These readings have been selected to help prepare participants for the upcoming seminar on the Global Economy. Please read and discuss the following readings prior to the November 11th seminar. The first four readings are required. The links to the articles on the World Band and IMF are optional, but recommended.
#1 In THE LEXUS AND THE OLIVE TREE, Thomas Friedman explains that the globalized world was born the day the Berlin Wall fell. He argues that globalization has replaced the cold war. Friedman presents a compelling, yet entertaining description of the new globalized world. The Introduction and Chapters 1 and chapter 3 of LEXUS AND THE OLIVE TREE You can also listen to audio clips of these and other comments by the author at this site.
#2 PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBALIZATION: WHY SOME COUNTRIES ARE RICH AND OTHERS POOR? HOW HAS GLOBALIZATION CONTRIBUTED TO THE WEALTH OR POVERTY OF NATIONS? Writtten by Michael T. Morley, this paper received first prize in the aWORLDCONNECTED.org Globalization Essay Contest. Other winners worth a look.
#3 In 2000, the United Nations unanimously passed the MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS. The introduction to the WORLD VIEW, published by the World Bank outlines these goals and the challenges that must be met to acheive them. Simply click on "introduction".
#4 "Just beyond the horizon of current events lie two possible political futures -- both bleak, neither democratic." This is how Benjamin R. Barber begins his article in the Atlantic Monthly entitled JIHAD VS McWORLD. Barber article addresses the significant fundamental conflicts between tribalism and globalism. JIHAD VS McWORLD.
When you have finished these, take a look at the following optional readings:
GLOBALIZATION: THE ARGUMENT OF OUR TIME
WHAT IS THE WORLD BANK?
WHAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND?
THE WORLD BANK AND IMF: AN OVERVIEW
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