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Kinnithrung SpratDevelopment and Economic Research CounselorWorld Trade OrganizationWednesday, May 8, 2002
New Horizons in Third-world New Horizons in Third-world Agribusiness GlobalizationAgribusiness Globalization
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Why is 3Why is 3rdrd World World Starvation a Problem?Starvation a Problem?
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Investments, Exports and PovertyInvestments, Exports and Poverty
Results of Rising PovertyResults of Rising Poverty
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Results of Rising PovertyResults of Rising Poverty
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Results of Rising PovertyResults of Rising Poverty
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Results of Rising PovertyResults of Rising Poverty
How Does Starvation Happen?How Does Starvation Happen?
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Primitive EconomyPrimitive Economy
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Modern EconomyModern Economy
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Market Restrictions, Prices, Market Restrictions, Prices, and Povertyand Poverty
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The IMFThe IMF
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The IMFThe IMF
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Robin Hood Solutions…Robin Hood Solutions…
““False Truths”False Truths”
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LocalConsumption
Good Intentions, Bad IdeasGood Intentions, Bad Ideas
Cultural InsensitivityCultural Insensitivity
Available Investment CapitalAvailable Investment Capital
RICH POORMIDDLE CLASS
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Available Investment CapitalAvailable Investment Capital
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Available Investment CapitalAvailable Investment Capital
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Available Investment Capital
Hunger Helps…Hunger Helps…
……Handouts Don’tHandouts Don’t
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The Solution?The Solution?
The Market
Living SmallLiving Small
MARASMUSMARASMUS
KWASHIORKORKWASHIORKOR
MARASMICMARASMICKWASHIORKORKWASHIORKOR
NUTRITIONALNUTRITIONALDWARFISMDWARFISM
Living LargeLiving Large
SLEEPSLEEPAPNEAAPNEA
DIABETESDIABETES
HYPER-HYPER-TENSIONTENSION
CORONARYCORONARYDISEASESDISEASES
GALL-GALL-STONESSTONES
OBESITYOBESITY
A Miraculous SolutionA Miraculous Solution
An American EvolutionAn American Evolution
A French De-evolutionA French De-evolution
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A French De-evolutionA French De-evolution
Applying the American ModelApplying the American Modelto the Third Worldto the Third World
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Applying the American ModelApplying the American Modelto the Third Worldto the Third World
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Applying the American ModelApplying the American Modelto the Third Worldto the Third World
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Applying the American ModelApplying the American Modelto the Third Worldto the Third World
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Applying the American ModelApplying the American Modelto the Third Worldto the Third World
A Third World Third WayA Third World Third Way
Historical CategoryHistorical Category
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Biological CategoryBiological Category
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
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ChinaChina
Pragmatic VisionsPragmatic Visions
“The economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable…”
RecyclingRecycling
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A Wealth of WasteA Wealth of Waste
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A Wealth of WasteA Wealth of Waste
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A Wealth of WasteA Wealth of Waste
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Hamburger x 10Hamburger x 10
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The McDonald’s FormulaThe McDonald’s Formula
FiltersFilters
Cigarette Coffee Food
More Robin Hood?More Robin Hood?
Striving for the BestStriving for the Best
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Striving for the BestStriving for the Best
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$1.00 $.01$.02$.03$.05$.10$.20$.40$.60$.80
Letting GoLetting Go
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$1.00 $.01$.02$.03$.05$.10$.20$.40$.60$.80
Opting OutOpting Out
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Opting OutOpting Out
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A Win - Win SituationA Win - Win Situation
A Training EconomyA Training Economy
Culturally SensitiveCulturally Sensitive
The Value of the BodyThe Value of the Body
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The Value of the BodyThe Value of the Body
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Ford’s VisionFord’s Vision
An Aztec SolutionAn Aztec Solution
