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Meeting: Women in the new Afghanistan |
The John F. Kennedy School of Government's Women and Public Policy Program sponsored a policy framework meeting the weekend of Dec. 7-9. Some of the world's foremost experts on Afghanistan, Islam, gov...
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From Access to Empowerment: Gender Issues in Micro-Finance |
Micro-finance itself can only make a marginal contribution to women's empowerment and poverty alleviation without support for women's grassroots movements explicitly addressing gender inequality and m...
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Bangladesh on course to meet gender parity in primary school enrollment |
Bangladesh is well on course to achieving gender parity in primary education enrolment by 2005, a target set by the United Nations as part of the Millennium Development Goals.
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Sino-Indian comparisons could be advantageous |
Since China and India have similar historic and economic backgrounds of which they have handled in very different ways: there exists a prime opportunity for the two states to study each other and lear...
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Country Analysis Briefs: North Korea |
The Energy Information Administration’s brief analysis of North Korea’s economic and energy background as of 2004. (EIA 01/01/04
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North Korean growth masks economic troubles |
In his Reuters article, Jon Herskovitz reports that although the North Korean economy has grown in recent history, it is not a sign that the North Korean economy is actually improving. By Jon Herskov...
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An Unbalanced Trade Policy |
The author, a Democratic Congressman from Ohio, opposes the passage of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). CAFTA will only export more jobs outside the US and hurt poor workers in other...
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Cairo’s Changing Face |
Examines Egypt's issues and future. By Mounir Ibrahim. (5/26/2005)
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Tariff Hike Helps Keep Textile Trade in Order |
China plans to raise export tariffs on 74 textile products next month. The writer views the move as a positive sign that China is determined to restructure its textile industry to prepare for future c...
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China’s Level of Development Should Not be Overestimated |
Looking at per capita GDP and the number of people in absolute poverty, the writer believes China is still a developing country and its level of development should not be overestimated. By Bo Xilai. (...
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RUSSIA WRITES OFF ABOUT 75% OF SYRIA'S DEBT |
Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin is to sign in Damascus an Agreement on Settlement of Syria's Debt to Russia. (Novosti, 5/28/2005)
RIA Novosti MOSCOW (May 28)
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Effectiveness of International Economic Blockades |
Paper that discusses the external characteristics of international economic blockades. By Ghada Mohamed and Gamal Atallah. (5/25/2005)
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Attention: Deficit Disorder |
The author writes that while the US economy faces many challenges at the moment, most pressing is the need to solve fiscal imbalances. By Robert E. Rubin. (New York Times, 5/13/2005
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RMB is Not Cause of US Trade Deficit |
The author debates the attack of US senators on Chinese currency valuation as the cause of the Sino-US trade deficit. By Chen Jinde. (China Daily, 4/30/2005)
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When the Dollar Bill Comes Due |
The authors note that while the dollar has lost 25 percent of its value over the last two years, the price of imports other than oil has not changed much and America's appetite for imports continues t...
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The Economic Impact of Trade Embargoes on a Developing Economy |
Analyzes the economic effects of a trade embargo on a developing economy. By Ghada Gomaa A. Mohamed. (4/25/2005)
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Ecuador President Gutierrez Ousted by Congress |
Ecuadorean President Lucio Gutierrez was ousted by Congress on Wednesday after thousands of demonstrators demanded the former army colonel quit for meddling with the nation's top court
Wednesday, Apr...
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A Pipeline to Peace |
The authors write that a planned natural gas pipeline from Iran to Pakistan and India with be both an economic and security boon to the region, creating jobs in Pakistan, increasing economic growth in...
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Bush Disarms, Unilaterally |
Author criticizes the Bush Administration for failing to pay proper attention to US economic competitiveness, at a time when foreign powers such as China and India are participating in global commerce...
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'Made in China' Labels Benefit Many Parties |
Commenting on the friction between Chinese and US textile manufacturers over the recent removal of global textile quotas, the writer urges US policymakers to consider the interests of all affected par...
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Plan Ponders Most Pressing Issues |
The writer supports a planned economy even as China shifts towards a market economy. (China Daily, 4/6/2005)
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Dear EU: What price hypocrisy? |
The writer heavily criticizes the EU for considering the repeal of the arms ban against China while snubbing Taiwan's leaders. (Christopher Lingle, 04/07/05, Taipei Times)
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Chirac still on China's side over arms sales |
In a conversation with Chinese President Hu Jintao, the French President says that Paris will continue supporting the lifting of the EU arms ban over China, despite hefty opposition against the move. ...
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Bank probe reaches Russian mogul |
Russian-Jewish media mogul Vladimir Gusinsky has been questioned by Israeli police as part of a probe into money laundering allegations. BBC News 4 April 2005.
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Yushchenko's warm US welcome |
Washington has rolled out the red carpet for Viktor Yushchenko. Few leaders are received with such warmth or given such high level access. By Jonathan Beale (BBC News 4 Apr 05)
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Hands Across North America |
The authors write that Canada, the United States, and Mexico need to deepen their ties by developing an economic framework similar to the European Union. By Rafael Fernandez de Castro and Rossana Fuen...
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Can Debtors be Choosers? |
The Implications of Argentina’s Struggle with IMF Debt for Highly Indebted Poor Countries
Daniel Marx McCarthy, (Silver City, NM & Washington, DC: Foreign Policy In Focus, February 2005).
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Clueless on the World Bank |
The US seems poised to appoint a leader of the World Bank as inept as the one it chose in 1986. By Sebastian Mallaby. (Washington Post, 3/7/2005)
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Making Globalization Work |
Economic globalization is proving a success, says the author. Trade has raised the income of poor countries, and even September 11 couldn't stop globalization's march forward. By Sebastian Mallaby. (W...
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Oil Market Outlook 2004-08: Oil Market Fundamentals Versus Geopolitical Developments |
Text of an address delivered by Herman Franssen to the ”Iraq’s Oil and the World Market” conference sponsored by the Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES) in Bagshot, Surrey, UK on 4-5 December, 200...
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