developing countries

Tells the stories of women in Africa and Asia who have been victims of sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality, and shows how girls' education and micro-finance can change their lives while providing a boost to the economies of developing countries.

Explains what fair trade is, how it can affect farmers and other people around the world, and what consumers can expect from products branded with the "Fair Trade" logo.

Presents opposing viewpoints on various economic, social, and humanitarian issues involving the developing countries of the Third World.

Former World Bank chief economist Joseph E. Stiglitz expresses his disillusionment with international institutions and Washington policy makers regarding the global economy, discussing the plight of poor nations, the East Asia crisis, and the former Soviet economies.

Presents articles which address both sides of the debate over whether the global economy harms or helps the poor.

Presents a series of essays by professional writers and scholars on the subject of world poverty and addresses issues such as immigration and open border ethics, health and education, agricultural subsidies as well as provides biographical sketches on a number of noted individuals such as Bill Gates, George McGovern, and Robert McNama.

Political scientists, economists, and environmental experts examine environmental policy in the developing nations of Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, discussing environmental policy analysis, pollution sources and control, and the unique problems in environmental policy faced by each country covered.

The author shares what he has learned about global poverty through visits to more than one hundred countries, and presents his plan for ending extreme poverty around the world by the year 2025.