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Globalization: The Third Way

BusinessWorld | By Elfren Sicangco Cruz | March 19, 2002 There are many terms that are being used to describe the present era. Some people say we are undergoing an In formation Revolution or a Knowledge Revolution. The most popular term seems to be the Age of Globalization.

Report shows continued consolidation within Agriculture

Mary Hendrickson and William Heffernan of the University of Missouri have again updated their numbers on concentration in the agricultural and food processing sector. Since 1999, they have been following the trend of consolidation in a number of sectors of the agricultural economy by looking at how much of the market the top 3 or 4 companies control.

Feeding the world? The Upper Mississippi River Navigation Project

This paper is one in a series on the impact of expanding the navigational infrastructure on the Upper Mississippi River. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy has assessed the use and destination of Midwest grains transported down the Mississippi River. Corn and soybeans constitute the vast majority of grains shipped down the Mississippi.

Mississippi River Navigation: Helping the Midwest Compete with South American Soybeans?

This paper assesses the international soybean market and how the race to capture new international markets has impacted U.S. farmers and rural communities.

Will it really help farmers? The Upper Mississippi River Navigation Project

Nitrogen and the Upper Mississippi River

This purpose of this paper is to open debate about the future of the upper Midwest landscape.

At Risk: 56 Million Children

Toronto Star | By Rieky Stuart and Bernard Weil | March 15, 2002 More than 10 million children below the age of 5 died last year of preventable causes. If the world were on track to achieve the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, adopted in 2000, two million of them would be alive today.

Does the U.S. Give Enough

Business Week | By Pete Engardio | March 18, 2002 In late March, President Bush and the leaders of Russia, Brazil, France, and dozens of other nations will convene at a Mexican ranch to discuss one of the world's most wrenching problems. Terrorism? Narcotics? No, the subject is global poverty.

China Lodges First WTO Complaint

AP Worldstream | March 15, 2002 Three months after joining the World Trade Organization, China said Friday it has asked the body to arrange talks over a U.S. decision to impose tarrifs on steel imports.

Canada, U.S. Set Deadline for Softwood Lumber Deal

Toronto Star | By Kathleen Kenna and William Walker | March 15, 2002 High-level Canadian and American officials have agreed to "spare no effort" in trying to reach a new softwood lumber agreement by next week.

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