Guyanese Online has created a website for Cuso International – Guyana.
The website highlights the past an present projects of Cuso in Guyana. It also advertises the requirement for volunteers in present and future projects.
Here is the List of entries on the Cuso Guyana site: https://cusoguyana.wordpress.com
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Cuso International – Guyana:
Volunteer Opportunities – April 2018
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Location: Guyana
Brief Description: 12 Months | Start Date between May – Jul 2018
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Website Advisor (online Volunteer)
Location: N/A
Brief Description: 3 Months | Start Date between Feb – Apr 2018
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Location: Guyana
Brief Description: 12 Months | Start Date between Jun – Aug 2018
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Note: View previous advertisements on the Cuso International – Guyana website
Looting Africa – Warlords, Smugglers and the Systematic Theft of Africa’s Wealth
The Looting Machine: Warlords, Smugglers and the Systematic Theft of Africa’s Wealth
Tom Burgis
Harper Collins (2017)
Book Review
This book centers around something global economists refer to as the “Dutch curse.” In 1959, the discovery of oil in the Netherlands led to massive unemployment outside the oil industry. A big increase in dollars generated by oil exports caused major inflation in the local currency. This made imports cheaper than locally produced goods, shutting down hundreds of Dutch businesses and putting thousands out of work.
It’s typical of mineral and oil/gas mining everywhere (including here in New Plymouth) that these industries require vast capital investment but employ only small numbers of workers. According to Burgis, it was the “Dutch curse” that resulted in Russian’s oil-fueled criminal oligarchy prior to the rise of Putin. As the continent richest in natural resources, Africa, which has been ruthlessly exploited by multinational corporations, has…
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