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 financi่res
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
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