International Development: microcredit and migration - for iPod/iPhone

International Development: microcredit and migration - for iPod/iPhone

28 episodes

What does it mean to be poor, or an immigrant? What form should Aid take? This album begins to explore the complex issues of international development in a globalised world, starting with a look at schemes which attempt to alleviate poverty. Small business owners are empowered by micro-financing in Glasgow, while in Argentina a disastrous economic collapse has led to people taking matters into their own hands by creating an alternative social exchange currency. Migrant communities, such as Greek Cypriots and Ethiopians in London, and Sierra Leoneans in Liverpool, have a chance to reveal the issues they’ve faced; while in the audio tracks we hear from experts who are working to expand the contribution that African migrants abroad can make to Africa’s development. Finally, a Chinese "beer pioneer" and China trade experts discuss China’s membership of the World Trade Organisation. To complete the album, Dr Helen Yanacopulos of The Open University's Development Policy and Practice unit explains the choice of some of the case studies, and unpicks some of the issues that emerge. This material is taken from The Open University course TU871 Development: context and practice.

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International development: microcredit and migration

Published: July 21, 2009, 12:06 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds

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Small change for a better world

Published: July 21, 2009, 12:05 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 2 seconds

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Published: July 21, 2009, 12:05 a.m.
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Argentina’s Poor: Surviving without money

Published: July 21, 2009, 12:04 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 45 seconds

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Published: July 21, 2009, 12:04 a.m.
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Establishing migrant communities in London

Published: July 21, 2009, 12:03 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes

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Published: July 21, 2009, 12:03 a.m.
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London's Greek community

Published: July 21, 2009, 12:02 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 10 seconds

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Published: July 21, 2009, 12:02 a.m.
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Keeping in touch with home

Published: July 21, 2009, 12:01 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 8 seconds

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Published: July 21, 2009, 12:01 a.m.
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Challenges faced by Ethiopians in London

Published: July 21, 2009, midnight
Duration: 3 minutes 2 seconds

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Published: July 21, 2009, midnight
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Moving to England

Published: July 20, 2009, 11:59 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 21 seconds

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Published: July 20, 2009, 11:59 p.m.
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Internationally organised AFFORD

Published: July 20, 2009, 11:58 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 55 seconds

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Developing for the future

Published: July 20, 2009, 11:57 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 28 seconds

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Published: July 20, 2009, 11:57 p.m.
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Doing business in China

Published: July 20, 2009, 11:56 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 5 seconds

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Published: July 20, 2009, 11:56 p.m.
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Negotiating China's accession

Published: July 20, 2009, 11:55 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 13 seconds

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Published: July 20, 2009, 11:55 p.m.
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Is China a developing country?

Published: July 20, 2009, 11:54 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 27 seconds

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Studying international development

Published: July 20, 2009, 11:53 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 50 seconds

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Published: July 20, 2009, 11:53 p.m.
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