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Global Economy: Is Anybody in Control? National leaders worldwide resist tackling job creation, growing imbalances and other economic crises A Stalled Arab Spring To change Middle East, disparate groups of protesters must coalesce around a shared vision Transnational Celebrity Activism in Global Politics: Changing the World? Many facets of globalization have combined to spur intense celebrity activism at the global level Get the latest from YaleGlobal for mobile devices Connect with us: Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook   In the US, Clean Water Is No Guarantee Americans use twice as much water as Europeans do and pay half as much for it. Low fees lead many Americans to take their abundant supplies for granted. Globally, most water is used for irrigation purposes, but in the US, thermoelectric generation requires more water. “During an economic recession, protecting water supplies takes a back seat to industries that promise jobs,” notes journalist Susan Froetschel. “Anti-government fervor dangerously coincides with industry resistance to government protections.” The small not-for-profit water industry is highly fragmented, with tens of thousands of waterworks under state and local jurisdiction and a hodgepodge of laws that can only lead to shortages and conflicts.... More News... Globalization Has Role in This Double Whammy Simon Nixon The Wall Street Journal, 12 August 2011 Anxiety builds over growing financial, social and skill imbalances Rolling Shocks Explain Why the World Is So Depressed David Ignatius The Daily Star, 12 August 2011 Big democracies flounder in tackling global crisis The War on Web Anonymity Marcel Rosenbach, Hilmar Schmundt Spiegel Online, 11 August 2011 Politicians and companies want to track users online Beyond Debt Woes, A Wider Crisis of Globalization? Peter Apps Reuters, 8 August 2011 Quick fixes lead to imbalances, unsustainable systems and loss of trust View email in browser | Unsubscribe | Update your profile | Forward to a friend   Copyright (C) 2011 YaleGlobal Online All rights reserved.