News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 913
BALKANS: Economic Crisis Takes Harsh Toll
- Inter Press Service
It's been quite a while since Mevliha Cebo enjoyed the job she was educated for: a pre-school teacher in her native Sarajevo.
Talks Continue on Arms Treaty, an Instrument for 'Extreme Cases'
- Inter Press Service
Experts from over 100 U.N. member states will convene Monday for two weeks to discuss the elements to be included in a long-awaited Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) - what will be a multilateral, legally-binding document regulating the transfer of conventional weapons and small and light arms.
Controversy Dogs Brazil's Racial Equality Law
- Inter Press Service
The Statute of Racial Equality, soon to be signed into law in Brazil, is at the centre of a controversy between those who consider it a historical achievement, like the abolition of slavery in 1888, and those who see it as failing to satisfy the demands of the black movement.
LATIN AMERICA: Time to Value Women's Unpaid Work
- Inter Press Service
The time has come for Latin American countries to put an economic value on the work that women do as they take care of households, children and the elderly, says ECLAC, the United Nations regional economic agency.
Wealthy Reap Rewards While Those Who Work Lose
- Inter Press Service
Times are tough for workers in the U.S. where a recession has a stranglehold on much of the economy, but life is perfectly rosy for those at the top.
ZAMBIA: 'Privatisation Like Grabbing Goods Fallen from a Truck'
- Inter Press Service
Zambia has sold more than 262 state-owned enterprises in the past 18 years, with the latest being the beleaguered telecommunications company Zamtel. As the debate continues about whether privatisation is the best policy option for the country, the government has learned from experience and addressed labour concerns more adequately in the most recent deal.
DEVELOPMENT: China Moves from Aid Recipient to Aid Donor
- Inter Press Service
When Britain announced it would stop giving public money to China as part of a plan to direct financial aid to countries in greater need, it was symbolic of China’s shift from aid receiver to aid giver.
Caribbean Leaders Inch Forward on Regional Integration
- Inter Press Service
For 37 years, Caribbean leaders have fended off charges from critics that the 15-member regional grouping Caricom is nothing more than a talk shop.
Q&A: 'Latin America Faces an Environmental Emergency'
- Inter Press Service
The Latin American economy based on exploitation of natural resources does not create social well-being and is unsustainable in the context of climate change, says Uruguayan Eduardo Gudynas, lead researcher at the Latin American Centre for Social Ecology (CLAES).
CHINA: Giant Seeks to Play Superman
- Inter Press Service
As China's aggressive acquisitions in Europe and beyond create ripples of unease in a global economy gripped by fear of another recession, many commentators are discerning a unified strategy for expansion orchestrated by Beijing.
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