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Little Hope for Farm Economy Recovery in 2002

Associated Press | Philip Brasher | January 5, 2002 The sluggish world economy and the strong U.S. dollar offer little hope to American farmers for a turnaround in crop prices this year. That means Congress will be under pressure either to pass a new farm program quickly or provide growers a fifth bailout in as many years.

Freedom to Farm? Not Likely

USA TODAY | January 3, 2002 Subsidies even higher despite '96 law that aimed to end them Thomas A. Fogarty TARKIO, Mo. -- Farmer Blake Hurst asked Congress in 1995 to end government crop subsidies, or what he calls "middle-class welfare" for four generations of his family.

Taiwan Joins WTO as 144th Member

The Independent (London) | January 2, 2002 TAIWAN MARKED its entry to the World Trade Organisation yesterday with a pledge by President Chen Shui-bian to develop what he called constructive co-operation with China. It became the 144th WTO member under the name of the "separate customs territory" of Taiwan to avoid tension surrounding Beijing's claim of sovereignty over the island.

Coping with Antiglobalization; A Trilogy of Discontents

Foreign Affairs | January 2002 - February 2002 BYLINE: Jagdish Bhagwati; JAGDISH BHAGWATI is University Professor of Economics at Columbia University and Andre Meyer Senior Fellow in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Blame the IMF Crowd: The One-Size-Fits-All Globalization Model Just Didn""t Work

Los Angeles Times | December 30, 2001 | by Marc Cooper A businessman trafficking in women in the red-light district of Buenos Aires refers to his most sought-after prostitute as la mina--the gold mine that produces his wealth. That's precisely the unfortunate role Argentina played in world markets over the last decade--it has been a gold mine for overseas investors.
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