| [Column] The economics of the FTA
I don't know how they did their survey, but according to an article I once read in a foreign academic journal, 97 percent of economists support free trade theory. The problem is most of the economists I know are opposed to the FTA with the United States; or, to be more precise, are opposed to the agreement in its current form, so I guess they make up the remaining 3 percent who didn't learn their economics right. The FTA is already more than the subject of debate about economics in Korea. It has become a political issue, and everyone is being forced to choose a position. Have you noticed how there is a clear taking of sides in the way the media covered the story of a working man who committed self-immolation in protest? That may be the fate of social science theory, but various economic theories are being degraded and used as tools for justifying political positions.
AudioCodes Sets Earnings Release Date for First Quarter 2007 ...
LOD, Israel, April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AudioCodes , a leading provider of Voice over Packet (VoP) technologies and Voice Network products, will release financial results for its first quarter 2007 ended March 31, 2007 on Monday, April 30, 2007, after the market close. AudioCodes' financial results will be released over the news wires, and will also be posted on the corporate Website. On Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, AudioCodes will conduct a conference call to discuss the first quarter 2007 results which will be simultaneously Webcast. The call will feature Shabtai Adlersberg, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nachum Falek, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer and Ben Rabinowitz, Vice President & General Manager for Session Border Controllers and Media Server Business Lines.
Ghana: commodities and corruption
Last month Ghana celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence; it was the first African country to end colonial rule, under Kwame N'Krumah. The country is important to the United States' global power play. It follows the World Bank rules, which has created problems. By Yao Graham .
Continental Summit of Indigenous Peoples Meets in Guatemala
Thousands of Indigenous peoples from 24 countries gathered in Guatemala on March 26 for the Third Continental Summit of Indigenous Peoples and Nationalities of Abya Yala. After U.S. President George W. Bush visited the country two weeks earlier during his contentious "diplomatic" tour of Latin America, Maya priests cleansed the site of his "bad spirits" in preparation for the summit. The week-long summit was held in Iximch, a sacred Maya site and main city of the Kaqchikel Maya people. The first day dawned bright and sunny. In Tecpn, a nearby town where many of the delegates to the summit were housed with local families, organizers gathered in the main plaza and exploded fireworks to celebrate the beginning of the meetings. In the early morning light, delegates crowded on buses to travel the four kilometers up to the Iximch ceremonial site.
Oledan: Innovative approaches
What started out purely as a documentation project with and for the tribal community in Paquibato turned out to be a start of a process for the community itself to engage and participate in looking back at a tradition almost lost, comparing it with new practices, reflecting on the current situation and the effect of assimilated culture in their respective lives.
Pinoy Votes: Sun.Star Election 2007 Coverage
It brought forth the much contested space of development, with various initiatives, including investment projects that purport to provide economic incentive to the people in the area, ensure their rightful share in the exploitation of the natural resources, and provide better life for their children.
After all, economic activities are expected to spur better access to schools and facilities and greater economic benefits for the people.
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