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Globalisation Guide - Source for general globalization information and topics of discussion
About.com's Globalization Guide
GATT (The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
UNESCO Cultural Sector (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
"Enhancing coherence between national development strategies and global economic processes towards economic growth and development, particularly of developing countries."
WTO (World Trade Organization official site)
WTO Info - Educate yourself on the WTO. Publications. How to get involved.
The U.S. Department of State's news and fact sheet archive
Look here for the U.S. government's position on the WTO and trade issues.
The Official World Bank homepage
"Consortium of five autonomous agencies provides loans, advice, and an array of customized resources for developing countries and countries in transition."
World Bank / IMF (International Monetary Fund)
World Bank and IMF info - Fact sheets, top ten lists, and reports about the hazardous impacts of International Monetary Fund and World Bank policies. Publications. Get involved...
OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
MAC - Market Access and Compliance - Fighting for a Level Playing Field
The Economics and Trade Unit of UNEP
"Aims to enhance understanding of the environmental, social and economic impacts of trade liberalization. Their website keeps you up to date on their activities, news, and events."
FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas)
FTAA FAQ - Articles and a primer on the trade agreement, the Summit of the Americas protests, and the anti-globalization movement.
More FTAA Info - Fact sheets, frequently-asked-questions, and detailed analyses. Everything you need to educate yourself about the FTAA. Get Involved...
Alianza Social Continental - Continental Social Alliance [translated] - "Groups around the hemisphere are working together on an alternative agreement that will offer a workable vision of what a fair trade agreement would look like."
10 Million Brazilian Votes against Hemisphere's FTAA - article
Peoples Consultation - activism against FTAA
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
The Global South - An Independent Monthly e-Journal for Global Interdependence
Parallax - The Journal of Ethics and Globalization
"Parallax was established as an ideologically neutral space for discussing, analyzing, and exploring contemporary challenges in ethics and globalization. Parallax offers a dynamic environment within which the ethical implications of globalization can be discussed, providing readers with a more diverse understanding of these issues and facilitating the development of workable solutions."
"The Earth Dialogues is a public forum initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev and Maurice Strong which aims to provoke a global mobilisation to further the achievements of three objectives essential to the future of humanity: averting the ecological disasters which threaten our planet; fighting the plague of poverty; and acting to ensure truly sustainable development."
The Western Hemispheric Trade Information Center's
"The Center's objective provides an electronic repository of full text documents from select publications, covering trade and commerce information in regard to NAFTA, and Central and South America."
The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
"Contributes to a better understanding of development and environment concerns in the context of international trade. To that end, you'll find a dialogue section, and an online document search service."
The Global Environment & Trade Study (GETS)
"Seeks to provide better analytical underpinnings for the "trade and environment" debate. Browse the extensive collection of documents discussing trade, environment, and social justice issues."
The Center for Trade Policy Studies
"The mission of the Cato Institute Center for Trade Policy Studies is to increase public understanding of the benefits of free trade and the costs of protectionism. Come here for arguments supporting free trade as the solution to environmental problems."
"Excellent site devoted to fair trade covers a wide range of topics. Find information on globalization, fair trade and human rights."
Sweatshops - Nike, Gap, etc. Information regarding several campaigns. Publications. Get Involved
Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development
"The Novartis Foundation aims to improve the quality of life of the poorest people in developing countries through programs & contributions to development policy discussions."
Business ethics and globalization articles
"The Brazilian Landless Workers Movement is the largest social movement in Latin America and one of the most successful grassroots movements in the world. Hundreds of thousands of landless peasants have taken onto themselves the task of carrying out a long-overdue land reform in a country mired by an overly skewed land distribution pattern."
International Forum on Globalization
"Provocative site with an anti-globalization, anti-corporate message. Superb graphic design define the site, making it a must-see regardless of your position on free trade."
"Provides this helpful breakdown of the World Trade Organization as a guide for environmentalists.
U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice is a coalition of over 200 U.S. grassroots, women's, solidarity, faith-based, policy, social - and economic- justice, youth, labor and development organizations dedicated to the profound transformation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)."
"News, analysis and resources from site critical of globalization, and free-trade policies it contends are anti-democratic because they take away rights of nations, regions and citizens. Section of Public Citizen website, a public-interest group founded by Ralph Nader."
The Sierra Club's trade campaign
Find out how you can help in the battle to replace "free trade" with trade that is clean, green, and fair.
"An initiative of a group of researchers, NGOs, web developers, and film-makers. It aims to promote a diverse range of views about development issues, particularly those of the people most affected by dominant economic models and excluded from discussions about them."
Polaris Institute - "...retooling citizen movements for democratic social change in an age of corporate-driven globalization"
Tebtebba - "Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy Research and Education"
"Focuses its highly critical eye on the actions of the World Trade Organizations. If you're looking for a good skeptic's perspective on the latest trade news, this is the place to find it."
Johannesburg Summit 2002
Care2 - reviews Jo'burg Summit
Time
Magazine's Review of Jo'Burg Summit
Earth Summit - satirical and facetious, tackles big corporations by giving Greenwash Awards
Deny, Delay, Divide, Dump and Dupe. When your company is accused of environmental harm, the first thing is you must say, “there is no harm to human health or the environment.” Later you have to adjust this to “There is no proof of harm to human health or the environment,” which sounds more scientific, but really means you can't prove anything even if we all know it's true.
Bretton Woods Project - "Critical voices on the World Bank and IMF"
http://www.tni.org/george/ - The homepage of Susan George at the Transnational Institute (TNI)
Transnational Institute - "a fellowship of scholars living throughout the world who seek to contribute to social justice"
ATTAC France - Association for Taxation of Financial Transaction to Aid Citizens [translated version]
The MAI Manifesto of 28 April 1998 (MAI=Multilateral Agreement on Investment)
Prostitution and Sexual Exploitation
Gender, violence and sexual exploitation (section E)
Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalization Work for the Poor
Author: Department for International Development
Source: White Paper on International Development. DFID, London, December 2000
From Topic:
Economic growth and poverty alleviation
This UK Government White Paper analyzes the nature of globalization and sets out
an agenda for managing the process so as to ensure that the new wealth,
technology and knowledge generated by globalization brings sustainable benefits
in the form of reduced poverty and progress against the recently adopted
International Development Goals. (665KB)
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Globalization and Ethical Trade: Assessing the Implications for Development Author: Stephanie Barrientos Source: Journal of International Development 12 (4): pp. 559-579, July 2000 From Topic: Corporate governance > Stakeholder rights and corporate responsibility Ethical trade involves the introduction of codes of conduct on employment standards through private sector initiatives, often in collaboration with other stakeholders. This paper looks at ethical trade issues in the context of globalization and the implications for development in a global economy. (80KB) |
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Globalization and Its Challenges Author: Stanley Fischer Source: American Economic Review 93 (2): pp. 1-30, May 2003 From Topic: Economic growth and poverty alleviation This article discusses the importance of growth in poverty reduction and the role that globalization has to play in furthering this process. In this respect, it examines trends in poverty and inquality, links between growth and globalization, policies aimed at developing sounds institutions, regulation of the international financial system, rules of global trade, and role of the IMF. (951KB) |
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Human Rights and Multinationals: Is There a Problem? Author: Peter T. Muchlinski Source: International Affairs 77 (1): pp. 31-48, January 2001 From Topic: Corporate governance > Stakeholder rights and corporate responsibility The traditional notion that only states and state agents can be held accountable for violations of human rights is being challenged by the increasing role that multinational enterprises play in the global economy. This paper critically assesses the main arguments for and against extending responsibilities for observance of human rights to multinational enterprises. (98.3KB) |
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Impact of Globalization and Liberalization on Growth, Employment & Poverty:
A Case Study of Pakistan Author: Tilat Anwar Source: Conference Papers for "Growth and Poverty" World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), Helsinki: 25-26 May, 2001 From Topic: Economic growth and poverty alleviation This paper examines the impact of globalization and liberalization on economic growth, employment and poverty in Pakistan. Despite its intensive trade liberalization, Pakistan's trade performance has been dismal and foreign direct investment has not increased significantly. In turn, this has resulted in lower economic growth, increased indebtedness, higher unemployment and increase in poverty incidence. The paper concludes that any cuture growth and poverty reduction strategies must combine the issue of achieving higher growth with the overall pattern of social progress and distribution. (447KB) |
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Integrating Social Concerns into Private Sector Decision Making: A Review of
Corporate Practices Author: Kathryn McPhail and Aidan Davy Source: Discussion Paper 384. World Bank, Washington, D.C., January 1998 From Topic: Corporate governance > Stakeholder rights and corporate responsibility Focusing on corporations in Colombia, Papua New Guinea, and Venezuela, this paper offers a series of recommendations to assist corporations to manage the social aspects of their activities. (6.79MB) |
Trade, Growth, and Poverty
Author: David Dollar and Aart Kraay
Source: Policy Research Working Paper 2615. World Bank, Development Research
Group, Washington, D.C., June 2001
From Topic:
Economic growth and poverty alleviation
This study, focused on developing countries actively participating in
globalization, looks at the effect of globalization on growth, inequality and
poverty. The evidence from individual cases and from cross-country analysis
supports the view that globalization leads to faster growth and poverty
reduction in poor countries. (144KB)
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