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Obama’s War / BY GERALD HERBERT — ASSOCIATED PRESS / TURKEY / Casp. Sea / KAZAKHSTAN / TAN KIS BE AN UZ ST

02/16/2009
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Working to Reform Marijuana Laws / Texas State Penalties / tax stamps / Incarceration Possession 2 oz or

02/03/2009
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THE GENERAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT, INTEREST, AND MONEY / JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES, 1936 CONTENT OUTLINE • BO

01/24/2009
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Klaus Schwab. 2008. Global Corporate Citizenship. Foreign...

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The author discusses the various activities that fall under the broad term "corporate social responsibility." Technological innovations allow information and goods to travel far and fast, spurring globalization. Such corporate practices have also created a need for a world structure that goes bey...

01/24/2009
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Michael L. Ross. 1999. The Political Economy of the Resou...

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The author examines why there has been no drop in the number of wars in countries that produce oil. Based on the article, the main reason for this is that oil wealth often wrecks havoc on a country's economy and politics, makes it easier for insurgents to fund their rebellions, and aggravates eth...

01/24/2009
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C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer. 2007. How Biofuels Co...

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The article discusses the effect on food supply that an increase in ethanol production could create. Ethanol is being sought as an alternative to petroleum-based fuels. Ethanol is made from corn. The increased demand for ethanol means less corn will be available as a food source, and food prices ...

01/24/2009
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Robert M. Kimmitt. 2008. Public Footprints in Private Mar...

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The author discusses the investment of public funds which he feels fall into four categories: international reserves, public pension funds, state-owned enterprises, and sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). International reserves are assets used by central banks that are invested to protect a country's ...

01/24/2009
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David D. Hale and Tyric Hughes Hale. 2008. Reconsidering ...

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The article analyzes the U.S. government's policy regarding trade with China in 2008. China's economy has more than doubled in the past decade, leaving the U.S. with a current trade deficit of roughly $250 billion. U.S. Congress has proposed protectionist legislation asking for a revaluation of t...

01/24/2009
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Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and George Downs. 2005. Developme...

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Discusses the development of China and how many thought that economic reform would lead to a / political reform as well. How China did not follow this pattern to democracy; Assertion that the link / between economic development and what is generally called liberal democracy is weak and may be / gett...

01/24/2009
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Michael Mandelbaum. 2007. Democracy Without America. Fore...

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An essay is presented on U.S. foreign policy, especially under President George W. Bush, and the government's promotion of democracy. The ineffectiveness of the U.S. to establish democracy in nations such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon is examined in comparison to the rise of democracy as the ...

01/24/2009

Kenneth M. Scheve and Matthew Slaughter. 2007. A New Deal...

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The article focuses on the rise of protectionism in the United States in the face of globalization. It states that the income for the majority of U.S. workers has stagnated or fallen in the last few years leading up to 2007. It looks at three common explanations for the rise of protectionism in t...

01/24/2009
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Robert Kuttner. The Copenhagen Complex. Foreign Affairs 8...

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In this article the author writes admiringly of the social and economic aspects of government in Denmark. He notes that Denmark has built a political society that fuses aspects of the welfare state with a free market economy. As a result of this union, Denmark has achieved a balanced economy with...

01/24/2009
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Amy Chua. 2002. World on Edge. Wilson Quarterly 26(4): 62...

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Discusses the link between globalization and ethnic violence in several countries. Factors that drive the growth of crimes in the Philippines; Incidents of violent killings around the world; Dominance of Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia under the free market economic and democratic systems.

01/24/2009

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