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Tag: Development
Turning The Killing Fields to Rice Fields
Pediatric AIDS Corps
Fighting Famine: Cash or Crops?
Rash of Farmer Suicides
The Dying Fields
India has increasingly embraced free trade and, since 2002, has had one of the world’s fastest growing economies. But only images of this new prosperity have reached the impoverished rural areas where two thirds of India’s 1.1 billion people live. Left behind by India’s soaring economic boom is Vidarbha, a region of hilly forests in […]
Gandhi’s Violins
Bosnia’s Post-Genocide Reconstruction
Dialing for Dollars
Chad’s Pipeline
In one of the poorest countries in the world, a new tactic is being tried to make sure its natural resources get used to help the people of the nation. The World Bank has signed on to help make sure that the money that Chad gets for its oil is used to make the lives […]
India’s Dot-Com Millionaires Give Back
As India has risen to economic prominence, it has further the gap in wealth that already existed in that country. As individuals become rich off of foreign investment or from working overseas, many felt there was a need to give back to their home country. One way that these companies accomplish this is to provide […]
Putting Down Roofs in South Dakota
South Dakota has a decreasing population, especially in small towns. To hault this trend, the governor has created a program for inmates to build low cost homes and give the elderly an alternative to nursing homes. This plan has drawn criticism from the private contractors who say that this program is hurting their business. […]