Poverty
One of the issues that we have come across during our study of promoting equity as a macroeconomic goal is that of poverty. …
The Debt Crisis
One of the major issues facing the developing world is the debt crisis. It was an issue that was brought to the …
The Girl Effect 2
We have already seen the short animation produced by The Girl Effect, and below is a newer short animation that has been …
The Boy who harnessed the wind
William Kamkwamba is a Malawian boy, who at the age of 14 built a windmill to power his family’s home. This is …
The Girl Effect
When we are looking at economic development, one of barriers we look at is gender inequality, and how improvements for females in …
Trouble at the Grameen bank
The Grameen Bank was established by Mohammad Yunus, and pioneered the idea of microfinance. The Bangladeshi government and Prof. Yunus are currently …
The luckiest nut in the world
This video is a good explanation of the potential impacts of trade upon the developing world and the policies of organisations such …
Waste and externalities
This article explains about the UN concerns over the increasing e-waste in developing countries. It is an important issue within the economics …
Missing targets for aid
The OECD has predicted that the targets the developed countries countries set in a summit at Gleneagles in 2005 will not be …
Fair trade
Fairtrade is an increasingly popular issues with business. Both Nestle and Ben and Jerry’s have recently changed some of their products to …