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Developing Countries Are More Than Economic Rivals and Terror Threats

Jan 17, 2014

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mwkruse

in Demography, Economic Development, Economics, Globalization, International Affairs, Politics, Poverty, Public Policy, Trends: Economic, Wealth and Income

The Atlantic: Developing Countries Are More Than Economic Rivals and Terror Threats I still hear many people today talk about the "Third World." It refers to those nations that were poor and not aligned with either Western capitalism (First World) or the communist world (Second World.) The Third World has vanished, and it is time…
Global Trends 2030

Dec 11, 2012

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mwkruse

in Africa, China, Demography, Economic Development, Environment, Europe, Globalization, International Affairs, Technology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

AP: Report: Asian economies will surpass US, Europe AP has a story summarizing Global Trends 2030, a report put out by the U.S. Intelligence community. … The study said that in a best-case scenario, Americans, together with nearly two-thirds of the world's population, will be middle class, mostly living in cities, connected by advanced technology,…