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<\/div>\r\nW<\/strong>elcome to\u00a0 Online Global Problems Reader.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe staggering growth of information on the Internet is a windfall for educators.\u00a0 The problem is how do we access and organize it?\u00a0 This collection of Online readings and exercises represents one solution to that problem.\u00a0 Its purpose is to provide educators, students, public policy analysts, among others, with a body of Internet material on global problems, such as hunger, poverty, disease, environmental devastation, and social unrest.\u00a0 The organization of this reader follows that of the book,\u00a0Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism<\/a>\u00a0by Richard H. Robbins, and is, in part, designed to complement the book and courses in which it is used.\u00a0 However the\u00a0Online Global Problems Reader\u00a0can be used for any university or secondary school course, or as a source of information for interested readers.\u00a0 Best yet, it's free!<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe articles and exercises included in\u00a0 the reader are all freely available on the Internet; we have reviewed thousands and selected those that allow some degree of continuity from selection to selection. \u00a0We have not limited ourselves in the kind of material you will find in the reader.\u00a0 There are articles from Online journals, newspapers, magazines, symposia, and courses; position papers and press releases from NGOs and think tanks, excerpts from Online books, and presentations from museums.\u00a0 Some of the selections are virtual tours, while others contain data relevant to specific topics. \u00a0 There are even Online quizzes and simulations of various sorts.\u00a0 The selections also represent a range of difficulty, although we have provided introductions to the readings that we hope will make even the more difficult accessible to all students and general readers. \u00a0 We will continue to review and update the selections, and we would greatly appreciate suggestions for items to include; the Internet and projects such as this provide a wonderful opportunity for collaboration.\r\n\r\nWe plan to periodically check to ensure that links included in the reader work.\u00a0 However, since the selections exist on other Web Sites, we have no control over their maintenance. Consequently some may be removed, URLs may change, or sites may be temporarily down. \u00a0 We would appreciate knowing when you have difficulties accessing any of the selections.\u00a0Just email Richard Robbins at\u00a0richard.robbins@plattsburgh.edu or Gloria Bobbie at bobbiegj@plattsburgh.edu\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","rendered":"
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W<\/strong>elcome to\u00a0 Online Global Problems Reader.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The staggering growth of information on the Internet is a windfall for educators.\u00a0 The problem is how do we access and organize it?\u00a0 This collection of Online readings and exercises represents one solution to that problem.\u00a0 Its purpose is to provide educators, students, public policy analysts, among others, with a body of Internet material on global problems, such as hunger, poverty, disease, environmental devastation, and social unrest.\u00a0 The organization of this reader follows that of the book,\u00a0Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism<\/a>\u00a0by Richard H. Robbins, and is, in part, designed to complement the book and courses in which it is used.\u00a0 However the\u00a0Online Global Problems Reader\u00a0can be used for any university or secondary school course, or as a source of information for interested readers.\u00a0 Best yet, it’s free!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The articles and exercises included in\u00a0 the reader are all freely available on the Internet; we have reviewed thousands and selected those that allow some degree of continuity from selection to selection. \u00a0We have not limited ourselves in the kind of material you will find in the reader.\u00a0 There are articles from Online journals, newspapers, magazines, symposia, and courses; position papers and press releases from NGOs and think tanks, excerpts from Online books, and presentations from museums.\u00a0 Some of the selections are virtual tours, while others contain data relevant to specific topics. \u00a0 There are even Online quizzes and simulations of various sorts.\u00a0 The selections also represent a range of difficulty, although we have provided introductions to the readings that we hope will make even the more difficult accessible to all students and general readers. \u00a0 We will continue to review and update the selections, and we would greatly appreciate suggestions for items to include; the Internet and projects such as this provide a wonderful opportunity for collaboration.<\/p>\n

We plan to periodically check to ensure that links included in the reader work.\u00a0 However, since the selections exist on other Web Sites, we have no control over their maintenance. Consequently some may be removed, URLs may change, or sites may be temporarily down. \u00a0 We would appreciate knowing when you have difficulties accessing any of the selections.\u00a0Just email Richard Robbins at\u00a0richard.robbins@plattsburgh.edu or Gloria Bobbie at bobbiegj@plattsburgh.edu<\/p>\n

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