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Has Neo-Liberalism Failed Mexico?
An advocate of free markets analyzes the effects of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and questions why neo-liberal policies have failed Mexico.Successful neo-liberal policies have not...
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Why "Fair Trade" Could Backfire for the United States
Many economists believe that the current approach to manufacturing employment in the United States will do little if anything to solve the current crisis.High deficits erode US manufacturing jobs more...
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Primary School Lesson Plans - Trade
These lessons are appropriate for grades K-2.Lesson Plans: A Pirate's Life This lesson introduces students to some basics about pirates, including what they wore, where they worked, and why they did...
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Elementary School Lesson Plans - Trade
These lessons are appropriate for grades 3-5.Lesson Plans: Culture and the Corporation - Exploring How Companies Adapt to Foreign Marketplaces In this lesson, students will examine how Disney learned...
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More than Micro
Ritu Sharma of the Women's Edge Coalition argues for the economic empowerment of women worldwide.We need a more visionary plan for women's economic opportunity around the world. Photo Credit: World...
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FORGE - The Wage Dilemma
Kjerstin Erickson, founder of FORGE, discusses the emotional task of deciding how much to pay local staff in underdeveloped, war-torn economies.In addition to her work with FORGE, Kjerstin is a...
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Global Oil Trends
Dwindling oil reserves and shaky relations between producers and consumers has made oil the central concern in today's global marketplace. Global demand for energy doubles every ten years and the...
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Understanding the Falling Dollar
Brad Setser of the Council on Foreign Relations talks about the U.S. dollar, foreign exchange markets, and how governments control currency.Economist Brad Setser discusses U.S. currency in terms of the...
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The Bottom Line for Microfinance
A close look at microfinance institutions reveals an important key to success - efficiency.Borrowers of the Grameen Bank congregate to discuss the status of loans. Photo credit: Flickr. An estimated 4...
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The Implication of Economic Indoctrination
Children learn based on their teachers-- and often national policy regarding education. This month's issue of Foreign Policy explores how the way Germany and France teach economics may spell a dismal...
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Brazil's Energy Windfall
Brazil recently discovered billions of barrels of oil off its shores - and immediately started reorganizing its trade policy on the world market.Brazil's big news is undermining the power of...
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Don't Count Out Economics
During the boom years of the 1990s, economists like Alan Greenspan became celebrities. Their speeches and writings were closely studied by those hoping to know where the market was going next. But...
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What a Marshall Plan Could Do For Africa
Foreign aid has failed to end poverty in Africa because it often funds the wrong kinds of projects, says economist Glenn Hubbard. As he explains in a recent podcast interview with NPR's PlanetMoney,...
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Rethinking Economics with Riane Eisler
Unlearn economics. Forget GDPs and growth rates. Ignore financial institutions (and their crises). Rethink well-being and worth. What do you care about? What in your life holds the greatest value?This...
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East Africa seeks to learn from the Eurozone's mistakes
Has the eurozone crisis made shared currencies passe? East African leaders don’t think so, and they’re looking to Europe for an example of what not to do.Economic integration isn’t a new idea for the...
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The Future Perfect
John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, correspondents for The Economist, offer a vigorous defense of globalization in their new book. A Future Perfect - The Challenge and Hidden Promise of...
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Questioning Milton Friedman's Free Market and Freedom
Milton Friedman's experience in Chile illustrates that political freedoms may not flow naturally from economic freedoms.Pinochet legacy: Time to debate whether Chile's brutal repression was worth the...
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