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"Greed is ok when you let others profit from it, but greed for oneself is bad, it makes you ill," the Dalai Lama said in an interview with Welt Online. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giando/2212005314/">Giandomenico Ricci (flickr)</a>

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A socially responsible world economic order?

At the beginning of July, two influential religious and spiritual leaders made statements within days of each other about the financial crisis and the responsibility of the wealthy to help the poor: Pope Benedict XVI and the Dalai Lama.

WTO talks fail after seven years of negotiations with mixed reception. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/strausser/73380166/">Strauber (flickr)</a>

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WTO Talks Collapse As Last Minute Deal Fails

World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations in Geneva collapsed last week, ending the hope of many for a new global deal to open markets, reduce farm subsidies and strengthen the international trading system.

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United States Farm Subsidies Hurt Africa's Progress

During a one-day meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, trade ministers called on the U.S. to remove agricultural subsidies.

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Saving the Doha Round

In order to return to the negotiating table, Kimberly A. Elliot, a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development calls for change in U.S. agricultural policy.

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An Expensive Cup of Macchiato for Our Ego

Local coffee shops in Ethiopia have begun to go upscale and offer prices comparable - but they do not face government imposed royalties like the foreign coffee companies do.

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General Globalization

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Reason for Hope

United States Diplomat Josette Sheeran outlines seven reasons why we should be optimistic about ending chronic hunger in our lifetimes.

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The Future of the WTO

The recent failure at the Doha Agreement trade negotiations requires the causes be indentified and key objectives addressed when talks resume.

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Fair Trade for All - How Trade Can Promote Development

In a new book Joseph E. Stiglitz and Andrew Charlton offer a controversial argument about how globalization can actually help Third World countries develop and prosper.

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All Fall Down

With the Doha trade talks collapsed it appears that the wealthiest nations will not suffer nearly as much as the developing nations.

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The Death of Doha

The deadlock at the Doha round signals the end of an era as both the developing and developed nations turn their interests to bilateral trade.

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Can the Doha Round Be Salvaged?

Failure to agree on market access could weaken the WTO.

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Why Developing Countries Should Liberalise Trade

The WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Conference changed practically nothing. The result was meagre at best and the tough decisions on market access have been postponed.

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Don't Give Up on WTO, Fix It

The WTO may not be perfect, but its elimination is a recipe for trade chaos.

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The Quest for Investment

Developing countries at the Doha round shifted the focus to agricultural subsidies. But they neglected the greatest challenge yet—guidelines for foreign direct investment.

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A Floundering WTO - Part II

Disunity in the ranks of the developing nations allows developed countries to maintain their trade barriers.

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