RAP

W4 RAT IPE

Study World Bank WDI (World Development Indicators).
1. If you had $4 trillion but could only work to improve one of the indicators, which would it be? Select one of these major categories: A) Population B) GNI/GDP C) Health D) Military spending E) Education.
2. What would it take to improve your chosen indicator>>Use course concepts from IPE readings!
3. Write up your team plan.
4. Grade: A) Clear and direct B) Connected to realities of IPE C) draws upon multiple concepts related to IPE.
Your committee has been established to select a global headquarters for the newly created (yet hypothetical) “Center on Global Economic Equality”. Which city do you select as your headquarters? Why?
Which concept is the most useful in helping to explaining the international political economy? Why?
1. Realism vs liberalism
2. Marxism
3. Dependency
4. Modernization theory
Harkness (mini UN)
1. Why do you think resources are not distributed equally in societies?
2. How much should the government restrict the free market? How much should they bail companies out during economic downturns?
3. In the United States, who has the most power to make decisions? How does this compare to other countries? What are some other possibilities of power distribution?