Increasingly difficult conditions for farmers in China have caused many rural Chinese to flee the countryside.

Women who have been widowed in Northern Israel must overcome societal expectations to enter the workforce.

Israeli widows starting out in business take care of all aspects of the enterprise themselves.

There are advantages and disadvantages to running a small-scale, female-only business.

Thousands of employees must be transported to work and back safely in India's new economy.

The official impetus for the border fence was an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle.

Farmers in Ireland are faced with new challenges amidst the country's economic boom.

This clip shows the daily struggle of an Indian woman left widowed by her husbandŐs suicide.

In this clip the sparse life of the rural farmer is compared to the wealth of consumer goods available to wealthier city dwellers.

A Turkish businessman working in the fashion industry is both devout and profit-driven.

This clip illustrates economic and religious development in Kayseri, a city in Turkey.