Tag: Africa

Economic Boom in Africa – Philip Jenkins

Apr 3, 2014

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mwkruse

in Africa, Economic Development, Globalization, Religion, Theology

Christian Century: Economic Boom in Africa – Philip Jenkins When I lecture on global Christianity, I am sometimes asked whether, in retrospect, I would revise what I wrote many years ago in books like The Next Christendom. Usually my answer is no. But in one critical area conditions are changing so quickly as to demand…
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…
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…
We may be witnessing an African economic miracle

Apr 25, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Economic Development, Education, Health and Medicine, Human Progress, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Wealth and Income

The Irish Times: We may be witnessing an African economic miracle … By almost every measure – of health, wealth and education – and for most of its people, life in Africa is getting better. All of these developments are perhaps best encapsulated by the UN’s Human Development Index. Over decades, that organisation has measured…
Saturday Links

Jan 12, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Business, Demography, Economic Development, Economic News, Gender and Sex, Health and Medicine, Links – Saturday, Sports and Entertainment, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Vocation

1. Too often, Westerners perceive the African economy as a monolithic basket case. There are actually many very hopeful regions. Ozwald Boateng explains Why entrepreneurs are back in Africa 2. Want a higher-paying occupation? Here Are The Jobs With The Biggest Wage Growth Right Now 3. Lots of recent talk about whether or not e-books…
Why Africa Is Essential to America’s Future

Jan 4, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Economic Development, Globalization, International Affairs

US News and World Report: Why Africa Is Essential to America's Future … So, yes, let us acknowledge these problems in Africa, and let us not be romantic about the opportunities that exist in Africa. Instead, let us be realistic about the opportunities, and the reality is that the opportunities for investment, trade, and economic…
The new famine is a crisis of undersupply

Dec 28, 2012

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mwkruse

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

Globe and Mail: The new famine is a crisis of undersupply "… Is this a catastrophe of the sort that took place a generation ago, when mass famines in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s killed hundreds of thousands of people at a time? No. This time around, the cause is much simpler, and the…