The Global Economy
On November 15-16 World View held its annual community college symposium. This year's topic was The Global Economy. A number of you who were unable to attend have asked if we could make the symposium resources available to you, and I do that in the first part of the newsletter. The second part of this newsletter will provide resources not presented at the Symposium that will be helpful in learning about and teaching the global economy. Thus, we also have something for those that attended the program. Below you can see the resources from the program and the new resources that we've made available.
Program Resources
Thanks to strong support from the Duke and UNC Business Schools and Triangle business leaders, we had an outstanding group of presenters for this program. General presentations included North Carolina in the global economy, free trade vs. protectionism, the impact of the growing energy crisis on global growth, an economic perspective on globalization, and the role of technology in the global economy. Breakout sessions included the economies of China, India, the European Union, Africa, and Latin America along with workshops on globalizing the community college and curriculum and developing partnerships with the business community. Links to program readings and symposium presentations are given below.
Readings:
"It's a Flat World, After All" Thomas Friedman introduces the main ideas in his best-selling book The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century.
"The World Is Not Flat" Offers Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz's counter argument to "It's a Flat World, After All."
"Peace Prize to Pioneer of Loans to Poor No Bank Would Touch" A Bangladeshi economist, Muhammad Yunus, and the bank he founded 30 years ago, won the Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering work in giving tiny loans to millions of poor people no commercial bank would touch.
"The New Titans" 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?
"China's Little Green Book" Green technology is emerging as the most important industry of the 21st century. Can the U.S. compete in a field we once led?
"The World Economy" Surprise! The balance of economic power in the world is changing. Good. (This article is available through a subscription to "The Economist").
"Asia and the World Economy" Thanks to the vigor of Asia's consumers, it is a good time for the American economy to slow. (This article is available through a subscription to "The Economist").
"The Search for Talent" Discusses how “the world's most valuable commodity” in the global economy is becoming harder to find. (This article is available through a subscription to "The Economist").
"A Question of Definition" The borderline between rich and poor has become more fluid. (This article is available through a subscription to "The Economist").
"Emerging at Last" Developing countries are having a good run. (This article is available through a subscription to "The Economist").
"More Pain Than Gain" Many workers are missing out on the rewards of globalisation. (This article is available through a subscription to "The Economist").
"More of Everything" Does the world have enough resources to meet the growing needs of the emerging economies? (This article is available through a subscription to "The Economist").
"Weapons of Mass Disinflation" Competition from emerging economies has helped to hold inflation down. (This article is available through a subscription to "The Economist").
"Unnatural Causes of Debt" Interest rates are too low. Whose fault is that? (This article is available through a subscription to "The Economist").
"A Topsy-Turvy World" How long will emerging economies continue to finance America's spendthrift habits? (This article is available through a subscription to "The Economist").
"Playing Leapfrog" If today's rich world does not watch out, it could become tomorrow's relatively poor world. (This article is available through a subscription to "The Economist").
Presentations:
Gary Gereffi- North Carolina and the Global Economy
Gerald Cecil-
The Fragile Energy Assumptions of Global Growth
Robert Bushman- Capital Markets in China
Pranab Majumder- India: Economic Briefing
Darius Zifonun- The European Union: Economic Briefing
Bernard Yevin-
Globalizing Community Colleges: Lessons from the Trenches
Marco Fernandez- Latin America: Economic Briefing
Carol Conway- Developing Partnerships with the Business Community
Lisa Norberg- Internationalizing the Community College Curriculum
Thomas Oatley- The Doha Round of the World Trade Organization
Noel Greis- The Role of Technology in the Global Economy
Gordon Smith- Preparing Students for the Global Economy
Robert Phay- Next Steps
New Resources
The Economist's 2006 Book Reviews. The top books of the year, as chosen by the Economist. Posted in the December 9-15, 2006 issue. This is a listing of the "Politics and current affairs" and "economics and business" sections.
Websites for International Research and Advocacy. A listing of websites to help with research and advocacy in a number of different fields and on various issues, such as federal agencies, global organizations, statistics on trade, immigration, international education, and trade finance.
A Manual for Going Global. A look into how small businesses can learn to compete globally.
