World View: An International Program for Educators

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Pre-Program Materials

Memo to Symposium Participants
Reading - "The Search for Talent" from The Economist
Reading - "It's A Flat World, After All" by Thomas L. Friedman
Concurrent Sessions Descriptions
Sample Action Plan

Post-Program Materials

	Follow-Up Memo to Symposium Participants
	Participant responses to Gordon Smith's "Final Exam" on the Global Economy
	Readings--
	1. "The New Titans" from The Economist -- China, India and other developing countries are set to give the world economy its biggest boost in the whole of history, says Pam Woodal. What will that mean for today's rich countries?
	2. "A Question of Definition" from The Economist -- The borderline between rich and poor has become more fluid.
	3. "Emerging at Last" from The Economist -- Developing countries are having a good run.
	4. "More Pain than Gain" from The Economist -- Many workers are missing out on the rewards of globalisation.
	5. "More of Everything" from The Economist -- Does the world have enough resources to meet the growing needs of the emerging economies?
	6. "Weapons of Mass Disinflation" from The Economist -- Competition from emerging economies has helped to hold inflation down.
	7. "Unnatural Causes of Debt" from The Economist -- Interest rates are too low. Whose fault is that?
	8. "A Topsy-Turvy World" from The Economist -- How long will emerging economies continue to finance America's spendthrift habits?
	9. "Playing Leapfrog" from The Economist -- If today's rich world does not watch out, it could become tomorrow's relatively poor world.
	10. "China's Little Green Book" by Thomas L. Friedman -- Green technology is emerging as the most important industry of the 21st century. Can the U.S. compete in a field we once led?

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