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Short-Term Crises, Long-Term Hope

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Meg Kowalik
Topics: Food, Agriculture
Photo: Karl Grobl for NetAid
Photo: Karl Grobl for NetAid

Rising global food prices pose a very real threat to political stability and individual well-being in many developing countries. Recent unrest in Haiti and Egypt indicate an increasingly widespread trend — in fact, the World Bank has identified 33 countries at risk of public disorder.

But what should be done? The Times of London argues that investing in agricultural infrastructure and allowing producers free access to world markets — by both developed as well as developing countries — is the only real solution.

Keywords: global food crisis, free markets

From the Archives

In Defense of Globalization, Free-Trade and Free-Market

Posted on January 31, 2005
Previously filed under: Trade
Isolation will only hurt poor countries in today's world.
Keywords: globalization, free trade, isolationism, free markets, global economy

From the Archives

<i>World on Fire</i> is a Must Read in the Globalization Era

Posted on February 27, 2004
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
Author Amy Chua writes pushing free markets breeds hatred and instability in new book.
Keywords: free markets, Amy Chua, World on Fire, globalization, book review

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Surplus Rice in Japan 'Could End Rice Crisis'

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 07:44
Selling excess rice held in Japan and imported from the United States would incite a rapid drop in the global price of rice but requires immediate action from Tokyo and Washington, write former editor of The Rice Trader, Tom Slayton, and policy analyst, Peter Timmer.

Half in Ten

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 07:44
Four prominent American social justice groups are launching a campaign to halve poverty in the United States in 10 years.

Myanmar Farmers May Miss Harvest

New York Times - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 21:34
The timing of Cyclone Nargis, which disrupted farmers as they were preparing to plant, could not have been worse.

In Departure, China Invites Outside Help

New York Times - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 02:59
China sought experts and equipment from Japan and Taiwan as President Hu Jintao visited the area affected by the earthquake.

The Caucus: Edwards to Endorse Obama

New York Times - Wed, 05/14/2008 - 15:38
The Obama campaign is hoping that John Edwards’s endorsement will be taken as the start of a coalescence around Mr. Obama as the nominee.

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