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September 27th

From the Archives

Private Philanthropy Highlights Need for U.S. Foreign Aid Changes

Posted on September 28, 2006
Previously filed under: North America, Global Economy
At a time when the private sector is making huge strides in global philanthropy, the US government is going in the opposite direction.
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Keywords: Global Philanthropy, foreign aid, Millennium Challenge, HIV/AIDS, investment, US

September 24th

From the Archives

Why Globalization is in Trouble - Part II

Posted on September 25, 2006
Previously filed under: Africa, General Globalization
The politics of global resentment will find many followers in the fragmented and weak undeveloped world.
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Keywords: globalization, Inequality, Developing World, privatization, Washington Consensus

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Why Globalization is in Trouble - Part I

Posted on September 25, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, General Globalization
Job loss and worry about identity make the West reconsider the value of trade and immigration.
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Keywords: globalization, outsourcing, immigration, US-China relations, US-India relations

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U.S. Current Account Deficit Causes Concern Around the Globe

Posted on September 25, 2006
Previously filed under: North America, Global Economy
The U.S. has become the world's biggest debtor with a current account deficit now running at an annual level of more than $600 billion in the $11 trillion U.S. economy.
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Keywords: global economy, trade, Currency, Budget Deficit, Exports, Imports

From the Archives

Chávez-China Oil Deal May Produce Unsuspected Winners

Posted on September 25, 2006
Topics: Energy and Oil
Countries: Venezuela, United States, Iran, China
Previously filed under: Asia, Trade
Hugo Chávez announces that he intends to increase oil exports to China, but this is not necessarily bad news for the U.S. and the rest of the world.
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Keywords: Hugo Chavez, energy security

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Who's Afraid of China?

Posted on September 25, 2006
Topics: Trade
Countries: United States, China
Previously filed under: Asia, Trade
Today's urgent need for another exchange rate accord means that the U.S. needs to involve China, its new major trading partner. This will require cooperation on both ends.
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Keywords: Yuan

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Is America Saving Enough to be Competitive in the Global Marketplace?

Posted on September 25, 2006
Previously filed under: North America, Global Economy
The US has had its cake and eaten it too in the form of low inflation, cheap borrowing and low interest mortgages. The question is whether it can go on.
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Keywords: global economy, America Saving, GDP

September 14th

From the Archives

High School Lesson Plans: Women and Globalization

Posted on September 15, 2006
Previously filed under: Africa, Grades 9-12
These resources are appropriate for grade levels 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th.
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Keywords: women, woman, lesson plans, high school, empowerment

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Middle School Lesson Plans: Women and Globalization

Posted on September 15, 2006
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Grades 6-8
These resources are appropriate for grade levels 6th, 7th and 8th.
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Keywords: middle school, women, empowerment, lesson plans

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High School Lesson Plans: Religion

Posted on September 15, 2006
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Grades 9-12
These resources are appropriate for grade levels 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th.
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Keywords: high school, Islam, buddhism, Muslim, Lesson Plan, religion

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Middle School Lesson Plans: Religion

Posted on September 15, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, Grades 6-8
These resources are appropriate for grade levels 6th, 7th and 8th.
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Keywords: religion, Islam, Muslim, nepal, middle school, lesson plans

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Elementary School Lesson Plans: Religion

Posted on September 15, 2006
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Grades 3-5
These resources are appropriate for grade levels 3rd, 4th and 5th.
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Keywords: religion, Muslim, Islam, lesson plans, elementary school

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Primary School Lesson Plans: Religion

Posted on September 15, 2006
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Grades K-2
These resources are appropriate for grade levels Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd.
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Keywords: religion, Islam, primary, Muslim, lesson plans

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Primary School Lesson Plans: Migration

Posted on September 15, 2006
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Grades K-2
These resources are appropriate for grade levels Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd.
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Keywords: migration, immigration, nomad, Primary School

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High School Lesson Plans: Migration

Posted on September 15, 2006
Previously filed under: North America, Grades 9-12
These resources are appropriate for grade levels 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th.
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Keywords: migration, immigration, nomad, high school, Lesson Plan

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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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