But the positive effects of this class structural change are now weakening and the negative effects strengthening.
Problems of modern development are also addressed, like environmental hazards and the negative effects coming from new technologies.
I'd say that in North Korea the positive effects of tourism are about 1% and the negative effects 99%.
Iranians have long complained about their sluggish economy and the negative effects of international sanctions on their personal finances.
Yet last June, Unesco added the archipelago to its "in danger list," specifically citing the fragile ecosystem and the negative effects of a sizable growth in tourism.
Poverty and material deprivation are known to be detrimental to brain and physical development in early childhood, and the negative effects track into adulthood.
Moreover, these studies tend to focus only on the positive effects of standing at work and the negative effects of sitting.
For many of indigenous communities Avatar brought attention to the ongoing battle of the oil development and the negative effects it has on their environments.
Despite child marriage being a human rights violation and the negative effects on girls and subsequently their children being well documented (pdf), in rural Nepal, an increasing number of these unions are considered love marriages.
Those references to cooperation represent an almost complete turnaround by Beijing from recent hard-nosed statements about the Bush administration's plans for a missile-defense system and the negative effects that would have for security in the Asian region.
SARAH GREEN CARMICHAEL: If engagement can help us buffer against workaholism and the negative effects of workaholism, I'm wondering if there's a way in which specifically we should focus on that.
