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Global Governance and the Division of Labor

Posted on December 17, 2007
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, General Globalization
International institutions must support and maintain an environment that promotes prosperity, security and social justice in their members.
Keywords: IMF, international institutions, development, responsibility, global bodies

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Globalization - What Is To Be Done?

Posted on October 9, 2007
Previously filed under: North America, General Globalization
The increasing reach of globalization to trade and productivity is forcing governments to come to grips with workers' rights.
Keywords: globalization, worker rights, IMF, World Bank, Neoliberalism, economic policy

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The Malaysian Miracle

Posted on October 3, 2007
Previously filed under: Asia, Global Economy
Economic growth in Malaysia shows that a strategy of bringing the bottom up can lead to success.
Keywords: Malaysia, economy, growth, IMF, natural resources

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Support Budgets to Improve Health and Education Services

Posted on June 15, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, General Globalization
International aid organizations promote general budgetary support to improve health and education services in developing countries.
Keywords: Word Bank, IMF, health, education, debt cancellation, Africa

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Making the IMF and World Bank Work for the Poor

Posted on May 10, 2007
Previously filed under: General Globalization
A former World Bank Vice-President discusses how to make the Bretton Woods institutions more effective.
Keywords: Jean-Michel Severino, IMF, World Bank, Poverty alleviation, globalization

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Making Globalization Work

Posted on April 17, 2007
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Book and Film Reviews
Where Globalization and Its Discontents was the primer on globalization, this book is the comprehensive user's manual.
Keywords: globalization, book review, Making Globalization Work, Joseph Stiglitz, World Bank, Americanization, economic growth, IMF

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The IMF and World Bank Are Major Causes of Poverty in Africa

Posted on March 23, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Opinions and Editorials
Opinion article questions the efficacy of IMF and World Bank policies in the developing world.
Keywords: debt, IMF, World Bank, Africa, poverty, economic liberalization, Bhoyy Jalloh

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The IMF and World Bank - An Overview

Posted on December 27, 2006
Previously filed under: North America, Global Economy
World Bank and IMF preferences for free-market solutions spark criticism from both sides of the economic and political spectrum.
Keywords: IMF, World Bank, global economy, trade, Structural Adjustment Programs,

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African Continent Tops World Bank Priorities

Posted on October 2, 2006
Previously filed under: Africa, Global Economy
Africa risks subjection to a serious economic stagnation if the donor community fails to live up to their pledge to double aid to the continent by 2010.
Keywords: Africa, poverty, international aid, World Bank, wolfowitz, IMF

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Working with Bretton Woods Institutions

Posted on December 8, 2005
Previously filed under: Global Economy
In the debate over globalization and multilateral trade, the first priority of one non-profit organization is to educate decision makers.
Keywords: IMF, World Bank, Financial Institution

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Where's The Jubilee?

Posted on July 14, 2005
Previously filed under: Global Economy
The G8 debt deal should provide an opportunity for us to claim our victories while still pushing for more.
Keywords: IMF, World Bank, Debt relief, HIPC, G8

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Debt Cancellation - Historic Victories, New Challenges

Posted on May 31, 2005
Previously filed under: Global Economy
How debt cancellation for poor countries was transformed from an implausible demand into a winning issue.
Keywords: G8, debt, International loans, World Bank, IMF

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Zimbabwe: Irony of Rich Farmers Without Cash

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 13:16
ZIMBABWE'S tobacco farmers are having cash problems. They have so much money in their pockets, but cannot buy what they need because it is in the form of cheques.

Ghana: Fisheries Act Forbids Foreign Vessels From Fishing

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 12:22
The Ministry of Fisheries has denied allegations by a group, called the Joint Action Against Pair Trawling (JAAPT) that foreign vessels have invaded Ghana's fishing industry and all vessels plying the coastal areas of the country are engaged in pair trawling activities. It says the allegations are simply untrue.

Surplus Rice in Japan 'Could End Rice Crisis'

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 19:44
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 - 19:44
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.

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