Tag: developing nations
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Global Warming Scare Tactics (They Usually Backfire)
New York Times: Global Warming Scare Tactics This article confirms what I've been arguing for some time now: … evidence that a fear-based approach backfires has grown stronger. A frequently cited 2009 study in the journal Science Communication summed up the scholarly consensus. "Although shocking, catastrophic, and large-scale representations of the impacts of climate change…
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Alleviating World Poverty: A Progress Report
New Geography: Alleviating World Poverty: A Progress Report There has been a substantial reduction in both the extreme poverty rate and the number of people living in extreme poverty since the early 1980s, according to information from the World Bank poverty database. The World Bank maintains data on developing world nations, which include both low…
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The world economy: Three-way split
The Economist: The world economy: Three-way split America, the euro zone and the emerging world are heading in different directions. THIS year has turned out to be a surprisingly good one for the world economy. Global output has probably risen by close to 5%, well above its trend rate and a lot faster than forecasters…