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Editorial: End farm subsidies -- We will all gain, including the Third World, Guardian, 8 Jul 2002 Editorial: Arabs and democracy--The Mideast fails the UN Devel-opment Program's freedom test, Wall Street Journal, 8 Jul 2002 Escapees from a vicious cycle: The latest debt crisis is serving to underline the breakthrough success of Chile and Mexico, by Jackson Diehl, Washington Post, 8 Jul 2002 Study warns of stagnation in Arab societies: According to the first UN human development report devoted to a single region, New York Times, 2 Jul 2002 (free - registration req'd) Letter to the editor: Foreign workers deserve a living wage -- A comment on an editorial, by Gregory Hurley, BusinessWeek, 2-8 Jul 2002 Letter to the editor: When everything is made in China--Comments on Garten, by Horng and Milne, BusinessWeek, 2-8 Jul 2002 Editorial: Argentina's contagion, New York Times with Int'l Herald Tribune, 1 Jul 2002 Editorial: The world's unschooled, New York Times, 1 Jul 2002 (free - registration req'd) An uphill road for Afghanistan's money man, New York Times, 30 Jun 2002 (free - registration req'd) Giving aid to world trade: Expanded trade and investment offer the most significant means for reducing poverty, by Daniel Yergin, New York Times, 27 Jun 2002 (free - registration req'd) US defends its farm subsidies against rising foreign criticism, New York Times, 27 Jun 2002 (free - registration req'd) Horizons: World economy -- Markets and the global recovery: With investors jumpy, policymakers are struggling to keep the economic recovery on track, The Economist, 27 Jun 2002 Coffee/tea break: The World Cup's real kick for Korea -- Looking behind the team's best-ever showing, BusinessWeek, 27 Jun 2002 EU pays the price for farm subsidies under its Common Agricul-tural Policy, International Herald Tribune (with NYTimes and WashPost), 26 Jun 2002 Is there life after subsidies?: New Zealand's aid-free farm boom, Int'l Herald Tribune (with NYTimes and WashPost), 26 Jun 2002 Whatever happened to debt relief for Africa?, by Nancy Birdsall and Brian Deese, International Herald Tribune (with NYTimes and WashPost), 26 Jun 2002 Editorial: Africa's obstacles, Washington Post, 26 Jun 2002 Editorial: African opportunity, New York Times, 26 Jun 2002 (free - registration req'd) Let's hear it for Third World sweatshops: How does shunning sweatshop products help, say, an Afghan refugee?, by Nicholas Kristof, New York Times with Int'l Herald Tribune, 26 Jun 2002 Start with universal education: The key to eradicating poverty, by Borishade, Churcher, Ndong-Jatta, and Zewide, International Herald Tribune (with NYTimes and WashPost), 26 Jun 2002 Trade spats are 'sort of normal': US Treasury deputy Kenneth Dam says that what's important is that nations keep on talking, Forbes, 25 Jun-8 Jul 2002 Happy birthday, Milton Friedman: As the influential economist approaches his 90th birthday, it must be satisfying to see how his ideas..., by Gary Becker, BusinessWeek, 24 Jun-1 Jul 2002 The Nobel Prize in Economics (1976) -- (includes a link to the autobiography of the laureate Milton Friedman) How the crisis changed Asia and how it didn't: Focus on Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia, BusinessWeek, 24 Jun-1 Jul 2002 A new look at exchange rates: Should countries let their currencies float freely or peg them?, BusinessWeek, 24 Jun-1 Jul 2002 Trading for development: Removing trade barriers is not just a job for the rich; the poor must do the same in order to prosper, by Jagdish Bhagwati, The Economist, 20 Jun 2002 Who's afraid of international trade? Nobel readings: The Nobel Prize in Economics (1977) -- "for their pathbreaking contributions to the theory of international trade..." (includes links to the autobiographies of laureates Bertil Ohlin and James Meade); The Nobel Prize in Economics (1970) -- (includes links to the biography of laureate Paul Samuelson and a recent article by him [7 May 2002]) (Related link below: Nobel on Mar 20th); and On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1817), by David Ricardo, The Library of Economics and Liberty (includes links to the entire book and a New School profile of Ricardo) Recovery plan a 'defining moment' for Africa: South African Pres. Mbeki's 'Marshall Plan' for the continent..., Washington Post, 20 Jun 2002 Bush pledges $500 million to fight HIV-AIDS in Africa, Caribbean: Administration to double Africa education aid, Washington Post, 20 Jun 2002 The danger of playing it safe: Economist William Baumol says the war on terror may stifle growth, by Peter Coy, BusinessWeek, 18-24 Jun 2002 Suddenly, Europe fears Fortress America: Washington preached about protectionism for years but now is practicing what it pleases, by John Rossant, BusinessWeek, 18-24 Jun 2002 Letter to the editor: Tyson's take irks the Agriculture Dept., by J.B. Penn, BusinessWeek, 18-24 Jun 2002 Coffee/tea break: Leveling the playing field -- Globalization and the World Cup, New York Times with Int'l Herald Tribune, 17 Jun 2002 The role of fiscal policy in crisis situations: A response to Stiglitz, by IMF's Flemming Larsen, Les Echos, 17 Jun 2002 (Editor's note: We do not have a link to the Stiglitz article; instead, please see below his article of May 12th) Raising farm subsidies, US widens international rift: Farming has leaped to near the top of the list of international complaints against the US, New York Times, 15 Jun 2002 (free - registration req'd) Editorial: Mr. O'Neill's opportunity, Washington Post, 14 Jun 2002 Editorial: Hunger and how to end it -- The world grows enough food, but..., The Economist, 13 Jun 2002 (includes a link to: Hunger, good governance in poor countries, and rich-world aid) Coffee/tea break: The Odd Couple African Tour 2002, through the eyes of People Magazine: Bono kicks off African economic tour, 21 May 2002; Bono's African tour is eye-opening, 24 May 2002; and Bono heads the highest-earning band, 13 Jun 2002 At summit, a push for a proven cure for hunger: School lunches, New York Times, 13 Jun 2002 (free - registration req'd) Letter to the editor: US aid and the estate tax -- A comment on Krugman (May 31st), by Harold Dilbeck, Int'l Herald Tribune (with NYTimes and WashPost), 13 Jun 2002 Poor nations denounce US farm subsidies at World Food Summit, Washington Post, 12 Jun 2002 Trends in world poverty and inequality: The UN is dead wrong on poverty and inequality, by Robert Barro, BusinessWeek, 30 Apr-6 May 2002; Letter to the editor: Is Robert Barro dead wrong about the UN?, by UNDP's Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, BusinessWeek, 21-27 May 2002; World poverty -- The news brightens: According to a study by Xavier Sala-i-Martin..., BusinessWeek, 11-17 Jun 2002; Is global inequality really getting worse? A new study says no, The Economist, 18 Jul 2002; and The rising inequality of world income distribution: The distribution of world income resembles a champagne glass..., by Robert Wade, Finance and Development, Dec 2001 When everything is made in China: But having one giant supplier could be risky, by Jeffrey Garten, BusinessWeek, 11-17 Jun 2002 Bono and O'Neill: Who's right on foreign aid?, by Pete Engardio, BusinessWeek, 11-17 Jun 2002 Watch out if Rove runs the White House show, by Paul Krugman, New York Times, 11 Jun 2002 (free - registration req'd) A cloth man with an iron will on US trade policy: A staunch conservative is going toe to toe against Bush, New York Times, 9 Jun 2002 (free - registration req'd) Horizons: George Bush doesn't think much of economists: Is the CEA's head Glenn Hubbard an exception?, The Economist, 6 Jun 2002 Horizons: The weakening dollar -- A gradual decline is good, but a plunge could spell trouble, The Economist, 6 Jun 2002 'We subsidize, you liberalize': US farming subsidies will hit world's poor, by Kevin Watkins, The Guardian, 5 Jun 2002 Editorial: Next steps on steel, Washington Post, 5 Jun 2002 Coffee/tea break: Soccer and the US -- We're stealing their game, by Robert Samuelson, Washington Post, 4 Jun 2002 The myth that poverty breeds terrorism: A new study shows that terrorists are better-educated..., by Robert Barro, BusinessWeek, 4-10 Jun 2002 Treasury bonds with Bono: Secretary and rock star join in a seriously strange tour of Africa, Washington Post, 4 Jun 2002 Where 9/11 news is late, but aid is swift: Skyscrapers are a foreign concept to the Masai..., New York Times, 3 Jun 2002 (free - registration req'd) Pollyanna meets Cassandra: Can we do for the poor of Congo what we did for the poor of Milwaukee?, by Bill Keller, New York Times, 1 Jun 2002 (free - registration req'd) Heart of cheapness: Between a rock star and...; O'Neill probably wants to show concern about global poverty, by Paul Krugman, New York Times, 31 May 2002 (free - registration req'd) O'Neill urges action in developing world: But Treasury chief resists aid target, Washington Post, 31 May 2002 Exchange rate regimes: The lessons from Argentina, The Econo-mist, 31 May 2002 Argentina doesn't need the IMF: Another new loan would not help..., by Martin Feldstein, Wall Street Journal, 28 May 2002 Editorial: The threat of protectionism, BusinessWeek, 28 May- 3 Jun 2002 Charity begins at home: New US farm subsidies will hit developing countries hard, by Simon Robinson, Time, 28 May-3 June 2002 When a rock star goes political: Bono, in the midst of his fact-finding tour of Africa, has garnered good reviews for..., by Ann Powers, New York Times, 28 May 2002 (free - registration req'd) In Uganda, O'Neill and Bono disagree about success of aid, Washington Post, 28 May 2002 Coffee/tea break: Meanwhile forget about..., it's World Cup time, New York Times with International Herald Tribune, 28 May 2002 The farm bill is a $200 billion disaster -- and the damage goes far beyond its cost, by Laura D'Andrea Tyson, BusinessWeek, 28 May-3 June 2002 To build a country, build a schoolhouse: A well coordinated global initiative on basic education is crucial, by Amartya Sen, New York Times with International Herald Tribune, 27 May 2002 The aid debate -- Helping hand, or hardly helping?: There is a serious debate, symbolized by O'Neill..., by Michael Weinstein, New York Times, 26 May 2002 (free - registration req'd) Good spirits despite differences: O'Neill, Bono disagree about aid but get along well on 4-nation tour of Africa, Washington Post, 26 May 2002 One small step for free trade: The Senate vote on the trade promotion authority raises hopes of progress on liberalising world trade, The Economist, 24 May 2002 America the scofflaw: The steel tariff demonstrates an unpreced-ented contempt for international rules, by Paul Krugman, New York Times with International Herald Tribune, 24 May 2002 Coffee/tea break: The world's game is not just a game -- Why soccer matters so much (almost) everywhere, New York Times Magazine, 24 May 2002 (free - registration req'd) Stars of rock and heavy policy seek answers to Africa's poverty, New York Times, 22 May 2002 (free - registration req'd) Reduced tariffs for some nations strains relations with others, New York Times, 21 May 2002 (free - registration req'd) Does poverty fuel terror?: A Princeton economist says terror and poverty are linked indirectly if at all, by Sebastian Mallaby, Washington Post, 20 May 2002 Coffee/tea break: Don't cry for Argentina: Economy weak, but World Cup team is not, Washington Post, 20 May 2002 What Russia wants: A chance of gaining the investment and know-how necessary to catch up, The Economist, 16 May 2002 Horizons: Capitalism and its troubles -- A survey of international finance, The Economist, 16 May 2002 Banking the unbankable: What if you need a loan just to buy a goat?, Forbes, 14-27 May 2002 A toast to liberty: A free-market hero dies, but his ideas are more vibrant than ever, Wall Street Journal, 14 May 2002 (follow this link to: Peter Bauer, British economist, dies at 86, New York Times, free - registration req'd) Farm favoritism: Subsidies are only the start, by Brendan Miniter, Wall Street Journal, 13 May 2002 Argentina, shortchanged: Why the nation that followed the rules fell to pieces, by Joseph Stiglitz, Washington Post, 12 May 2002 This farm bill deserves a barnyard epithet: It doesn't pass the free-market smell test, but..., BusinessWeek, 7 May 2002 Editorial: The world's poor need more than aid, BusinessWeek, 9-15 April 2002 Remembrance -- Keynes, d. 21 Apr 1946: Book value: Review of Robert Skidelsky's John Maynard Keynes, Volume Three: Fighting for Freedom, 1937-1946, by Sylvia Nasar, New York Times, 20 Jan 2002 (free - registration req'd) (includes a link to the book's first chapter); and Skidelsky on Keynes, The Economist, 23 Nov 2000 Seminar room: Argentina and the Fund -- From triumph to tragedy, by Michael Mussa, Institute for International Economics (Policy Analysis Paper), 25 Mar 2002 Argentina's fall: Lessons from the latest financial crisis, by Martin Feldstein, Foreign Affairs, March/April 2002 (requires Adobe's free Acrobat Reader) << Previous Next >> Copyright 2001-2007 Leonardo L. 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