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Richard W.
Franke and Barbara H. Chasin
Links to Websites with Information on Globalization and Sustainability
Chasin's Page
Franke's Page
Professor
Franke's Sustainability Bibliography
Establishment Sources: (Scroll Down for Alternative Sources)
Globalization101. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace student
guide to globalization
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the
UN. Basic data on agriculture
worldwide
Institute
for Development Studies. Sussex University, United Kingdom. Also some
critical reports
The
Grameen Bank Webpage. The original
microcredit institution
Hari
Srinivas's Microcredit Virtual Library Lots of documents and
bibliographies
United Nations
Development Programme. Their annual development report is a major source
World Bank. "Working for a world
free of poverty"
World Health Organization. Basic data on
international health
Alternative Sources: (Scroll down for Sustainability Links)
Attac
(Association pour une taxation des transactions financires pour l'aide aux
citoyens). The French organization advocating the "Tobin Tax" on
foreign currency speculation
Center for Economic Policy Research.
Reports on failures of globalization
Coop America. "Economic action
for a just planet"
DemocracyNow.org. Daily news from
non-corporate source.
Focus on the Global South. Walden Bello
and hundreds of articles including talks from the World Social Forums
Global Exchange. Fair trade and
human rights activities
Greenpeace. Major environmental action
group
International Forum on Globalization. John
Cavanagh and 60 other academic critics
Macroscan. Progressive Indian economists
-- much data and analysis
Multinational Monitor. Tracks
multinational corporations and their opponents
Transnational Institute. Susan George and
much more.
Whirled Bank. Not just
satirical. Lots of info and links.
Women's Environment and Development
Organization. Not just for women.
Sustainability Links
Earth
Policy Institute. Policy alternatives version of Worldwatch Institute
Ecovillage Ithaca. One of
the most successful environmental communities in the USA
Global Ecovillage Network. Ecovillage
links around the world
Global Footprint Network. How to
calculate and understand the ecological footprint
Millenium
Ecosystem Assessment Report 2005. Biggest study ever on environmental
issues
Greenfacts Popularized
version of the Millenium Report
Redefining
Progress. Influential NGO that works on sustainability
Worldwatch Institute. Annual State of
the World reports and more
Green Home
Cleaning – Sources and Links for All Kinds of Green Cleaning: Thank
you Stella for this Link
Thank you Liz, for this link:
www.carcovers.com/carresources/the-importance-of-eco-friendly-cars/
Questions or comments: franker@mail.montclair.edu
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