Before discussing globalization’s effect on India and how social entrepreneurs are making a difference, I would like to clarify a few terms. For the most part, when globalization is discussed, I mean economic globalization. To simplify a complex idea, it refers to the world becoming smaller – figuratively speaking – and more inter-connected. Some have […]
Here is something timely for you: a CNN special report on chocolate and where it comes from. It’s very interesting. Let me know what you think! http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/06/the-dark-side-of-chocolate/?hpt=C2 From CNN’s website: “CNN’s Richard Quest talks to filmmaker U. Roberto Romano, whose documentary “The Dark Side of Chocolate” investigates child labor and cocoa fields in the Ivory […]
Globalization has had a profound effect on the world over the course of the past three decades. We are experiencing a technological revolution; it’s far from over. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina began saying in 2004 that we were “at the end of the beginning” of the information age and that the last 25 years […]
Thank you, friends, for taking the time to read this blog on ethics and economics. We live in interesting and uncertain times. So many issues vie for our attention, especially for those who have the heart to change the world. Do we save the rainforest? Do we lobby for pro-life legislation? Pro-choice reinforcements? Should we […]