Failed States Index 2011 – prepared by the Fund for Peace and published by FOREIGN POLICY of the world’s most vulnerable countries. “The new edition of the index draws on some 130,000 publicly available sources to analyze 177 countries and rate them on 12 indicators of pressure on the state during the year 2010 —… Continue Reading
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USDA Introduces Online Tool for Locating 'Food Deserts'
News release: “The online Food Desert Locator, developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS), is a tool that can be used to assist efforts to expand the availability of nutritious food in food deserts, or low-income communities that lack ready access to healthy food. Expanding the availability of nutritious food… Continue Reading
Agencies release list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies
“The federal bank and thrift regulatory agencies today announced the availability of 2011 list [and lists from previous years] of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies where revitalization or stabilization activities will receive Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) consideration as “community development.” “Distressed nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies” and “underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies” are designated by the agencies… Continue Reading
BLS: A Profile of the Working Poor, 2009
A Profile of the Working Poor, 2009 – March 2011 “In 2009, according to the Census Bureau, about 43.6 million people, or 14.3 percent of the Nations population, lived at or below the official poverty level.1 Although the poor were primarily children and adults who had not participated in the labor force during the year,… Continue Reading
Article: Disclosures Effects: Wikileaks and Transparency
Disclosures Effects: Wikileaks and Transparency, Mark Fenster University of Florida – Fredric G. Levin College of Law “Constitutional, criminal, and administrative laws regulating government transparency, and the theories that support them, rest on the assumption that the disclosure of information has transformative effects: disclosure can inform, enlighten, and energize the public, or it can create… Continue Reading
How NGOs Affect U.S. Media Coverage of Africa
They Wanted Journalists to Say Wow – How NGOs Affect U.S. Media Coverage of Africa, By Karen Rothmyer, Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, Discussion Paper Series #D‐61, January 2011 “Since 1995, the rate of poverty throughout the continent has been falling steadily, and much faster than previously thought, according to… Continue Reading
CRS – Foreign Aid: An Introduction to U.S. Programs and Policy
Foreign Aid: An Introduction to U.S. Programs and Policy – Curt Tarnoff, Specialist in Foreign Affairs / Marian Leonardo Lawson, Analyst in Foreign Assistance, February 10, 2011 “Foreign assistance is a fundamental component of the international affairs budget and is viewed by many as an essential instrument of U.S. foreign policy. Since the terrorist attacks… Continue Reading
The Economist: A special report on feeding the world
Follow up to related postings on food insecurity and hunger, via The Economist [inclusive of charts/graphs] – At the start of 2011 the food industry is in crisis. World food prices have risen above the peak they reached in early 2008. That was a time when hundreds of millions of people fell into poverty, food… Continue Reading
The State of Working America, an ongoing analysis published by the Economic Policy Institute
“The State of Working America has been the Economic Policy Institutes flagship publication since 1988. The comprehensive economic data that has in the past been in book form is now available on this Web site for the first time in a searchable and highly user-friendly format. The data will be more accessible than ever before… Continue Reading
A Handbook on the Future of Economic Policy in the Developing World
The Day After Tomorrow, A Handbook on the Future of Economic Policy in the Developing World – Otaviano Canuto and Marcelo Giugale, Editors “Development economists are paid to look into the future. They ask not not only how things work today, but also how a new policy, program, or project would make them work tomorrow.… Continue Reading
Atlantic: The Good Works of Sargent Shriver
The Good Works of Sargent Shriver, by Scott Stossel, Jan 18 2011: “The founder of the Peace Corps and leader of the War on Poverty has died. His biographer reflects on a remarkable legacy. Continue Reading
Feed The Future Guide – The Global Commitment to Food Security
The Feed the Future Guide describes the strategic approach and implementation structures of Feed the Future (FTF), the U.S. global hunger and food security initiative: “Today, more than one billion people nearly one-sixth of the world’s population suffer from chronic hunger. This crisis has devastating and far-reaching effects. Each year, more than 3.5… Continue Reading
