Category: Africa

Economic Development Links

Oct 17, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Demography, Economic Development, Economics, Gender and Sex, Links – Economic Development, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. Why the Millennium Development Goals Need the Church (and Vice Versa) – Richard Stearns … Christians can bring to the table a unique perspective on poverty that can help to solve its insidious nature. Poverty is often a matter of broken relationships as much as it is about lacking material things. A community's values…
Saturday Links

Aug 24, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Culture, Economic Development, Economics, Environment, Health and Medicine, Links – Saturday, Politics, Poverty, Public Policy, Race, Sociology, Technology (Energy), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Wealth and Income

1. Does Wealth Breed Narcissism: The New' Mirror, Mirror on the Wall' Study … I wanted to test the relationship between wealth, entitlement and narcissism, guided by our earlier work suggesting that people who are wealthier, or who feel richer, tend to be a little more self-focused and self-interested than others. We found that wealthier…
Saturday Links

Jul 27, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Business, Capitalism and Markets, China, Crime, Culture, Economic Development, Economics, Environment, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Race, Religion, Social Media, Sociology, South America, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet)

1. Mark Buchanan asks Is Economics a Science or a Religion? 2. Poverty has moved to the suburbs I don't think this should be seen as necessarily a bad thing. A few decades ago, the idea was to "warehouse" the poor in large urban complexes. There has been an intentional effort at dispersal through various…
Saturday Links

Jul 20, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Business, Capitalism and Markets, Crime, Demography, Economic Development, Education, History, Kansas City, Links – Saturday, Microenterprise, Politics, Public Policy, Race, Religion, Social Media, Sociology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. Public Religion Research Institute: Survey | Do Americans Believe Capitalism and Government are Working?: Religious Left, Religious Right and the Future of the Economic Debate 2. Gallup reports Sub-Saharan Africa Is Wildly Optimistic About Its Future 3. U.S. could lead world oil production by 2017, study says Domestic shale oil production could shoot up…
It is capitalism, not democracy, that the Arab world needs most

Jul 10, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Capitalism and Markets, Economic Development, International Affairs, Politics, Public Policy

Telegraph: It is capitalism, not democracy, that the Arab world needs most Property rights for aid: this could be the most effective anti-poverty strategy in history … But the Arab Spring was a demand for freedom, not necessarily democracy – and the distinction between the two is crucial. Take, for example, the case of Mohammed…
The new middle class revolution: Facts and figures

Jun 19, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Central America, China, Economic Development, Globalization, India, Poverty, South America, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

BBC: The new middle class revolution: Facts and figures
Africa: Continent of Plenty

Jun 11, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Economic Development, Technology (Food & Water)

IEEE Spectrum: Africa: Continent of Plenty Ten reasons why Africa can feed itself—and help feed the rest of the world too. … 1. More Africans now live in cities Africa is the most rapidly urbanizing region on the planet. And while it may seem counterintuitive, that’s great news for farmers. “The single biggest stimulus to…
Saturday Links

Jun 8, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Business, Christian Life, Culture, Demography, Economic Development, Economic News, Generations, Links – Saturday, Microenterprise, Religion, Science, Sociology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Theology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Vocation, Wealth and Income

1. Loved this one: 22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak English Totally Differently From Each Other. Here is one example. 2. In print and on stage, the Bible makes surprise comeback in secular Norway 3. Japan enters the African aid game: Japan $1 billion aid earmarked for northern Africa 4. The Economist had a…
Saturday Links

May 11, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Business, China, Crime, Culture, Demography, Ecclesia, Economic Development, Economics, Education, Environment, Health and Medicine, History, Human Progress, India, Links – Saturday, Public Policy, Race, Sociology, South America, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Food & Water), Theology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Vocation

1. The High Calling published an article I wrote. I linked it earlier, but here it is again in an act of shameless self-promotion. It goes to some core issues I'm trying to put into a book. Six Ideas on How to Lead Congregations to Integrate Work and Discipleship 2. Should Pastors Know How Much…
6 of the world’s ten fastest growing economies are in sub-Saharan Africa

May 1, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Economic Development, Trends: Economic

Economist: Development in Africa: Growth and other good things … Six of the world’s ten fastest growing economies of the past decade are in sub-Saharan Africa. A clutch of countries have enjoyed growth in income per person of more than 5% a year since 2007. … … GDP is not a perfect measure of living…