Global Development
Haiti after four major storms
Doctor says Haiti's vulnerability to storms are really socially created, and the recent disasters there are "un-natural disasters."
Google invests in Internet start-up
Google invests in a start-up company that's looking to offer Internet services in the developing world via satellite....
China's Wild Western Frontier
China's push to urbanize its western reaches has increased the percentage of Han Chinese in those regions, and made local economies boom. ...
The price of food has a human cost
On a global level, rising food prices may be next biggest threat to our human rights....
Rapid urbanization in Beijing
An unparalleled rate of urbanization in Beijing has some lamenting that the city has lost its soul....
Climate change and third-world economies
A new study finds that the economies of poor countries will suffer most from the effects of global warming....
Global efforts at sustainable development
Efforts to promote sustainable development globally, and the economic, social and environmental impact....
Africa lab
Africa is losing its best and brightest scientists, crippling its efforts to boost achievements in science and technology. ...
Indonesia's vanishing rice farms
Rice paddies across Asia are being replaced by golf courses and luxury hotels and workers are leaving the fields....
Business innovation in developing countries
Author Rowan Gibson talks about how businesses can encourage innovation even if their host countries don't....
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