1 Dimensions of Globalization: Economic Globalization
 What is economic globalization?
 What “phase” of globalization does this issue deal with?
 Complete “W hat is Economic Globalization” package, pg 1
 What influences on the global economy lead to the global recession of 2008?
2 Foundations of Economic Globalization
 Historical Globalization: What was the economic practice of the time?
o 2 Boys fighting over a girl metaphor…Mercantilism, capitalism and imperialism
o The Impact of W ar…Visual analysis…W hat other economic influences can be
linked to war?
 Complete “Birth of Economic Globalization” activity (pg 2 & 3of W hat is Economic
Globalization)
 Discuss the common factor in the rise of dictators like Hitler & Stalin
 Show “The Story of the Third Reich part 1” Youtube vid clip
 How do we ensure there is no more war and extremism?
 McDonald’s/Dell Theory of Conflict Resolution…What advice would you give to the leaders
at Bretton W oods?
3 Perspectives on the Global Economic System : Keynes vs Hayek & Friedman
 Which economic philosophy do we put into practice for the global economy?
 Complete “Modern Perspectives on Economics”
 Show intro clip to “The Story of Stuff”…which economy supports this?
 Who will govern this global economy?
 Should we have a Global Government?
a. The United Nations…why it is difficult to govern the world
4 Governing the Global Economy: The UN’s W orld Bank and IMF
 Who will regulate the global economy?
o Comparing the IMF & World Bank
o Criticism of the IMF & World Bank
o How the IMF under-develops African countries (4 videos in Shared)
5 WTO & Trade Liberalization
 Pg 244 – How does the WTO work?
 Consensus building, resolving disputes, and perspectives on the WTO
6 Issues in Trade
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NAFTA and the EU
Should a nation be given an economic bailout?
7 Transnational Corporations
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Case Study: Maquiladoras
W hy are corporations allowed to continue to exploit labour in Mexico?
Corporate American Flag visual: Introduce “Corporatocracy” – American Campaign Donation Laws
Intro to Corporations
8 The Corporation
9 Outsourcing
 Main site of outsourcing – India
 Other examples: - The Onion News (outsourcing child care… joke) – the onion (another clip
about outsourcing)
 Perspectives on Outsourcing
o Poem on Outsourcing – “Oh Canada” 10.2 – Made in Canada – discuss relevance
o India Rising – video in media shared (10min)
o The Other Side of Outsourcing (watch the first 8 min or so)
o Simpsons – Outsourcing clip (10 min)
 Discuss the concept of outsourcing. Examples – manufacturing jobs going Mexico in the
70s, etc
o Maquilladores – text pg 242 - 243
o Listen to and examine the song - Simple Man – Steve Earle (Maquilladores being
shut down and moved to more underdeveloped nations)
o Reflection – positives and negatives
10 Outsourcing Debate Intro
11 Outsourcing Debate Prep
12 Outsourcing Debate
 Assign Sides
 Create Counter-argument / Rebuttals
 5 min debate
13 Writing Assignment Attempt # 2
 Rework
14 Writing Assignment Attempt # 2
 Add Second Argument
15 Sustainability: The Death of a Ship & Ecological Footprints
 Containerization
 Death of a Ship
16 Disparity – Have and Have-nots
 Village of 100 game (partner – pts for closest guesses)
 Disparity Game – Classroom is the world (need Hersey kisses, toothpicks) write up in the
Social 10 binder (SO MUCH FUN!!)
 What can be done to address this problem?
 Sustainability
 Measuring Sustainability-The Ecological Footprint
 Political cartoons on disparity?
17 Ecological Footprint Lab Activity
18 The Easter Island Syndrome: W hy W e Need to Reduce our Ecological Footprint
 Easter Island
 Ecological Footprint Debrief – Population Growth
 “Entertainment W aste” & “Transportation W aste” chapter of National Geographic “Ecological
Footprint” vid
 Global W arming PP – Kyoto, Lobby Groups and The Tar Sands – CBC NIR
19 Global W arming
 Kyoto
 The Story of Cap n Trade
 Tom Friedman: Hot Flat & Crowded – Individual Initiatives
20 Redefining Prosperity
 How do we define prosperity?
a. Have vs Have Not PP
 How do we measure prosperity?
 GNP vs GNH – Bhutan
 Democracy vs Dictatorship?
 Does democracy = happiness
21 Quality of Life
 What is Quality of Life?
 Begin Quality of Life Assignment
 HDI
22 Quality of Life Assignment: Computer Lab
23 Millennium Development Goals
24 Putting it all Together - Privatization & Trade: W ater
 Talk about life without water
o Canada’s position with 20% of the world’s fresh water and .5% of the world’s
population
 Is fresh water a renewable resource?
 What happens when water becomes a commodity?
 Is it already a commodity?
 Should we sell some of Canada’s water?
 Impacts on ecosystems?
o PPT - Flow
o Watch video clips from Flow:
 Bolivian Case Study – sewage, slaughter house, WB, and Suez water
company
(0:12-0:17) 5mins
 Bottled W ater – (0:35 – 42) 7 mins
 Nestle in Michigan and Coke in India (0:55-117) 22min (34mins total
25 The W eek of Good News!!!
 Go over child labour stats and Iqbal Case Study
 Can an individual make a difference? Save the Children
 SPACESHIP EARTH: Explore Chapter Question: To what extent should I, as a citizen,
respond to globalization
 Spaceship Earth – W hat is citizenship (locally, nationally, globally)
 What are our responsibilities as a global citizen? 368 of text
 Respond – what does “Respond” mean? Anti-Global response: The Battle in Seattle
 Discuss civil society & levels of response – Explain Amnesty International as an NGO
 Introduce NGO Assignment
26 NGO Assign W ork Period
27 What are Inalienable / Fundamental Human Rights?
 Gov’t obligations to protecting human rights
 Evolution of human rights
28 Are government’s responsible for providing environmental stewardship as a human right?
 Pollution & Pandemics
29 NGO Assign W ork Period
30 Global Issues in Human Rights
 Media and technology & human rights
 Vid: Global Issues - Human Rights Challenges
 Top 3 Human Rights Issues Today
31 NGO Assign W ork Period
32 Human Rights Intervention
 Why don’t governments get involved in human rights abuses?
 When is it okay to intervene?
 Case Studies in Human Rights Issues
33 NGO Assign W ork Period
34 Women’s Rights
 Women & education in Afghanistan
 Vid: Back to School in Afghanistan – CBC NIR, October 2002. Complete Activity.
 Why is educating women & children so important to development? Read “Women &
Development” Reading.
 What impact could media exposure like this have on education in Afghanistan?
35 China & the Internet
 Internet: Pros & Cons
 Internet Porn
 China: Free market, political censorship: Computers & the Internet in China
36 NGO Assignment: Debrief & Presentations
 The internet and media as a response (students’ ads on Youtube as a response!)
 Introduce/assign Chapter 14 – 16 Chapter Reflections