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share Payment for protection: an innovative program boosts incomes and saves trees A new program in Brazil is turning tragedy on its head by paying the poor to preserve their natural surroundings. Read more »
share Inequality on the Rise, Minorities have 20 Times Less Wealth than Whites Equality has been one of the defining tenets of the United States since its establishment. Yet it's disparity, not equality, that is on the rise. Read more »
share Does China's Rise Mean U.S. Decline? For most economists, it isn't a question of if China will surpass the U.S. in terms of GDP, it's when. Read more »
share Why Globalization is in Trouble - Part II The politics of global resentment will find many followers in the fragmented and weak undeveloped world.Tags: privatizationglobalizationInequalityDeveloping WorldWashington ConsensusRegions: AfricaCategories: General Globalization Read more »
