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Africans View Globalization As Positive But Unfair, According to Survey

GlobeScan and the World Bank have released the results of a poll that surveyed over 7,000 Africans in 8 countries on issues ranging from globalization to Aids and democracy.

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Ecuador's Energy-Fuelled Politics

Ecuador is a key arena of Latin America's new wave of argument over energy resources and political models.

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How Pro-Poor is Tourism?

Pro-poor tourism should increase the benefits of the tourism industry for poor people, but what does it mean in practice?

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Globalization - When the Cure Is Worse Than the Malady

Attempts to halt globalization may cause more harm than global economic integration.

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Refugees

Find out more about what a refugee is, and what it means to be one.

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On World Refugee Day, United States Leads World in Darfur Aid

The United States is the leading donor to refugee assistance, and is the nation who sponsors the most refugees, including many from the conflict in Darfur.

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Clooney 'Stands Up' for Darfur

Oscar-winning actor and heartthrob George Clooney is an active humanitarian who stands up and speaks out for social causes, chiefly the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur.

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Globalization's Watchdogs

The United States and Britain prove to be the worlds corporate "watchdogs" through their reactions to Bolivia's nationalization of its natural gas resources.

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World Population Becoming Grayer as Fertility Rates Go into Decline

What lies ahead when so many countries' fertility rates are below the population replacement levels?

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Europe Faces Globalization - Part II

Denmark invests in an adaptable workforce, thus reducing fear of change.

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Europe Faces Globalization - Part I

Wealthy nations practice globalization à la carte, by pursuing foreign firms and protecting their own.

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Bono and Tough Love

Why debt forgiveness is not a substitute for creating good governance.

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What Poor Means

What is it like to be poor? It depends on where, when or who you ask.

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Marketing Humanitarian Crises

Needy groups compete to market plights and win global attention.

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No Globalization, Please - We Are French!

Populist posturing comes head to head with Chirac's stealth globalization.

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