Globalisation

Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno (not their real names) are the frontmen for the Yes Men. They got together to set up parody websites such as www.gwbush.com and graduated to huge anti-corporate, culture-jamming stunts targeting giants such as ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical. Their latest film, The Yes Men Fix the World, is showing now all over the UK and in the US later in October.

Publication Date:

15/08/2009

Author(s): Kat Austen

Source: New Scientist

Vol:

0

Issue:

2721

pp:

21

Tags:

Chemical Industry, Climate Change, WTO, Drug Industry, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Industry, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Research, Cinema, Web, Personalities, United States Of America (US), Globalisation

Economy

Regulation of retail: Comparative experience

India perhaps has the highest retail density in the world. Economies of scale drive the retail sector towards rapid growth in terms of size of outlets and dominance in geographical and product markets, posing challenges for preservation of genuine competition.

Publication Date:

08/08/2009

Author(s): Anuradha Kalhan, Martin Franz

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

44

Issue:

32

pp:

56

Tags:

Food Prices, Food Supply, Trade, Economy, Urban Planning, Urban Land Use, Floor Space Index (FSI), Farmers, Informal Sector, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Legislation, Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Germany, India, Globalisation

Economy

Where Is the Geography? World Banks WDR 2009

The World Development Report, a flagship report of the World Bank, is a document written by economists who treat politics as an inconvenient reality, though it is a thoroughly political document. The 2009 edition of the WDR, Reshaping Economic Geography, is critically discussed here, first, from a geographical disciplinary perspective.

Publication Date:

18/07/2009

Author(s): Anant Maringanti, Eric Sheppard, Jun Zhang

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

44

Issue:

29

pp:

45

Tags:

Land Acquisition, Development, Trade, Economy, Economic Development, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Special Economic Zones (SEZ), World Bank, Politics, China, India, Global, Developing Countries, Globalisation

Climate Change

Adivasi women: engaging with climate change

Indigenous peoples worldwide lead sustainable livelihoods that contribute to the sequestration of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and cause the least amount of damage to the environment. Adivasi Women

Publication Date:

01/06/2009

Author(s): Govind Kelkar

Source: United Nations Development Fund for Women

Tags:

Agriculture, Forest Products, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation, Tribals, Women, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Asia, India, Globalisation

Environment

Shelf life

The Lives of Ants by Laurent Keller and Elisabeth Gordon,Oxford University Press, USA, $28 Since time immemorial, ants have captivated human beings. With numerous black-and-white images and eight pages of colour plates, the book depicts a world full of surprises, one which, even after decades of observation, is still replete with unsolved mysteries. Unfreedom and Waged Work:

Publication Date:

30/05/2009

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

18

Issue:

20090531

pp:

1

Tags:

Environment, Insects, Science, Globalisation, Industrial Workers

Environment

Securing a sustainable future in the Arctic

In recent decades, the Arctic has undergone major environmental, socio-economic and political changes. The rapid loss of Arctic ice is having negative consequences on northern communities and lifestyles, on iconic species such as the polar bear, and is altering the ecology of the Arctic ocean and the permafrost lands.

Publication Date:

01/05/2009

Author(s): Carolee Buckler, Linda Wright, Laura Normand

Source: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Tags:

Environment, Climate Change, Economic Development, Politics, Arctic, Sustainable Development, Globalisation, Canada

Biodiversity

Invasive alien species: a threat to biodiversity

In light of the impact invasive alien species have, the Convention on Biological Diversity recognizes the importance of preventing the introduction of, and controlling or eradicating alien species which threaten ecosystems, habitats and native species. This brochure highlights the threat invasive alien species pose to biodiversity and what each of us can do to tackle the problem.

Publication Date:

01/05/2009

Source: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Tags:

Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), Ecosystems, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Birds, Biodiversity, Invasive Alien Species, Global, Globalisation

Economy