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Chapter 17 — The Struggle for Economic Well-Being Explore Additional Suggested Readings The following readings supplement those suggested in chapter 17 of the text. Esman, Milton J., and Ronald J. Herring, eds. Carrots, Sticks, and Ethnic Conflict: Rethinking Development Assistance. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2001. Food and Agriculture Organization. The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2000. Rome: FAO, 2000. Hilts, Philip. Rx for Survival: Why We Must Rise to the Global Health Challenge. New York: Penguin Press, 2005. Landes, David. The Wealth and Poverty of Nations. New York: Norton, 1999. Michallopoulos, Constantine. Developing Countries in the WTO. New York: Palgrave, 2002. Owen, Sarah, and Paris Yeros, eds. Poverty in World Politics: Whose Global Era? New York: St. Martin’s, 1999. Porter, Michael E., et al. The Global Competitiveness Report 2001-2002. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Smil, Vaclav. Feeding the World: A Challenge for the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2000. Smith, Stephan. Ending Global Poverty: A Guide to What Works. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2005.. Stiglitz, Joseph. Globalization and Its Discontents. New York: Norton, 2002. Annotated Links The following links will help you explore the themes of chapter 17 on the Web. Oxfam is an independent organization that battles poverty on a global scale. It is an international confederation of twelve nongovernmental organizations operating in more than 80 countries. Oxfam helps to strategically fund development projects, provide emergency relief in times of crisis, and campaign for social and economic justice. United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) UNCTAD was formed in 1964 to deal with trade, investment, and development issues. It now has a membership of 191 countries. Its primary mission is to assist developing countries in their efforts to integrate into the world economy. This Web site is particularly helpful in describing the many programs sponsored by UNCTAD. United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) Unlike the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme--a specialized UN agency--does not dispense large development loans. UNDP is in the business of development planning based on a principle of helping countries to develop their own solutions to development problems. The organization operates in 166 countries and has set as its “millennium development goal” the cutting of poverty in half by the year 2015. United States Agency
for International Development (USAID) USAID is the United States’ lead agency in implementing foreign economic and humanitarian assistance programs throughout the developing world. In addition to attacking poverty the agency assists countries recovering from disasters. Of particular interest on this site are the links to USAID programs in particular countries. The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of development assistance, providing loans in excess of $17 billion (U.S.) a year to over 100 developing countries. Program support covers a wide range of areas including education, HIV/AIDS, other health programs, support of private business, social development, and governance. The World Food Programme was established in 1963 by the United Nations with the expressed purpose of fighting global hunger. In 2001 the WFP provided food assistance to 77 million people in 82 countries, including thousands of refugees and other displaced people. The WFP Web site provides valuable information on the WFP’s history, organization, programs, and funding.
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