The Price of Free Trade - Part I

With the abolition of quotas looming in 2005, textile producers like Bangladesh fear losing their advantage
Mustafizur Rahman
September 29, 2004

The Price of Free Trade - Part II

The end of textile export quotas cushion may confront Cambodia with the hard realities of the global marketplace
Tom Fawthrop
October 1, 2004

Mixed Blessings of the Megacities

A byproduct of globalization, urban aggregates have emerged as the arena of confrontation between 21st century prosperity and enduring poverty
Deane Neubauer
September 24, 2004

Tremors of Global Insecurity Reach Shangri-La

Nepal's response to the brutal killings of 12 workers in Iraq threatens the country's vital labor export
Kesang Sherpa
September 27, 2004

The New Yellow Peril

As Western countries fret about job loss due to outsourcing, their concerns are as poorly founded as those expressed a century ago
Oliver Cattaneo
October 6, 2004

The Great Reverse - Part I

After two centuries of Western domination, China and India are poised to claim their places
Clyde Prestowitz
September 2, 2004
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Indian Companies Are Adding Western Flavor

Working in a global market means more than learning your trade.
Saritha Rai
August 19, 2003

Ecologists Fear Disaster as Oil Rush Takes Grip in Quake Zone

Russian island to be turned into Japan's energy hub in project worth billions to Shell.
Nick Paton Walsh
August 25, 2003

Helped by Technology, Piracy of DVD's Runs Rampant in China

Pirated films are available throughout China despite an assortment of laws and safeguards.
Chris Buckley
August 18, 2003

Shell Workers Protest Planned Job Cuts

Upper-level Nigerian workers fear the oil company will replace them with expatriates as part of a global restructuring plan.
Mike Oduniyi
August 28, 2003

Textile Industry Seeks Trade Limits on Chinese

But it may face an uphill battle with a reluctant Bush administration.
David Barboza
July 25, 2003
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