News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 852
TRADE: South African Imports Filling Zimbabwean Shop Shelves
- Inter Press Service
When the government of national unity (GNU) was formed two years ago, Zimbabweans expected that the days of shop shelves being filled with imported consumer goods would soon be over.
EU: Family Ties with Rich Cousin Germany Turn Bittersweet
- Inter Press Service
In terms of economics, the European Union (EU) includes one country - Germany - that is both friend and foe to the 27-member community, and their relationship has turned markedly bittersweet on the road to recovery after the global economic crisis.
BANGLADESH: Women Find a Way Out of Poverty
- Inter Press Service
Twenty-one years ago, Munni Akter and her husband Shafiuddin could hardly afford two meals a day.
ENERGY-DR CONGO: Small Is Beautiful - And Electrifying
- Inter Press Service
While discussion of hydroelectric power on the Congo River is dominated by the massive Grand Inga project and the dream of power for the entire continent, construction of a series of smaller dams to benefit local communities may produce tangible results much more quickly.
Microcredit Critics Say Debt Doesn't Equal Emancipation
- Inter Press Service
In response to a pelting critique from academics, economists and grassroots organisers worldwide, the 2011 State of the Microcredit Summit Campaign Report plans to address the controversies surrounding a development scheme that many believe to have failed.
DEVELOPMENT-UGANDA: Better Coffee Brings Better Living Conditions
- Inter Press Service
Producing quality Arabica coffee beans on the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda is only viable once farmers are assured ready access to the global market. Fair trade has made this possible.
A World Going Hungry
- Inter Press Service
In an era of mass consumption in the West, the developing world is entering its second major hunger crisis in three years, with new figures from the World Bank showing food price hikes have forced 44 million people into economic hardship since last June.
Great Green Wall to Stop Sahel Desertification
- Inter Press Service
Imagine a green wall - 15 kilometres wide, and up to 8,000 kilometres long - a living green wall of trees and bushes, full of birds and other animals. Imagine it just south of the Sahara, from Djibouti in the Horn of Africa in the east, all the way across the continent to Dakar, Senegal, in the west.
U.S.: From Madison to Manhattan, Workers Defend Union Rights
- Inter Press Service
Taking their place among a newly vocal chorus of protesters around the world, over 68,000 workers in the northeastern U.S. state of Wisconsin came out Tuesday to oppose a bill, sponsored by Republican Governor Scott Walker, designed to strip the labour force of its collective bargaining rights.
Two Percent Price-Tag for a Green Economy
- Inter Press Service
Growth-obsessed markets and governments are pillaging the planet and it must stop, a new U.N. report warns.
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