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December 23rd

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Leveling the Agricultural Playing Field

Posted on December 24, 2003
Previously filed under: Agriculture
A primer on the developing/developed country trade dynamic.
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December 22nd

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Legal Robbery and Murder

Posted on December 23, 2003
Previously filed under: Africa, Field Diaries
Despite a commitment to law and order, singularly powerful governments can often lead to the disintegration of human rights.
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December 14th

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A Passage From India: A Fortnight in the Life

Posted on December 15, 2003
Previously filed under: Asia, Field Diaries
The life and times of a development project aged seven and a half months.
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November 24th

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What is Globalization?

Posted on November 25, 2003
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, General Globalization
Coming together - globalization means reconnecting the human community.
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Keywords: globalization, culture

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Globalization And Values - A Contemporary Paradox

Posted on November 25, 2003
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, General Globalization
Globalization values impose a conflicting relation with social values in developing and developed countries alike.
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Keywords: globalization, social values, developing countries

November 18th

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Security and Prosperity in the 21st Century

Posted on November 19, 2003
Topics: Conflict and War
Countries: Iraq
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Former President Bill Clinton expresses his views on globalization at Yale University.
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Keywords: terrorist, security, al qaeda

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Unevenly Yoked

Posted on November 19, 2003
Previously filed under: Africa, General Globalization
Has globalization dealt Africa a bad hand?
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November 6th

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Don’t Sweat It

Posted on November 7, 2003
Previously filed under: Global Economy
Sweatshop protests may hurt, not help, poor workers.
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November 5th

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The Last Thing the Developing World Needs

Posted on November 6, 2003
Previously filed under: Asia, Agriculture
A disturbing trend is appearing in the battle for control of the world's food resources.
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Keywords: Genetically Modified Organisms, food security, hunger, developing countries, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Development

November 3rd

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The Pro- and Anti-Globalization Labels just don't Fit

Posted on November 4, 2003
Previously filed under: General Globalization
'Pro' and 'anti' are really only extremes in a complex issue where most of us fall into the broad middle.
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October 30th

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The Globalized Village

Posted on October 31, 2003
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Is Globalization bringing humane progress to developing nations - or not?
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A Spirited Argument in Defense of Global Capitalism

Posted on October 31, 2003
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
In the much acclaimed book In Defense of Global Capitalism Johan Norberg turns his anarchist’s idealism to globalization and its critics.
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October 28th

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A Dynamic Duo

Posted on October 29, 2003
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Technology
Technology brings an American and an Afghan together in a joint effort to help rebuild Iraq.
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October 21st

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Anglosphere - Limits to Globalization

Posted on October 22, 2003
Previously filed under: General Globalization
Does globalization have any limits?
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Keywords: globalization, anti-globalization, trade liberalization, public health, SARS, security issues, terrorism

October 19th

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Breaking the WTO Logjam - Enforceable Special Treatment

Posted on October 20, 2003
Previously filed under: South America, General Globalization
Should developing countries be given special and differential treatment?
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Keywords: wto, developing countries, social justice

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