Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 520
Syrian Kurds Ache For A Lifeline
- Inter Press Service
TIL KOCER, Syria, May 18 (IPS) - "We all know that Ankara and Erbil have a joint plan to evacuate the entire region," Abdurrahman Hemo, head of the Kurdish Humanitarian Aid Committee tells IPS. "They want to choke the people here until they flee en masse."
OP-ED: The Free-Trade Regime: Oligarchy in Action
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 17 (IPS) - The United States is not really a democracy. That's the (simplified) conclusion of a recent study from Princeton University. Instead, economic elites and special interest groups enjoy tremendous sway in Washington, while "the preferences of the average American appear to have only a minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy."
No Silver Lining for Somalia’s Child Labourers
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI/MOGADISHU, May 17 (IPS) - Twelve-year-old Halima Mohamed Ali wakes up every morning at five am, but unlike her peers she does not go to school. Instead, she begins her duties as a nanny for five children, the oldest of whom is just two years younger than she is.
When China Sneezes, Latin America Gets the Flu
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 16 (IPS) - China's massive urbanisation has been built, literally, by metal, supplied mostly by Latin American countries (LAC). Yet now China's slowing economic growth and falling commodity prices threaten Latin American commodity booms.
Inequality and Democracy
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 15 (IPS) - Not a day goes by without news on the growing inequality that is the telling indicator of the kind of economic model in which we have put ourselves, following the neoliberal binge unleashed by the Washington Consensus. The idea that economic growth is "a rising tide lifting all boats", as the late Margaret Thatcher declared when she announced war on the welfare state, and its twin "capital will trickle down to everybody", are now totally discredited. Facts, as it has been said, are stubborn.
Militancy Pushes Northern Pakistan Close to Industrial Collapse
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 15 (IPS) - Already saddled with a veritable catalogue of crises, Pakistan's largest province, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) now finds itself on the verge of industrial collapse, as extortion and kidnappings drive away all prospects for production or employment.
Lagging Urban Transport Works Hinder World Cup Sustainability
- Inter Press Service
NATAL, Brazil, May 15 (IPS) - Brazil's efforts to promote the image of an environmentally sustainable World Cup have focused on the stadiums built for the tournament. But the 12 cities where the matches will be played are in a race against time to complete the urban transport projects.
Breaking the Rules
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 14 (IPS) - Small underdeveloped countries, unless they suddenly discover oil or gold, are at a distinct disadvantage in the global arena. If they play by the rules, they will remain underdeveloped. Over the last half-century, very few countries have managed to jump from the Third World to the club of richest nations.
Mangroves Could Be Savior of Guyana’s Shrinking Coastline
- Inter Press Service
GEORGETOWN, May 14 (IPS) - Agriculture has always played an important role in the socioeconomic development of Guyana, the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state that straddles South America.
World Bank Finds Huge Hole in Social Safety Nets
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 13 (IPS) - Social safety net programmes have expanded, yet 870 million of the world's poorest people remain uncovered, says a new World Bank report released Tuesday.
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