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COVERING GLOBALIZATION
A Handbook for Reporters
Columbia University Press
Covering Globalization is the first journalism textbook aimed
at reporters who cover finance and economics in developing
and transition countries. Written by economists from the Asian
Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund as well
as journalists at Dow Jones, the Financial Times, the New
York Times, Fortune, and Reuters--and with an introduction
by Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz--Covering Globalization
is a guide to the pressing topics of our times and includes
tips on how to write about subjects such as:
- banking and banking crises
- pension reform
- privatization
- trade agreements
- central banks
- the World Bank
- sovereign debt restructuring
- commodity markets
- corporate governance
- poverty-eradication programs
- the "resource curse"
Each chapter explains the basic economic principles and current
thinking on a given topic and has tips for reporters about
what to look for when covering the subject as well as links
for more information. The book also includes extensive glossaries
and guidance on using the Internet for reporting and structuring
business and economics stories.
Covering Globalization will be available in November 2004
and can be ordered from Amazon.com.
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CSIS: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq
December 2007 report from the Center for Strategic & International Studies assessing the U.S. Defense Departments latest report on Iraq. The CSIS report cites "strong indicators that the glass has gone from one that was mostly empty to one that is at least half full," but adds that the military assessment "scarcely describes a stable or secure Iraq and it indicates that the Iraq War still presents a high risk of failure."
IMF Review (August, 2007) 
Report on Iraq’s economic situation, the effects of deteriorations in security, and progress on strengthening macroeconomic and structural reforms, based on IMF meetings with Iraqi officials and analysis by the IMF staff and Executive Board.
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