Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Claire Ngozo LILONGWE, May 17, 2012 (IPS) – As Malawi’s poor struggle to afford food and other staple items since the 48 percent devaluation of the local currency against the dollar, economic commentators are optimistic that the move will provide an opportunity to boost the country’s export [...]
Urban Farming Takes Root in Brazil’s Favelas
May 3, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Fabiana Frayssinet NOVA IGUAÇU, Brazil, May 2, 2012 (IPS) – Women in one of the poorest neighbourhoods of this city 40 km north of Rio de Janeiro no longer have to spend money on vegetables, because they have learned to grow their own, as organic urban gardening [...]
INDIA: Advancing Economy Reveals a Hungry Underbelly
January 21, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By K.S. Harikrishnan THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Jan 21, 2012 (IPS) – Even a year after Rani, a three-year-old tribal girl in the backward Wayanad district of southern Kerala state, was treated in a government hospital for gastroenteritis she remains grossly underweight and suffers from frequent bouts of diarrhoea. Rani [...]
CHINA: Only Business Occupies Shanghai
November 16, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Antoaneta Becker SHANGHAI, Nov 16, 2011 (IPS) – As China’s financial centre and a pinnacle of domestic wealth, Shanghai could have been in the forefront of a home-grown movement against income disparity of the like sweeping New York’s Wall Street and London’s City. Instead it remains a [...]
The Poor Need Insurance Too
November 16, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Inés Benítez VALLADOLID, Spain, Nov 15, 2011 (IPS) – Poor families are well aware of the devastating effects of unforeseen expenses on their lives. Microinsurance, a recent microfinance tool, has the potential to limit their vulnerability and combat poverty, experts say. The death of a family member, [...]
U.S.: Homeless Fall Through Health Care Cracks
July 14, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Joe Nolan* NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA, Jul 14, 2011 (IPS/ The Contributor) – While Americans are taking sides in the ongoing battle about the future of American healthcare, one underrepresented group is especially vulnerable to the change – or lack of change – that may be afoot: the [...]
MALAWI: Tax on the Poor Is to Compensate for Tariff Revenue Loss
June 23, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Claire Ngozo LILONGWE, Jun 23, 2011 (IPS) – The decision by the Malawian government to introduce value-added tax (VAT) of up to 16.5 percent on products such as bread, meat, milk and dairy products is being blamed for losses incurred by small-scale businesses. The move comes in [...]
Poor Countries Host Largest Share of Refugees
June 23, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN Poor Countries Host Largest Share of Refugees Credit: UN By Jerome Mwanda IDN-InDepth NewsReport NAIROBI (IDN) – The United Nations has taken the wind out of the sails of world’s rich countries that never tire of complaining about the citizens of developing lands burdening their rather [...]
