BY PETER W. BLACK The insular Pacific, the region of the world perhaps most dramatically transformed by recent globalization processes, offers many opportunities to learn what happens when a recently dispersed community turns to new information technologies. For several generations, the peoples of Oceania have been leaving their remote island homes for port towns and [...]
BY PETER BALINT In the communal lands of Mahenye, in the southeast corner of Zimbabwe, traditional culture and hardscrabble subsistence mesh uneasily with trophy hunting, upscale tourism, and modern ideas of market-based conservation. This awkward mix is the result of a conscious plan to improve local living conditions, protect wildlife, and make money. For much [...]
BY LINDSAY IRVINE The cold war is over, but tempers are flaring across the globe. Citizens resent big government, failed government, and repressive government. They resent loopholes for the rich, handouts for the poor, lack of opportunity, and taxes all around. Global anger is on the rise. Susan Tolchin, a professor of public policy in [...]