Tag: economic development
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September 02, 2007 11:48 PM EDT --
The US, among many other invasions, went into Cuba, Grenada, Panama, Mexico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Iraq (twice) and Afghanistan. It has also sponsored and armed rebels . . .
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November 28, 2007 11:04 AM EST --
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (OneWorld) - Alarmed by the findings of a new study, Asia policy experts are warning of serious setbacks to economic and social development on the continent that is home to almost . . .
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February 29, 2008 11:49 AM EST --
The Republicans, under the ever-weirder leaderhship of George Bush, are in the process of tightening their stranglehold over the nation's economy by refusing to approve the construction . . .
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June 05, 2009 04:25 AM EDT --
President Obama addressed Muslims at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, and stated, “I’ve come to Cairo to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world…” . . .
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May 30, 2007 11:51 PM EDT --
While the buy local movement has focused on reducing the transportation of food, so far our family has focused on the shelter and clothing part of it. Namely, stopping shopping . . .
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December 05, 2008 11:27 AM EST --
Barack Hussain Obama is the President Elect, and his choices for cabinet and staff positions seem to be better than predicted. So, why do I feel like the air has been cut off and my life has become . . .
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April 30, 2007 08:56 PM EDT --
This may be a particularly apropos time for a diary on this topic. This very week The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation joined forces with The Broad Foundation and announced a $60 million political style . . .
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September 30, 2008 12:43 PM EDT --
SOME PERSONAL HELP AS I RUMINATED
This morning I have just finished updating my personal and domestic and international data bases which give me a sort of satisfaction knowing that I am --more or . . .
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March 21, 2006 04:18 PM EST --
A leading retailer of natural and organic foods, Whole Foods Markets dot the U.S. and the U.K. Beyond their produce and products they also have a philosophy, including one on sustainability:
Whole Foods . . .
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November 10, 2006 03:24 PM EST --
INTENT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Immediately after my discharge from the United States Navy in 1946 I got myself a job at the United Nations (then housed in an industrial plant on Long Island, New York . . .
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March 10, 2006 03:35 PM EST --
From the Sustainability desk of American Public Media's Marketplace:
Renewables bonanza
If oil prices stay high, sales of renewable energy could jump fourfold in the next decade to nearly $170 billion, . . .
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September 25, 2009 08:56 AM EDT --
We've focused a lot at MinnEcon on the struggles of individual Minnesotans. But how are small towns coping? In this and future posts, we'll look at some novel ways town halls are making budget.
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September 19, 2005 09:47 AM EDT --
Tuesday, March 08, 2005 China's Congress gathers in Beijing this week for its annual meeting. One of the concerns is the growing number of disgruntled people who are losers in China's rapid . . .
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December 13, 2009 12:12 PM EST --
This week we are starting a St. Louis Drill Down Project with SocialCompact.org which will include a Grocery Gap Analysis. The project will also provide demographices for underserved communities . . .
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May 03, 2007 09:48 PM EDT --
I started my adult career in what we then considered "economic development" in Indiana in the late 1970's. My views as to what constitutes "economic development" have now . . .
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February 23, 2009 11:49 AM EST --
Over the past weekend a proposal from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown began to come into sharp focus. To me, it looks like a better solution than the nationalistic proposals bouncing around . . .
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August 24, 2005 03:33 PM EDT --
Friday, August 19, 2005
Once the pullout in Gaza is complete, many believe the first priority for Palestinians should be economic development. Commentator and economist Glenn Yago couldn't agree . . .
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October 24, 2005 01:41 PM EDT --
Monday, October 24, 2005 On Monday, Vietnam raise is cap on foreign ownership of domestic companies -- a sign that the nation is eager to follow China's model of economic development. Jocelyn . . .
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February 03, 2006 04:30 PM EST --
Friday, February 03, 2006
The EPA today hears from outside scientists about proposed rule changes to regulate air-borne particulate emissions. As Sam Eaton reports, the debate pits public health advocates . . .
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September 05, 2007 06:17 PM EDT --
Time Magazine (US edition) features an article on national service, volunteering, and creating change. Inside is a related story on several social change leaders, including Wendy Kopp from Teach . . .
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