Theory+and+concepts

Trade and Peace?
From Joel Rosenblum: Joel sent a link to an article by PR Goldstone, an academic at MIT: Does [|Globalization Bring War & Peace], on efforts to more rigorously test the "commercial peace" hypothesis--that trade and commerce bring peace between nations. This is a tightly written article that reports empirical findings. It's much more sophisticated evaluation of the hypothesis than we usually see. Excellent. His conclusion is that trade can be a palliative but isn't a panacea--what matters are the domestic economic structures, political insttutions, and sectoral consideration.

=[|World Mapper]--an outstanding resource for visualizing cross-national statistical comparisons= From Prof. Howard

=Capitalist corporations and development-relevant social responsibility?= From Prof. Howard

Those of you interested in the ways capitalist corporations can approach social responsibility, especially in the developing world, may be interested in a three minute audio report from NPR's show 'Day to Day'.

Audio will be available here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19082543

In the story, journalist Mark Tripoli discusses the thinking of several scholars and activists who have differing visions of how a socially embedded capitalism can serve development. This is very much in line with what Kamdar was arguing about Indian companies. It is also extremely relevant for anyone interested in undertaking research paper question 4.