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		<title>By: little thing</title>
		<link>http://www.johnhunwick.com/west-african-and-sahara-studies/globalization-and-poverty#comment-107</link>
		<dc:creator>little thing</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>True when the globalization is not organised proparly,  when the richer companies take ove land in poorer countries take advantage of the people their land ect it can go very wrong&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>True when the globalization is not organised proparly,  when the richer companies take ove land in poorer countries take advantage of the people their land ect it can go very wrong<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Bad hair day</title>
		<link>http://www.johnhunwick.com/west-african-and-sahara-studies/globalization-and-poverty#comment-106</link>
		<dc:creator>Bad hair day</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A low paying job is better than no job, or forever looking for hand outs from the west. Looking for handouts is almost an industry in Africa .&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A low paying job is better than no job, or forever looking for hand outs from the west. Looking for handouts is almost an industry in Africa .<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: dinde morte</title>
		<link>http://www.johnhunwick.com/west-african-and-sahara-studies/globalization-and-poverty#comment-105</link>
		<dc:creator>dinde morte</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If American workers making $15 an hour are forced to compete for jobs with Chinese workers who will gladly accept $1 an hour, Americans grow poorer.



 &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If American workers making $15 an hour are forced to compete for jobs with Chinese workers who will gladly accept $1 an hour, Americans grow poorer.</p>
<p><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: snoopy_0752</title>
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		<dc:creator>snoopy_0752</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>False.

Liberalization is the source of poverty. Liberals thrive on poverty. It makes them feel self-righteous and warm &#038; fuzzy when they can visit foreign countries and hand out candy bars.

Poverty feeds the liberals desire to be needed. It gives them the opportunity to create more and more government programs, so they can show everyone how wonderful they are as they pass out all those welfare checks. 

Need milk? Love a liberal. Need cheese? Love a liberal. Need your mortgage payment paid or a free college tuition? Vote for a liberal.

Need a bailout? No worries...the liberals are in charge! And they will spend every dime your children and grandchildren ever make to make sure you know they gave it to you! &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>False.</p>
<p>Liberalization is the source of poverty. Liberals thrive on poverty. It makes them feel self-righteous and warm &#038; fuzzy when they can visit foreign countries and hand out candy bars.</p>
<p>Poverty feeds the liberals desire to be needed. It gives them the opportunity to create more and more government programs, so they can show everyone how wonderful they are as they pass out all those welfare checks. </p>
<p>Need milk? Love a liberal. Need cheese? Love a liberal. Need your mortgage payment paid or a free college tuition? Vote for a liberal.</p>
<p>Need a bailout? No worries&#8230;the liberals are in charge! And they will spend every dime your children and grandchildren ever make to make sure you know they gave it to you! <br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: navymom</title>
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		<dc:creator>navymom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh yeah, that is what matters most in any father's or mother's mind worldwide when their children cry out for food or medical aid...&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh yeah, that is what matters most in any father&#8217;s or mother&#8217;s mind worldwide when their children cry out for food or medical aid&#8230;<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: vtjames7433</title>
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		<dc:creator>vtjames7433</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not at all- poverty has been the norm since the beginning of time. The vast majority of the world's population lives in poverty and it is NOT caused by globalization but by unique factors to each region such as cultural norms and customs, climate, ignorance about better agricultural practices, the poor being the ones that breed like rabbits, poor sanitation practices, lack of skills and so many more.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not at all- poverty has been the norm since the beginning of time. The vast majority of the world&#8217;s population lives in poverty and it is NOT caused by globalization but by unique factors to each region such as cultural norms and customs, climate, ignorance about better agricultural practices, the poor being the ones that breed like rabbits, poor sanitation practices, lack of skills and so many more.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Myles D</title>
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		<dc:creator>Myles D</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>False:
Although it is true that there are still hundreds of millions of people living in desperate poverty. The fact is, the share of people living on a dollar a day or less has plummeted from 40% in 1981 to 18 % in 2004, and is estimated to fall to 12% by 2015. China&#39;s growth alone has lifted more than 400 million people out of poverty. Poverty is falling in countries housing 80% of the world&#39;s population. The 50 countries where the earth&#39;s poorest people live are basket cases that need urgent attention. In the other 142 - which include China, India, Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Turkey, Kenya, and South Africa - the Poor are slowly being absorbed into productive growing economies. For the first time ever we are witnessing true GLOBAL growth. So globalization is in fact irradicating poverty.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>False:<br />
Although it is true that there are still hundreds of millions of people living in desperate poverty. The fact is, the share of people living on a dollar a day or less has plummeted from 40% in 1981 to 18 % in 2004, and is estimated to fall to 12% by 2015. China&#39;s growth alone has lifted more than 400 million people out of poverty. Poverty is falling in countries housing 80% of the world&#39;s population. The 50 countries where the earth&#39;s poorest people live are basket cases that need urgent attention. In the other 142 - which include China, India, Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Turkey, Kenya, and South Africa - the Poor are slowly being absorbed into productive growing economies. For the first time ever we are witnessing true GLOBAL growth. So globalization is in fact irradicating poverty.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Red Carpet</title>
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		<dc:creator>Red Carpet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>From a reviewer @ amazon.com

I was originally born in Uganda and I can assure you that Africans have always been suspicious of the so-called "aid" they receive since it almost always comes after a crisis that they can't quite explain (like how did a bunch of poor, illiterate preteens get the money to buy those fancy weapons, or why won't aid agencies buy food from the local farmers and distribute THAT). 

Suspicions and rumors are insufficient to counter what appears, on the surface, to be international generosity. That is why I am grateful for Chossudosky's contrarian masterwork. It confirms the fears and suspicions regarding a return to colonialism and economic slavery. The fact that Chossudosky was willing to put his career on the line to write this hard-hitting book is worthy of our attention. He shows, without a shadow of a doubt, that there is a deliberate and systematic campaign of "economic genocide" against Africa and all other resource-rich regions. Neoliberalism have mastered the British colonial-era double-speak of "liberty", "democracy", "markets", etc. "Market liberalization" is nothing more than armed robbery. And "investment" is really nothing more than "asset stripping". The Adam Smith phraseology of free-trade and free markets is used, much like their British predecessors, to recolonize the world. Chossudosky shows how the "Washington Consesus" has embarked on a foreign policy strategy of economic sabotage and "strangulation." As Kissinger famously ordered, in the now declassified National Security Memorandum 200, Africans should be kept from becoming consumers of their own raw materials. 

Chossudosky does an enormous favors to us neophytes by decoding the neoclassical econo-babble. His brilliant deconstruction of IMF structural adjustment policies is worth the price of this book alone. But he goes beyond that. He shows how nations can be brought to their knees through currency devaluations and speculative attacks. The whole cynical process of creating the crisis then blaming it on the victims, i.e. the "Asian" Crisis which is in fact an American Crisis, or the excuse used to maintain Odious Debt on impoverished nations: "their corrupt leaders are to blame for the Odious Debt". Yes but those "corrupt" leaders were trained at American military bases (much like the 9/11 hijackers), and are killing us with American made weapons (thanks again Kissinger). Besides, everytimes Africans (or Latin Americans) try to put a reformer or socialist democrat in power, he develops a nasty habit of being assisinated. 

This book will make you angry at how long and how often you've been lied to. Everything you thought you knew about economics will be tested as the Machiavellian machinations of international creditors, grain companies, and financial "investors" is revealed in page after riveting page. I also recommend Michael Hudson's Super Imperialism and Horowitz' Emerging Viruses. If it's not out of print then get The Merchants of Grain. Some publishing companies are refusing to publish some of these books because of their controvesial nature so get them before they're made "out of print".&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;http://www.amazon.com/Globalization-Poverty-New-World-Order/dp/0973714700/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books&#038;qid=1227745000&#038;sr=1-2</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From a reviewer @ amazon.com</p>
<p>I was originally born in Uganda and I can assure you that Africans have always been suspicious of the so-called &#8220;aid&#8221; they receive since it almost always comes after a crisis that they can&#8217;t quite explain (like how did a bunch of poor, illiterate preteens get the money to buy those fancy weapons, or why won&#8217;t aid agencies buy food from the local farmers and distribute THAT). </p>
<p>Suspicions and rumors are insufficient to counter what appears, on the surface, to be international generosity. That is why I am grateful for Chossudosky&#8217;s contrarian masterwork. It confirms the fears and suspicions regarding a return to colonialism and economic slavery. The fact that Chossudosky was willing to put his career on the line to write this hard-hitting book is worthy of our attention. He shows, without a shadow of a doubt, that there is a deliberate and systematic campaign of &#8220;economic genocide&#8221; against Africa and all other resource-rich regions. Neoliberalism have mastered the British colonial-era double-speak of &#8220;liberty&#8221;, &#8220;democracy&#8221;, &#8220;markets&#8221;, etc. &#8220;Market liberalization&#8221; is nothing more than armed robbery. And &#8220;investment&#8221; is really nothing more than &#8220;asset stripping&#8221;. The Adam Smith phraseology of free-trade and free markets is used, much like their British predecessors, to recolonize the world. Chossudosky shows how the &#8220;Washington Consesus&#8221; has embarked on a foreign policy strategy of economic sabotage and &#8220;strangulation.&#8221; As Kissinger famously ordered, in the now declassified National Security Memorandum 200, Africans should be kept from becoming consumers of their own raw materials. </p>
<p>Chossudosky does an enormous favors to us neophytes by decoding the neoclassical econo-babble. His brilliant deconstruction of IMF structural adjustment policies is worth the price of this book alone. But he goes beyond that. He shows how nations can be brought to their knees through currency devaluations and speculative attacks. The whole cynical process of creating the crisis then blaming it on the victims, i.e. the &#8220;Asian&#8221; Crisis which is in fact an American Crisis, or the excuse used to maintain Odious Debt on impoverished nations: &#8220;their corrupt leaders are to blame for the Odious Debt&#8221;. Yes but those &#8220;corrupt&#8221; leaders were trained at American military bases (much like the 9/11 hijackers), and are killing us with American made weapons (thanks again Kissinger). Besides, everytimes Africans (or Latin Americans) try to put a reformer or socialist democrat in power, he develops a nasty habit of being assisinated. </p>
<p>This book will make you angry at how long and how often you&#8217;ve been lied to. Everything you thought you knew about economics will be tested as the Machiavellian machinations of international creditors, grain companies, and financial &#8220;investors&#8221; is revealed in page after riveting page. I also recommend Michael Hudson&#8217;s Super Imperialism and Horowitz&#8217; Emerging Viruses. If it&#8217;s not out of print then get The Merchants of Grain. Some publishing companies are refusing to publish some of these books because of their controvesial nature so get them before they&#8217;re made &#8220;out of print&#8221;.<br /><b>References : </b><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Globalization-Poverty-New-World-Order/dp/0973714700/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books&#038;qid=1227745000&#038;sr=1-2" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Globalization-Poverty-New-World-Order/dp/0973714700/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books&#038;qid=1227745000&#038;sr=1-2</a></p>
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		<title>By: Randall E</title>
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		<dc:creator>Randall E</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>False.

Even Krugman got this one right.

http://web.mit.edu/krugman/www/smokey.html &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>False.</p>
<p>Even Krugman got this one right.</p>
<p><a href="http://web.mit.edu/krugman/www/smokey.html" rel="nofollow">http://web.mit.edu/krugman/www/smokey.html</a> <br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Caribou &#34;LIPS&#34; Barbie™</title>
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		<dc:creator>Caribou &#34;LIPS&#34; Barbie™</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>False


Conservatism is the source of poverty. &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>False</p>
<p>Conservatism is the source of poverty. <br /><b>References : </b></p>
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