developing countries

A collection of seventeen stories written by people who have worked in the Peace Corps.

"Fair trade is intended to help producers in developing countries achieve better working and trading conditions while maintaining certain environmental standards, which is achieved through arrangements with distributors around the world. With the influx of fair trade goods on grocery store shelves and restaurant menus, one would assume an overall positive trend in trade conditions is occurring. However, numerous concerns continue to surround fair trade, such as whether it benefits all developing countries and markets equally, the extent to which it is effective at protecting the environment, and what conditions would make trade as fair as possible"--Provided by publisher.

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.

Fourteen-year-olds Raphael and Gardo team up with a younger boy, Rat, to figure out the mysteries surrounding a bag Raphael finds during their daily life of sorting through trash in a third-world country's dump.

Examines the factors that influence whether a nation is rich or poor, explains the economic institutions that underlie economic success in the twenty-first century, and discusses China and its growth, America's future, and an effective way to help millions overcome poverty.

Education, poverty, and inequality, explores economic hardship in the aftermath of World War II, the challenges facing newly independent nations in terms of poverty, inequality, and development, and how the major powers in the Cold War approached social welfare policy. It also examines how the nations of the developing world have grown in strength even as they have struggled with nagging development issues. The United Nations, including its Millennium Development Goals, also takes center stage, as does the effect of globalization on people’s livelihoods and economic prospects.

Examines the social conditions in the developed and developing worlds that create such problems as mental illness, poverty, disease, deviance, criminality, suicide, and revolution.

Examines a number of paramilitary forces that have been in operation in places like Indonesia, Iraq, and Iran, their origins as rebels or revolutionaries, and how the governments of their respective countries have turned them into state-sponsored militias to fight as proxy warriors. Explores the political ramifications of utilizing such military forces and how it affects international relations.

Chronicles scientists' and doctors' efforts to end polio throughout the world by bringing the vaccine to third-world countries that are still at risk.