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WORLDCHANGING: A User's Guide for the 21st Century

Posted on March 28, 2008
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
A book that serves as a comprehensive starting point to changing the world.
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Not One Less

Posted on February 5, 2008
Topics: Migration, Culture
Countries: China
Previously filed under: Asia, Book and Film Reviews
Not One Less is a film about a determined little girl hoping to triumph over ignorance and poverty in modern-day China.
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Keywords: youth, Film

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It's a Semiglobalized World

Posted on January 4, 2008
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Book and Film Reviews
A book demonstrating a worldview where apocalypse is not imminent and differences still matter.
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Keywords: book review, Pankaj Ghemawat, semiglobalization, globalization, global economy

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2007 Global Envision Reader

Posted on December 14, 2007
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
The 2007 Global Envision Reader features some of the best new titles for learning more about the global economy.
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Keywords: best books, book reviews, books of 2007, book recommendations

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The Bottom Billion- A Book Review

Posted on December 5, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Book and Film Reviews
According to his latest book, the developed world has failed its poorest brethren writes Paul Collier.
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Keywords: poverty, Paul Collier, solutions, failure of aid

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Book Reveals What the World Eats

Posted on November 1, 2007
Previously filed under: North America, Book and Film Reviews
What's on the World's Dinner Table?
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Keywords: food consumption, food security, malnutrition, nutrition, globalization

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How Soccer Explains the World

Posted on September 25, 2007
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Book and Film Reviews
In his latest book, Franklin Foer examines the relationship between globalization and soccer.
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Keywords: Soccer, globalization, Franklin Foer, alternative history, book review, sports

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American Jobs

Posted on August 6, 2007
Previously filed under: Asia, Book and Film Reviews
Film uses the power of personal experience to call into question the effects of outsourcing practices on United States workers.
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Keywords: labor, outsourcing, film review, protectionism, offshoring, Manufacturing

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Poor People

Posted on July 12, 2007
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
Through interviews, author William T. Vollmann;s book explores why people think they are poor.
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Global Envision Film List

Posted on July 12, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Book and Film Reviews
Global Envision, in partnership with The Film Connection, highlights important feature films, documentaries and shorts on the themes of globalization.
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Keywords: Films, International Films, Movies

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New Film Focuses on Life and Debt in Africa

Posted on June 19, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Book and Film Reviews
This gripping movie explores the trials and tribulations of Africa's relationship with the West.
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Keywords: Africa, health, education, Bamako, Mali, African Film

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Bound Together

Posted on June 4, 2007
Previously filed under: Asia, Book and Film Reviews
The editor of YaleGlobal Online writes about religious, economic and cultural influences of globalization throughout history and today in latest book.
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Keywords: nayan chanda, history, income disparity, health

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Globalization and Its Enemies

Posted on April 17, 2007
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Book and Film Reviews
In new book, French economist Daniel Cohen turns common knowledge about globalization upside down.
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Making Globalization Work

Posted on April 17, 2007
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Book and Film Reviews
Where Globalization and Its Discontents was the primer on globalization, this book is the comprehensive user's manual.
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Keywords: globalization, book review, Making Globalization Work, Joseph Stiglitz, World Bank, Americanization, economic growth, IMF

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Microinsurance Key to Protecting the Poor

Posted on March 26, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Book and Film Reviews
Protecting the Poor is a book of lessons learned and technical guidance for insurance professionals and practitioners.
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Keywords: microfinance, microinsurance, corporate social responsibility, book

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First Major Utility Company Invests in Solar Energy

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Tue, 08/19/2008 - 10:28
For the first time, a big, American utility company is investing in large-scale solar energy. Pacific Gas & Electric has decided that solar is part of the answer for California's energy needs.

Cairo Tries to Get Ancient, Rattling Cabs Off the Streets

International Herald Tribune - Wed, 08/20/2008 - 04:21
In Seoul, the Hyundai Pony is a museum exhibit. In Egypt, the decades-old car can still be used as a taxi, so long as it doesn't fall into a canal.

In Israel, Kosher Extends Beyond the Kitchen

Christian Science Monitor - Tue, 08/19/2008 - 23:00
A kosher 'social seal' on nearly one-third of Jerusalem restaurants conveys ethical, not just dietary, standards.

In Vietnam, Even the Dead Feel the Pinch of Inflation

International Herald Tribune - Wed, 08/20/2008 - 06:15
Vietnam is suffering its first serious economic downturn since it moved from a command economy to an open market nearly two decades ago.

Mobilizing Against Hunger in Haiti

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Mon, 08/18/2008 - 13:37
In notoriously hunger-stricken Haiti, a grassroots movement is revitalizing deforested land, conserving rainwater, and leading discussions on the root causes of the ongoing food crisis.
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