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Find the answers to your questions about globalization
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| Globalization
is bringing hope to Rio favelas |
Paris,
4 September 2003
- On the eve of crucial trade talks in Cancun, a new website goes online
showing how globalization - furthered by more open markets - is spurring
economic development and increasing human well-being.
As the introduction
points out: "One of the most visible signs of globalization has been
the enormous expansion of international trade and invesment. Market opening
increased the wealth of consumers."
ICC features the site
- www.humanglobalization.org
- among relevant addresses for surfers interested in international business
on its "useful links" tab.
There are also links
to such organizations as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD), World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the World
Trade Organization.
The site was created
by Herbert Oberhänsli, Head of Economic and International Relations
at Nestlé, and Oscar Vera, an independent consultant based in Mexico
City who has worked for the Mexican Government and leading Mexican and
international companies.
It is packed with
facts and statistics that make the case for globalization as a positive
force, the source of a massive improvement in the quality of life for
billions of people all over the world over the past 20 years..
An introduction says
"Absolute poverty decreased in a significant way for the first time
in history. Life expectancy, health and education also improved for many,
and many hundreds of millions lifted out of poverty were able to move
further up to some modest prosperity."
Case studies on the
site zeros in on the human element - on local success stories and individuals:
how prosperity is gradually reaching a favela in Brazil, how a Mexican
small farmer has improved milk production, how
a Mexican kitchen help
rose to become a chef de cuisine.
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