: Africa, Environment
According to the United Nations, African countries will be hard pressed to emerge from poverty due to poor water management, not a lack of available water.
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Keywords: water, United Nations, Sub-Saharan Africa, water scarcity, hydropower

March 28th

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Let Market Forces Decide the Pace of Growth in Pakistan

Posted on March 29, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, Opinions and Editorials
Why Pakistan should allow the system of market economy to fulfill the people's quest for happiness by providing them free choice to meet their needs.
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Keywords: Pakistan, economic growth, regulation, taxation, free market, black market

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Buying a Car in Pakistan

Posted on March 29, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, Trade
People in Pakistan are tantalized with the idea of owning a car, but are denied the right to have one.
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Keywords: Pakistan, trade, free trade, free market

March 27th

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The Axis of Oil - China and Venezuela

Posted on March 28, 2006
Topics: Energy and Oil
Countries: Venezuela, China
Previously filed under: South America, Global Economy
China is forging new links with Latin America, but the impact of its south-south strategy is more complex than the rhetoric of solidarity and progress suggests.
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Keywords: socialism, Latin America, Hugo Chavez

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The Brazilian Hat-Trick

Posted on March 28, 2006
Countries: Brazil
Previously filed under: South America, Trade
Brazil's growing trade power requires tricky new skills of the country's leaders.
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Keywords: wto, trade blocs, trade, plurilateral, G6, G20, Doha, Brasil

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Development Aid for Development's Sake

Posted on March 28, 2006
Previously filed under: Opinions and Editorials
The use of development aid as a political stick does not produce the political objectives sought by donors.
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Keywords: poverty, Jeffrey Sachs, development

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More To Be Done On Debt Relief

Posted on March 28, 2006
Previously filed under: Africa, Global Economy
If you think the third world debt crisis was solved at the meetings of G8 leaders last summer, think again.
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Keywords: Debt relief, Africa, G8 summit, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Jubilee

March 23rd

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From Relief Work to Sustainable Community Development

Posted on March 24, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, Success Stories
Social entrepreneur Suchitra Sheth endeavors to change how society thinks as an essential ingredient to enable the marginalized to engage with the mainstream.
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Keywords: social entrepreneur, development, community development

March 21st

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Reading List on the Indian Economy

Posted on March 22, 2006
Topics: Economic Development, Globalization
Countries: India
Previously filed under: Asia, Book and Film Reviews
If you are interested in the global effects of India's economic development, Global Envision recommends these books.
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March 19th

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Change is the Norm in Modern India

Posted on March 20, 2006
Topics: Trade, Technology and the Internet, Globalization
Countries: India
Previously filed under: Asia, General Globalization
In the throes of globalization, India comes to terms with immense internal change and its newfound potential to impact national poverty-related concerns.
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Keywords: protectionism, outsourcing

March 16th

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Changing Lives in Kalej Valley

Posted on March 17, 2006
Topics: Economic Development
Countries: India
Previously filed under: Asia, Success Stories
Mercy Corps and TAZO Tea team up to raise standard of living for tea workers in India through community health program.
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Nuclear Pact Launches India Into Uncharted Waters

Posted on March 17, 2006
Countries: United States, India
Previously filed under: Asia, General Globalization
India's historic nuclear deal with the US could have an unpredictable and serious outcome.
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Keywords: nuclear weapons, nuclear power, non-proliferation

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The Indian Tortoise and the Chinese Hare

Posted on March 17, 2006
Topics: Governance, Economic Development
Countries: India, China
Previously filed under: Asia, Global Economy
In a race between two economies with more than a billion each, will sound political structures win in the end?
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Keywords: democracy

March 14th

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Cartoon Crisis - Clash of Civilizations?

Posted on March 15, 2006
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, General Globalization
The controversy over the publication of the Danish cartoons illustrates how globalization is creating a convergence of cultures.
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Keywords: Denmark, prophet Muhammed, globalization, cartoon, Middle East, global media,

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Cartoon Jihad

Posted on March 15, 2006
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, General Globalization
Besides showing the cultural gulf with the West, the cartoon crises shows the clout of globalized Islam.
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Keywords: Denmark, prophet Muhammed, globalization, Muslim, Middle East, global media

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