• Global trend - why are some nations filthy rich and others miserably poor?
  • Political, economic, and cultural Imperialism
  • Western Imperialism - root cause of social & environmental crisis in Third World countries?
  • Struggle of the Third World countries in the world socio-economic order
  • Imperialism, colonialism, neocolonialism, neoliberalism
  • Social & environmental crisis in Mexico - Case study
  • Grand-scale economies
  • Capitalism: industrialization & commercialization - impacts on global socio-economic conditions
  • Comparative advantage
  • Socialization of costs, privatization of profits
  • Free market: the most sacred freedom of all?
  • Multinational companies (MNCs)-the big sharks that gobble up everything
  • Poverty of nations
  • Self sufficiency and nation's well-being
  • North vs. South; Rich vs. Poor
  • Developmental aids
  • Structural adjustment programmes
  • World Bank, IMF, GATT, WTO, Nafta, Apec
  • Social justice
  • Wealth distribution & relation to nation's stability
  • Racism, discrimination, neglect
  • Inequality
  • Economic justice
  • Poor people vs. rich people
  • Social struggle & revolutionary movements around the world
  • Issues in environment, economy, and society
  • Environmental crisis in Malaysia and around the world
  • Enclosure of commons; deterioration of traditional communal systems
  • Exploitation
  • Free-market enterprise
  • Urbanization & modernization
  • Overpopulation
  • Industrial & commercial excesses and how they contribute to social polarization and environmental degradation
  • (Greenpeace) Corporate & government accountability in environmental crisis
  • Trade & financial sector liberalization
  • Globalization - grand-scale exploitation and destruction ?
  • Biodiversity and need for conservatory efforts
  • Renewable energy resources
  • Differences between `economic growth' and `economic development'
  • Limits to growth
  • Socially just and ecologically sound development
  • Social and economic reform - reforms in Malaysia
  • Women and indigenous people's social & economic empowerment
  • Sustainable development - priorities, agenda
  • `Small is beautiful'
  • Between people, love for nature, and building economy: no trade-off
  • Return to ourselves: analysing consumerism, adjusting our lifestyles, and contributing to changes
  • State of Malaysian economy 1997/1998

    • The Institute for Food & Development Policy. Dedicated to social justice to
    fight hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation around the globe.
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    Rachel Carson Homestead
    The author of the book Silent Spring that launched the modern green movement
    EcoThought
    Thinking Ecologically in the 90s
    EcoNet
    PeaceNet
    LaborNet
    Resources for environmental, social, and labor activism; weekly news & alerts
    The `notorious' environmental movement!
    Multinational Monitor
    Bimonthly reviews on affairs of Multinational corporations
    Zapatista National Liberation Army
    Mexican peasants revolutionary movement
    The Wobblies
    Industrial Workers of the World - labor movement for workers rights and social justice
    Just World Trust
    JUST: international citizens' organisation (based in Malaysia) established for public awareness about injustices and human rights
    New Internationalist
    monthly magazine dedicated to addressing international development issues
    The Atlantic Monthly
    Magazine featuring discussions & analysis on various social issues
    Purdue Leftist Student Network
    Campus organization of students interested in discussing and promoting radical-progressive ideas and strategies
    Third World Network
    International network (based in Malaysia) of organizations and individuals involved in Third World developmental affairs and North-South issues
    Survival International
    International group dedicated to protecting tribal peoples rights

    World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Malaysia
    Malaysia Nature Society
    Sarawak Peoples Campaign

  • Check out my list of readings.

  • Check out articles I collected from various sites in the Web. I also put links to various groups' pages; they are all pertaining to particular issues, events, and information related to subjects of interest.

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