References for sustainable globalization

Follow the Fundamentals

The U.S. still has much more to gain than to lose from openness, trade and globalization.

How Globalization Has Changed Politics

Globalization and technology have transformed politics says journalist Garrett M. Graff in this WNYC podcast. The "town hall debate" has--in the 2008 elections--become a worldwide forum thanks to the "YouTube debates." What were in the past considered domestic issues (e.g., the economy and health care) are now global issues, according to Graff, whose new book is The First Campaign: Globalization, the Web, and the Race for the White House discusses how new technologies and globalization are making the 2008 campaign the "first" campaign in a new era.

China-Mideast Relationship

The relationship between China and the Middle East has become the new silk road, and there could be a profound impact on the rest of the world. Peter Navarro, professor at UC Irivine, shares his insight. This is a CNBC interview video (5:22).

A Battle Fought in the Factories

To the ire of Chinese steelworkers, the United States is set to impose new tariffs on Chinese steel pipe imports early next year.

China Grabs West’s Smoke-Spewing Factories

In its rush to recreate the industrial revolution that made the West rich, China has absorbed most of the major industries that once made the West dirty.

DEVELOPMENT: Food Prices Climbing, With No End in Sight

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (IPS) - Globalisation, climate change, and the mass production of biofuels are pushing up food prices worldwide, which could jeopardise the livelihoods of the world's poorest, according to a report released Tuesday by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

THE WORLD FOOD SITUATION:NEW DRIVING FORCES AND REQUIRED ACTIONS

Joachim von Braun December 2007 Press Materials Rising Food Prices Threaten World's Poor People December 4, 2007 Press release, fact sheet, and related resources. IFPRI's Biannual Overview of the World Food Situation presented to the CGIAR Annual General Meeting, Beijing, December 4, 2007

What will we eat as the oil runs out?

Take a look at Richard Heinberg's recent article, "What will we eat as the oil runs out?" http://www.energybulletin.net/38091.html. The article articulates how interconnected our food system is with our dependence on oil and includes suggestions for solving this problem.