Tag Archives: Third World

Book Write-Up: Bulls, Bears and Golden Calves

Posted on May 3, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

John E. Stapleford.  Bulls, Bears and Golden Calves: Applying Christian Ethics in Economics.  Third Edition.  Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2015.  See here to buy the book. John E. Stapleford is an economist and a professor emeritus at Eastern University (which … Continue reading →

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Al Gore’s Earth in the Balance 11

Posted on December 5, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

In my latest reading of Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit, Al Gore talked about a Global Marshall Plan for the environment.  This came up in the 1992 Vice-Presidential debate, as Dan Quayle referred to page 304 … Continue reading →

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Al Gore’s Earth in the Balance 5: Trade-Offs

Posted on November 29, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

For my write-up today on Al Gore’s Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit, my main theme will be trade-offs. On pages 137-138, Gore discusses the Third World.  Gore says that there are impoverished Third World countries that … Continue reading →

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