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You will find information about multinational corporations in here.

Trading blocs A regional trading bloc is a group of countries within a geographical region that protect themselves from imports from non-members. Trading blocs are a form of economic integration, and increasingly shape the pattern of world trade.

Benefit from FTA - The Salvadoran government had proclaimed that from the moment of its entry into force, the free trade agreement with the United States would boost the local economy, creating thousands of jobs, so that even street vendors would be exporting their typical snacks. But nearly two years later, the economic paradise has yet to arrive.

Trying to define globalization. What it is exactly - and a brief analysis of pro's/con's

A resource for ideas on some global issues. Students should explore this site for resources or idea for lesson plans that they may wish to use to promote their campaigns

World History in Video is an online collection of streaming video that gives faculty, students, and history lovers access critically acclaimed documentaries from filmmakers worldwide. Upon completion the collection will include more than 1,750 documentaries that offer a rich survey of human history from the earliest civilizations to the fall of the Berlin Wall. World History in Video is truly global in scope, covering Africa and the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania. Its unparalleled geographical and chronological coverage delivers the sights, sounds, artifacts, and histories from around the world straight to your desktop.

This site is an ongoing collaboration between the World Resources Institute's Global Forest Watch Project and the Institute for Man and the Environment in the Amazon (Imazon). In this site, you will find spatial data layers and analyses about the Brazilian Amazon, and you will be able to query for specific information and print custom maps. Available datasets are organized by themes. Individual layers within themes can be viewed by checking the box next to each layer and pre-selected queries (to the right) are also available. After selection, press START MAP to generate a map in a new window. From the map, you may add and subtract layers. Please feel free e-mail us if you have questions, comments or suggestions.

Five Cool Things You Can Do With WeatherSpark 1. Get three local forecasts presented in graphs. Two when outside of the US. 2. Compare the weather in San Francisco vs New York. 3. View the global climate trends. And read the details. 4. Check out the monsoon in Mumbai, India. The rain is so dominant that it cools down the air for three months, creating a yearly temperature curve that actually dips in the summer. 5. See an average late July in Houston. The thunderstorms typically roll in around 4pm. ... or tweet your own suggestion! WeatherSpark is a new type of weather website, with interactive weather graphs that allow you to pan and zoom through the entire history of any weather station on earth. Get multiple forecasts for the current location, overlaid on records and averages to put it all in context"

only after the EC told them to 'scale it down'

Less FDI in Insurance, more FDI in pensions, removal of diesel subsidies, de-regulating the supermarket sector

Tokyo (CNN) -- Japan added to global growth jitters on Friday by posting unexpectedly weak industrial production numbers for July and a muted outlook for August and September. Economists had been expecting a 1.7% increase in output from the manufacturing sector from June, boosted by the effects of reconstruction spending in the tsunami-hit Tohoku area.

" Doors to Diplomacy Theme: Diplomacy and international issues affect individual citizens, as well as governments and businesses worldwide. Please select one of the following eight sub-categories for your Doors to Diplomacy research project. Discussion questions and starter activities within each category are provided as guidelines to help you get started. National Content Standards have been provided for USA Schools. Learn more"

Few places in the world have seen the dramatic effects of globalisation more than Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India, which is experiencing an unprecedented IT boom that is transforming the prospects of the Indian economy. For Santosh, a tour guide in Bangalore, life is good.

Particularly in USA

Readers affected by outsourcing give us their personal experiences and views.

Watch the map as the world's forests are depleted!

UN Millennium Goals for 2015

More general links from the International Development Education Association of Scotland

International and Sustainable Development links from the International Development Education Association of Scotland