num_pages: 381
description: Global Issues investigates and presents an in-depth look at sixteen gripping, contemporary issues ranging from the rise of China as a world superpower to the challenge of reducing global poverty. This proven reader asks important, timely questions--none with easy Is enough being done to stop and prevent genocide? Are Western governments dealing effectively with the global jihadists? Should the U.S. government do more to combat avian flu overseas? To facilitate sound analysis, each of these reports explains who the players are, what's at stake, and why recognizing past and current developments is so crucial to the future. Each article also includes the following special a pro/con box that examines two competing sides of a single issue question; detailed chronology; annotated bibliography and Web resources; plus photos, charts, graphs, and maps.
language: English
title: Global Issues 2007: Selections from the Cq Researcher
titlecomplete: Global Issues 2007: Selections from the Cq Researcher
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Cq Pr