Agriculture & Rural Development

Agriculture is essential to reducing poverty, with a 34 percent share of GDP in low income countries. Three out of every four poor people in developing countries live in rural areas and 2.1 billion survive on less than $2 a day. Over 80 percent of the rural poor depend directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihoods

Enhancing Agricultural Productivity and Competitiveness

Promoting agricultural productivity and competitiveness. Investment in agriculture – fishing, forestry, irrigation and drainage, agricultural trade, and agribusiness – has increased significantly. Rural infrastructure, which is integrally linked to rural development, has received the largest amount of investment

Development Effectiveness

The international commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) recognizes the need for scaling up the volume and quality of aid. This commitment, stemming from a global consensus reached at the 2002 UN Conference on Financing for Development in Monterrey, also calls for all development partners to share the responsibility of making aid more effective —and it calls for action on both sides of the aid relationship.

Scope Of Improvement In SEZ Policies In India

But, all these developmental initiatives are turning into a great source of societal conflicts and revolts. Few incidents in the past and current, like Nandigram incident have brought a great deal of uncertainty in implementation of SEZ plans towards industrialization of the nation,

Ever Expanding Price System - Is it a Viable Method?

For those who like the philosophical debate the Technocracy Group comes up with some interesting intellectual scenarios on economies, price systems, monetary policy and the future of human civilizations. For instance on self-proclaimed technocrat looking for someone to convince has brought up this point of contention stating:

Let Them Spread the Rays of the Sun

Rich nations are wary and scary of terrorists. Where do these people come from, in the first place? They come from the impoverished third world countries. The bottom line, therefore, is poverty. Erase it and you erase the fears.

The Economic Impact of Alcoholism

This article examines the effects of alcoholism on the economy, in particular the performance of employees in the workplace and the significant reduction in productivity.

Profile of a (Commercial - Central - World) Bank

Banks play a mayor role in the overall economic productivity, without really producing anything. Therefore a bank is quite unique. And powerful. In order to increase productivity the bank intermediates between those who have too much (savings) and those with a current lack of means. Savings are potential investments and a bank is key in making these productive.

Subprime America Infects Asia And Europe

The Subrpime mortgage problem in America is going to spread to Europe and Asia where most the the defaulting mortgages ended up. Subprime debt was bundled with AAA rated debt then sold to investors around the world. The defaults are going to come back to haunt America.

What is OPEC?

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting consists of 12 member countries who have a mutal interest in the exportation of petroleum and petroleum products.

Inflation and Its Causes

Is there really a shortage of oil?

Poor Personal Health Makes For A Healthy Economy

It would seem that we are becoming victims of economics. As it is apparent that in order To have a healthy economy you need to have a capitalistic environment to keep people working harder and always striving to produce better products for trade. It is this competitive environment that keeps the cogs of the economy turning and people working.

Implementation Of Gender Perspectives In The Economic Aspects

Equal economic opportunities for men and women is necessary for economic growth, development and achieving the MDGs in the countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Comparative advantage ECE operates in the economic sphere and not been involved in projects in the health sector.

Americans Fear Crime

Are you afraid of crime? Do you think about becoming the victim of crime often? According to the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, many Americans fear becoming the victim of crime often. As I will show in this article, the fear crosses all lines—sex, race, education, age and profession.