share Big Ideas in the Fight Against Global Poverty Developed countries have been trying to help people in poor developing countries reach a higher standard of living for quite some time now. Read more »
share The End of Poverty In Los Angeles, California, a poor city in a debt-ridden state, a movement to end poverty is gaining popularity. Read more »
share South African Lack of Power Infrastructure Means Job Losses Today, IRIN, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, brings attention to power shortages in South Africa which have halted production and created job losses for miners. Read more »
share American Jobs Film uses the power of personal experience to call into question the effects of outsourcing practices on United States workers.Tags: outsourcingprotectionismlaborManufacturingoffshoringfilm reviewRegions: AsiaCategories: Book and Film Reviews Read more »
share The New Shape of America's Trade Policy Congress and the President have finally agreed on a trade policy, but what will it look like?Tags: free tradetradelaborcongressenvironomentRegions: North AmericaCategories: Trade Read more »
share Labor's Comparative Disadvantage The 200-year-old theory of comparative advantage may need some updating in the face of globalization.Tags: tradelaborimmigrationcomparative advantageeconomic theoryRegions: North AmericaCategories: Global Economy Read more »
share Open Labor Markets Are the Right Signal for Europe Labor restrictions have been imposed on some new European Union states, however, in the past wave of expansion, states that embraced open labor policies fared better overall. Categories: TradeTopics: JusticeTradeTags: laborEuropean UnionRegions: Europe and Middle EastCountries: BosniaRomaniaBulgaria Read more »
share Revolutionary Zeal Will Not Put Food On the Table Mavis Makuni, columnist for the Financial Gazette, elaborates upon the difficulties inherent in the agricultural program in Zimbabwe.Tags: Africaagriculturelaborfarmingglobal economyZimbabwewheatRegions: AfricaCategories: Agriculture Read more »
share LABORrious Adaptation With membership numbers dropping, unions around the world need to innovate in order stay relevant in the era of globalization.Tags: globalizationdevelopmentlabortechnologyunionsRegions: North AmericaCategories: General Globalization Read more »
share Globalization Hits Road Bumps in India The Indian government must strive to combine the deregulation and globalization of its economy with social programs to achieve progress towards economic integration. Categories: Global EconomyTopics: GlobalizationTags: reformlaboreconomic integrationderegulationRegions: AsiaCountries: India Read more »
share When Labor Loses Out to Trade Governments have a range of policies to expand trade while minimizing the loss of jobs.Tags: tradewelfarelaborJobsCategories: Trade Read more »
share Hope Dawns as Women Beat Poverty In India, hundreds of self-help groups provide one example of how women can mobilize to improve their lives. Categories: MicrofinanceTopics: MicrofinanceWomenTags: laborRegions: AsiaCountries: India Read more »
share European Labor Unions See Globalization Differently European Labor Unions realize globalization is a fact of life, not something that they can wish away.Tags: globalizationlaborEuropean UnionTrade UnionsRegions: Europe and Middle EastCategories: Global Economy Read more »