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This page relates to economic sustainable development in Third World countries.  Protecting the environment is not possible, or even desirable, without eliminating hunger and poverty.
 
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[http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Category:Globalization Globalization], [http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Category:Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship], [http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Category: Colonialism],[http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Category:Consumption Consumption], and [http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Category:Sustainability Sustainability]
  
 
See also [http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Category:Environmental_Justice Environmental Justice]
 
See also [http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Category:Environmental_Justice Environmental Justice]
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[http://www.mongoosemetrics.com/phone-articles/social-and-economic-development-resources.php A motley but interesting set of links]
 
[http://www.mongoosemetrics.com/phone-articles/social-and-economic-development-resources.php A motley but interesting set of links]
  
 
[http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Category:Globalization Globalization], [http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Category:Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship], [http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Category: Colonialism],[http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Category:Consumption Consumption], and [http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Category:Sustainability Sustainability]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 17:32, 16 February 2010

This page relates to economic sustainable development in Third World countries. Protecting the environment is not possible, or even desirable, without eliminating hunger and poverty.

Globalization, Entrepreneurship, Colonialism,Consumption, and Sustainability

See also Environmental Justice


Websites

A motley but interesting set of links


Video

TEDtalk theme Re-Thinking Poverty includes:

Cat Laine draws on the Greek myth of Tantalus to explain the frustration developing countries face. She shows how we might help communities rich in human capital, but poor in resources and infrastructure, with cleverly engineered solutions. via TEDtalk

Haiti: Saving the Environment, Preventing Instability and Conflict 28 April 2009. Reversing a decades-long trend of environmental destruction is essential to Haiti’s development, social and economic stability and, ultimately, security. video overview


Books

See "We Are Still Here" in Earth Odysseyor e-book on the origins of Darfur, Sudan.


Audio

Tom Friedman interview based on his new book Hot, Flat and Crowded excerpt/intro 09/08

Interview with Jeffrey Sachs, an economist interested in ecological and social justice issues. Author of the excellent book The End of Poverty. Here's a more recent text interview, with a reference to his new book Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet

Debal Deb discusses his new book Beyond Developmentality: Constructing Inclusive Freedom and Sustainability. audio