(August 8, 2002) In December 2001, the Argentinian government defaulted on $155 billion in public debt. Since then, this once-wealthy country has gone through five presidents and watched its currency fall by more than 70 percent. How do people survive in a broken economy?

To compare the United States and Argentina across several statistical categories, see this week's Info-Graphic.

In our Photo Essay you'll see that Argentines do not look a lot like North Americans.

In December 2001, the Argentinian government defaulted on $155 billion in public debt. The Empty ATM chronicles how its citizens coped.

Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs talks with host Jamie Rubin.

If the great globalization debate were boiled down to one question, it would be this: “Where’s the line between fairness to and exploitation of poor workers by the world’s multinationals?”

Link to information about globalization.

The Atlas explains how economists today draw the line between rich and poor.

Learn how Alcatel's Cambodia operation fits into a larger global picture in our Photo Essay.