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Erin Connelly is a volunteer for Global Envision. She currently works as a research coordinator at the Helfgott Research Institute at the National College of Natural Medicine. Erin has a BA in journalism from Penn State and an MA in sociology/policy studies from Lehigh University. Some of her favorite things include photography, kickball, bikes, books and exploring places near and far.

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Mar 12, 2009 - Will Climate Funds Weather the Economic Storm?
Feb 14, 2009 - With Strings Attached
Feb 5, 2009 - Can The Economic Crisis Be Good For Africa?
Jan 27, 2009 - Can A Minimum Wage Save the World?
Jan 11, 2009 - As the World Shrinks, So Does Network Coverage of International News
Jan 5, 2009 - A Medical Lab in the Palm of Your Hand
Dec 14, 2008 - Disease and the Benefactor Factor
Dec 2, 2008 - Is Poverty Linked to Terrorism?
Nov 23, 2008 - Brother, can you spare a centavo?
Nov 16, 2008 - China's Emerging Economic Clout


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As Growth Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment

International Herald Tribune - Wed, 02/08/2012 - 07:19
India’s central bank and economic analysts predict that growth will fall sharply to 7 percent this fiscal year and remain sluggish.

Social responsibility and a new world order

Washington Post - Innovations - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 07:56
Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020, India and Russia will also have overtaken all the European economic powers.

Aid for trade policy rears its ugly head

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:41
The UK government's dismay at not being granted the contract for Typhoon fighter jets in India is an indication that its controversial aid for trade policy is still very much alive.

Liberia's battle to put the lights back on

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 23:00
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country's electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015?

As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality

Yale Global Online - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:17
Kenya struggles to spread the wealth from rapid growth.
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