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toc **World Issues 2011**

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Chapter Ten =Nature of Hunger - Steph Jenna = page 147
 * full understanding of the terms: famine, starvation, malnutrition, undernutrition, and chronic persistent hunger
 * is world hunger a problem?
 * how does food aid disrupt a local economy?
 * how should donor countries like Canada deal with giving food?

Chapter Eleven = Stages of Economic Development - Traci & Mac, ﻿Courtney & Gabi = page 171 = Historical Colonialism Past & Present - Ryan and Jayce = page 173 =Economic Systems - Kevin = page 179 Chapter Twelve =Transnational Corportations - >Dustin< = page 187 =Growth of Free Trade - Tasha Keira = page 192 Chapter Thirteen =Global Economic Disparity Colin Ben = page 202 =Development Assistance - Jessica, Kelly = page 208
 * understand the 5 stages of economic development
 * what the stages actually mean/represent to an economy
 * Walt Rostow - positives and negatives
 * Canada reached the stage of mass consumption before its economy reached full maturity - why is it not a surprise considering the nature of the economy?
 * what is colonialism and how does it affect the economy
 * concession companies - what are they and their impact
 * the overall impact of colonialism
 * understand and communicate the terms, land tenure, plantations, cash crops
 * the current economic colonialism - where are we now?
 * what is a free market economy, command economy, or a mixed economy?
 * what is economic liberalism?
 * understanding the impacts of progressive governments on economic systems
 * neo-liberal economics and economy
 * what type of economy would you want to be a part of - why? which economy is ideal?
 * what are multinational companies or transnational companies?
 * why do countries like the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, the UK, and France have so many large companies? who else has large companies? why?
 * describe the comparison between a company's sales and a nation's GDP - is it meaningful? what does this comparison suggest about the amount of influence that a large company might have when it comes into conflict with smaller nations?
 * transnational corporations - positives and negatives
 * what is free trade? - free trade agreements?
 * who benefits?
 * NAFTA
 * free trade and Canada - how does it affect our country?
 * free trade - positives and negatives
 * what is economic disparity and its impact on a global scale - Canadian scale
 * OECD - what they are
 * Gini index - the nature of the problem of disparity
 * causes of disparity - population, foreign debt, impact of colonialism, war, leadership issues, trade inequities, local control
 * the large economic disparities that exist among countries in the world - give examples
 * understand the Marshall Plan - a standard for foreign aid
 * reasons for providing development assistance
 * what happens after the Marshall Plan
 * offering assistance - positives and negatives
 * the role of NGOs
 * reasons why it is more helpful for aid to be given as cash than as materia