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With a shared currency, entrepreneurs like this Tanzanian vendor won't have to change money when selling their products in other countries. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/justcrono/4773495951/in/photostream/">justCRONO (flickr)</a>.

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East Africa seeks to learn from the Eurozone's mistakes

Has the eurozone crisis made shared currencies passe? East African leaders don’t think so, and they’re looking to Europe for an example of what not to do.

According to Riane Eisler, the work of raising childern is devalued the world over. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mishimoto/4056188275/sizes/m/in/photostream/">Mishimoto (flickr)</a>

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Rethinking Economics with Riane Eisler

Unlearn economics. Forget GDPs and growth rates. Ignore financial institutions (and their crises). Rethink well-being and worth. What do you care about? What in your life holds the greatest value?

Economist Glenn Hubbard argues that aid targeting local African business development would help the continent more than infrastructure projects like roads. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gara/68053063/in/set-1468">Stefan Gara (flickr)</a>

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What a Marshall Plan Could Do For Africa

Foreign aid has failed to end poverty in Africa because it often funds the wrong kinds of projects, says economist Glenn Hubbard.

The July 18 issue of <em>the Economist</em></a>. Photo: <a href="http://www.economist.com"><em>The Economist</em></a>

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Don't Count Out Economics

During the boom years of the 1990s, economists like Alan Greenspan became celebrities. Their speeches and writings were closely studied by those hoping to know where the market was going next.

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Brazil's Energy Windfall

Brazil recently discovered billions of barrels of oil off its shores - and immediately started reorganizing its trade policy on the world market.

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The Implication of Economic Indoctrination

Children learn based on their teachers-- and often national policy regarding education. This month's issue of Foreign Policy explores how the way Germany and France teach economics may spell a dismal economic future.

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The Bottom Line for Microfinance

A close look at microfinance institutions reveals an important key to success - efficiency.

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Understanding the Falling Dollar

Brad Setser of the Council on Foreign Relations talks about the U.S. dollar, foreign exchange markets, and how governments control currency.

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Global Oil Trends

Dwindling oil reserves and shaky relations between producers and consumers has made oil the central concern in today's global marketplace.

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FORGE - The Wage Dilemma

Kjerstin Erickson, founder of FORGE, discusses the emotional task of deciding how much to pay local staff in underdeveloped, war-torn economies.

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More than Micro

Ritu Sharma of the Women's Edge Coalition argues for the economic empowerment of women worldwide.

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Elementary School Lesson Plans - Trade

These lessons are appropriate for grades 3-5.

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Primary School Lesson Plans - Trade

These lessons are appropriate for grades K-2.

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Why "Fair Trade" Could Backfire for the United States

Many economists believe that the current approach to manufacturing employment in the United States will do little if anything to solve the current crisis.

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Has Neo-Liberalism Failed Mexico?

An advocate of free markets analyzes the effects of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and questions why neo-liberal policies have failed Mexico.

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