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Posted By:  Elirozz_Labaria
Posted On:  Feb 11, 2012

  The Effects of International Trade on a Country’s Development
              The increased interaction of countries all over the world through international trade in goods and services has left lasting effects on both developed and developing nations. Globalization , as this emerging...... [view]
Posted By:  BethP
Posted On:  Oct 7, 2008

  Countdown to Blog Action Day 2008
Just a heads-up to let you know that we’ve registered for Blog Action Day 2008 on October 15.  This virtual event will bring together bloggers from all over the blogosphere to contribute to a worldwide discussion on the subject of poverty.  Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog...... [view]
Posted By:  BethP
Posted On:  Sep 26, 2008

  Ramping Up: Africa and the MDGs
It’s been a historical week in international development as leaders worldwide have ramped up discussions around meeting the 2015 Millennium Development Goals.  Increasingly (though not exclusively) Africa-specific concerns, the MDG conversation has generated some significant news over...... [view]
Posted By:  christopherbaan
Posted On:  Jun 24, 2008

  The truth beyond the food crisis
What’s behind the world food crisis? Yes, the growing world population is a huge contributor to the need for more food. Yes, reckless food- and oil-seed-based biofuel subsidies have added to the problem. Yes, the climate crisis will contribute enormously. Yes, greater prosperity by...... [view]
Posted By:  christopherbaan
Posted On:  May 5, 2008

  Measuring Genuine Progress
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was first used in the United Kingdom to measure their war-time production. Since the whole economy was geared up to wage war, it was a fair measure of how much the system was turning over. While the second world war has finished, GDP is peculiarly still the...... [view]
Posted By:  christopherbaan
Posted On:  Apr 14, 2008

  Connecting the dots
Complexity thinking and social development By Alan Fowler . How are societies ‘developed’? For years, international aid has failed to provide a convincing answer. This article offers a potential path to improving both aid performance and development in a broader sense. Read more at The...... [view]
Posted By:  christopherbaan
Posted On:  Mar 2, 2008

  Design for the other 90%
“The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s customers. Nothing less than a revolution in design is needed to reach the other 90%.” —Dr. Paul Polak, International Development...... [view]
Posted By:  christopherbaan
Posted On:  Mar 1, 2008

  Jacqueline Novogratz: Tackling poverty with ‘patient capital’
Jacqueline Novogratz is pioneering new ways of tackling poverty. In her view, traditional charity rarely delivers lasting results. Her solution, outlined here through a series of revealing personal stories, is “patient capital”: support for “bottom of the pyramid”...... [view]
Posted By:  christopherbaan
Posted On:  Feb 11, 2008

  On Corporate Altruism
[By Gary Becker ] In the past few decades, economists have analyzed the competition from companies motivated solely by the desire for profits against companies truly motivated in part by other considerations. These considerations include altruism toward consumers, discrimination against...... [view]
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  Enterprise Saskatchewan-Youth Engagement Council
Submitted By:   dgislason
Website:  http://www.ei.gov.sk.ca
Phone:  3067878188
E-mail:  dallas.gislason@gov.sk.ca 		  Vision:   The group will set the vision soon. My interum vision may look like this: "The Province of Saskatchewan is fully engaging to all young people, through civic participation, community and volunteer participation, workplace......
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