Thursday, December 09, 2004

Quotes on Globalization and World Hunger


On Globalization
by John N. Ponsaran
Globalization has its merits and demerits. But as it is turning out, the latter outweighs the former.

To wit: 3rd World countries as
· repository of excess commodities (surplus goods)
· dumping ground of toxic legacies (take the case of the U.S. military bases in the Philippines)
· supplier of raw materials (in a regime of global trade disparity)
· source of cheap and docile labor force
(not to mention the demise of the indigenous culture)

On World Hunger
"The reality behind world hunger is brought about by both natural and anthropogenic (human-induced) causes. Fortunately, human beings have the propensity to overcome this life-threatening challenge. Regrettably, elitists and some self-serving turbo-capitalist have done nothing to reverse this trend." (JNP)

DS 112 recorded speech (alternative theories and approaches)

Present a recorded 3-minute speech about your assigned topic. Situate it in the context of the Global South. Provide an appropriate title. P...