Communities Forsaking Local Businesses To Attract Chain Stores

Sugarhouse in Salt Lake City is thriving with local businesses. These small shops make the area what it is - charming and quaint. However in the past five years as real-estate values in the area have skyrocketed more and more local shops are being sold by landlords for redevelopment for greater profit potential.

Agriculture & Rural Development

Agriculture is essential to reducing poverty, with a 34 percent share of GDP in low income countries. Three out of every four poor people in developing countries live in rural areas and 2.1 billion survive on less than $2 a day. Over 80 percent of the rural poor depend directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihoods

Enhancing Agricultural Productivity and Competitiveness

Promoting agricultural productivity and competitiveness. Investment in agriculture – fishing, forestry, irrigation and drainage, agricultural trade, and agribusiness – has increased significantly. Rural infrastructure, which is integrally linked to rural development, has received the largest amount of investment

Population Clock Ticketh

Many folks decry the New World Order, yet really it seems that they do not fully understand what they are talking about. As the coordinator for the Online Think Tank many people wish to warn us about the New World Order and ask if we know anything about this so-called conspiracy. What conspiracy? Actually yes I have heard of all this stuff.

Downtown Revitalization Projects Discussed

Someone should write a book on Downtown Revitalization to help cities and city planners upgrade their cities. Urban flight leads to Urban plight. The sprawling suburbs have been attractive to the middle class and some city down town areas have been left in the dust.

How Gas Prices Affect Our Economy

Over the past few years gas prices seem to always be in the news. In one week they are extremely high and the next they are extremely low. This volatility in gas prices is not a positive trend four our country as we are trying to increase stability and then in turn increase our economic growth.

Down Towns in the Suburbs are Changing

Down Town re-vitalization projects use to be for Cities, but now downtown suburbs are getting a face lift too. And with so many people living in the suburbs often down towns are now a traffic mess- indeed cars are clogging town areas.

Ruined Rural Economy - Renaissance of Farmers Part - 12

The article revolves around new concept of Debt Loan Economy (DLE) being advocated by trio and economist. The article analyses various facets of DLE - and its effect on farmers. An endeavor has been made to suggest measures to check loans and various policies forcing farmers committing suicide.

Do You Buy A Newspaper - Or The DVD?

Remember the days when you bought a newspaper for the NEWS it contained? Looking through the newsagents you would be amazed at what they give you just to buy a paper.

Global Economy And The Unions

I listened to a Kenyan veteran world trade unionist talking during Labour Day celebration in Kenya, and I felt he echoed a fast fading and receding trade union sentiments. He talked about making sure that government and state corporation officials fly the national carrier only. He also talked about making sure that organizations are headed only by nationals, especially where there are qualified personnel.

Is Money a Myth - Technocracy Price System Debate and Talking Points

Debating the merits of the current price system can be a challenge for any economist as we watch the manipulated nature of the game - whether it be the gambling casino we call the stock market, currency trading, market maker plays, commodity trading power plays or the Fed trying to shore up the resultant of international flows, government borrowing or greedy manipulations.

What's Up With Gold

The price of gold is rising because the US economy and the US dollar is in danger of collapse. If you don't know this, you're going to be in trouble too.

New Advances for the UK Air Freight Industry

As with so many other sectors, it seems that the future of freight forwarding is online. The internet has long been hailed for the convenience it offers. It is therefore perhaps unsurprising that the UK air freight industry has decided to explore the potential it offers by introducing new electronic processes.