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28 April 2009. Reversing a decades-long trend of environmental destruction is essential to Haiti’s development, social and economic stability and, ultimately, security. [http://www.crisisgroup.be/flash/haiti_aug09/haiti_br.html video overview] | 28 April 2009. Reversing a decades-long trend of environmental destruction is essential to Haiti’s development, social and economic stability and, ultimately, security. [http://www.crisisgroup.be/flash/haiti_aug09/haiti_br.html video overview] | ||
| − | [http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_bales_how_to_combat_modern_slavery.html Kevin Bales is the co-founder of Free the Slaves, whose mission is to end all forms of human slavery within the next 25 years. He's the author of "Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves." TEDtalk video | + | [http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_bales_how_to_combat_modern_slavery.html Kevin Bales] is the co-founder of Free the Slaves, whose mission is to end all forms of human slavery within the next 25 years. He's the author of "Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves." TEDtalk video |
Revision as of 21:47, 9 April 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.
See also Environmental JusticeGlobalization, Entrepreneurship, Colonialism,Consumption, and Sustainability
Websites
Causes of poverty slideshow
A motley but interesting set of links
Envisiongood.com has video interviews with a collection of people with interesting ideas.
Video
"Kiva.org: a transparent, web-based microfinance system". Premal Shah, President, video on micro-finance 2008 5 min interview 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
Kevin Bales is the co-founder of Free the Slaves, whose mission is to end all forms of human slavery within the next 25 years. He's the author of "Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves." TEDtalk video
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
Women raising chickens in Uganda has surprising benefits. LOE.org 2/10
