Unit 6: Modern World History

Lesson C: Research - Challenges of the Modern World

Activity 6: Economic Cooperation, Competition, and Globalization

Resources

• Rise of BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China)
  • Analysis of Rise of BRIC Nations from Goldman Sachs. http://www2.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/
  • BRIC Nations Seek Greater Role in Global Economy, NPR, June, 2009. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105504349
  • Once A Risky Bet, Latin American Nations Now Coming to Rescue of Europe. NPR, 12/5/11. http://www.npr.org/2011/12/05/143131926/once-a-risky-bet-latin-america-tapped-to-aid-eurozone
  • Conflict over land in India, Washington Post, May, 2011. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/in-india-fresh-clashes-over-rural-land/2011/05/20/AFXVIW8G_story.html
  • Article about the specifics of India's investment in Africa, Times of India, May, 2011. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-25/india/29581422_1_india-africa-africa-india-forum-major-growth-pole
  • India Invests in Africa, BBC, May, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13515993
  • Chinese Workers fuel India's Infrastructure Boom, Washington Post, October, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/23/AR2010102303990.html
  • Sizing Up Economic Growth in India, Interview on Marketplace from American Public Media. http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/sizing-indias-economic-growth
  • Article Exploring Implications of India's Population Boom, Washington Post, 10/15/11. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/amid-population-boom-india-hopes-for-demographic-dividend-but-fears-disaster/2011/10/12/gIQA9I4nmL_story.html
  • India Uneasy as China Builds Ports Nearby, NPR, June, 2011. http://www.npr.org/2011/06/20/137061379/indians-uneasy-as-china-builds-ports-nearby
  • Story about India's Rag Pickers, NPR Story, 3/14/2010 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125931534
  • India: Culture of Corruption Comes at a Price, Washington Post Article, 4/3/11 http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/indias_costly_culture_of_corruption/2011/03/28/AFXoUMPC_story.html?nav=emailpage
  • Resources from the World Bank on China. http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/china
  • Comparison of Chinese expansion from Zheng He's exploration to today. NPR, 6/6/11 http://www.npr.org/2011/06/06/136889301/chinas-rise-a-quest-to-hug-the-world
  • Editorial About China Flexing its muscle. Washington Post, September, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/24/AR2010092404767.html
  • China Striking an Independent Tone, Washington Post, January, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/30/AR2010013002443.html
  • Globalization and Shanghai, National Geographic, March 2010. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/03/shanghai/larmer-text
  • Evolution of China's GDP as percent of World's GDP. http://public.tableausoftware.com/views/Chinahistory/Dashboard1
  • 5 Myths about China's Economic Power, Washington Post, April, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040903261.html
  • China Country Guide, Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/countries/china.html
  • China Article, information, photos, by Peter Hessler, National Geographic, May 2008 http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/journey/hessler-text
  • Frontline Russia: Putin's Plan. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/russia703/history/dispatch.html
  • Frontline: Russia Rich in Oil Money, 2003. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/moscow/
  • Frontline: What is Putin's Role in Russia. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/yeltsin/
  • Washington Post Russia Country Guide. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/countries/russia.html
  • Election Protests in Russia, Putin Accuses U.S. of Inciting Protestors. Washington Post, 12/8//11. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/putin-accuses-clinton-us-of-stirring-election-protests/2011/12/08/gIQA0MUDfO_story.html
  • Brazil's Expanding Middle Class, Washington Post, January, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/02/AR2010010200619.html
  • Land Reform Movement in Brazil, Frontline. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2005/12/brazil_cutting.html
  • Brazil Country Guide, Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/countries/brazil.html
  • Research each country at CIA Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ and U.S. State Department http://www.state.gov/
  • Type each country into SIRS to find relevant articles.
  • Editorials and articles about Brazil, Russia, India, and China from the American Enterprise Institute
    http://www.aei.org/search/china
    http://www.aei.org/search/Brazil
    http://www.aei.org/search/Russia
    http://www.aei.org/search/india
  • Editorials and articles about Brazil, Russia, India, and China from the Brookings Institution.
    http://www.brookings.edu/search.aspx?doQuery=1&q=china
    http://www.brookings.edu/search.aspx?doQuery=1&q=india
    http://www.brookings.edu/search.aspx?doQuery=1&q=russia
    http://www.brookings.edu/search.aspx?doQuery=1&q=brazil
  • Search for each country on Stanford University's website for many relevant resources. http://www.stanford.edu/
  
  
  
• Rise of East Asian countries (Japan, China, South Korea)
  • Editorial about Rise of South Korea, Washington Post, October, 2011. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-south-korea-presidents-ascent-mirrors-his-countrys-rise/2011/10/12/gIQARkALfL_story.html
  • Analysis of South Korea's Economic Rise, Business Week, June, 2003 http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/barro/files/bw030609.pdf
  • Analysis of South Korea's Economy, Where to go from here? Economist, November, 2011. http://www.economist.com/node/21538104
  • Resources from the World Bank on China. http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/china
  • Comparison to Chinese expansion from Zheng He's exploration to today. NPR, 6/6/11 http://www.npr.org/2011/06/06/136889301/chinas-rise-a-quest-to-hug-the-world
  • Editorial About China Flexing its muscle. Washington Post, September, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/24/AR2010092404767.html
  • China Striking an Independent Tone, Washington Post, January, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/30/AR2010013002443.html
  • Globalization and Shanghai, National Geographic, March 2010. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/03/shanghai/larmer-text
  • Evolution of China's GDP as percent of World's GDP. http://public.tableausoftware.com/views/Chinahistory/Dashboard1
  • 5 Myths about China's Economic Power, Washington Post, April, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040903261.html
  • China Country Guide, Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/countries/china.html
  • China Article, information, photos, by Peter Hessler, National Geographic, May 2008 http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/05/china/journey/hessler-text
  • Research each country at CIA Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ and U.S. State Department http://www.state.gov/
  • Type each country into SIRS to find relevant articles.
  • Editorials and articles about China, Japan, South Korea from the American Enterprise Institute http://www.aei.org/search/china http://www.aei.org/search/japan http://www.aei.org/search/South+Korea
  • Editorials and articles about China, Japan, South Korea from the Brookings Institution.
    http://www.brookings.edu/search.aspx?doQuery=1&q=china
    http://www.brookings.edu/search.aspx?doQuery=1&q=japan
    http://www.brookings.edu/search.aspx?doQuery=1&q=south%20korea
  • Search for each country on Stanford University's website for many relevant resources. http://www.stanford.edu/
  
  
  
• International trade agreements and organizations such as ASEAN, NAFTA, CAFTA, European Union
  • Editorial about Free Trade, 10/15/11. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/throwing-cold-water-on-free-trade-cheerleaders-and-alarmists/2011/10/14/gIQANqclkL_blog.html
  • NAFTA's Economic Impact, Council on Foreign Relations, http://www.cfr.org/economics/naftas-economic-impact/p15790
  • NAFTA: Its Impact on Workers in All Three Nations, Economic Policy Institute. http://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_nafta01_index/
  • Report Finds Few Benefits for Mexico in NAFTA, NY Times, November, 2003 http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/19/international/americas/19NAFT.html
  • NY Times Coverage of NAFTA, links to recent stories. http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/n/north_american_free_trade_agreement/index.html
  • The Effects of NAFTA, CBO, May, 2003. http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=4247&type=0&sequence=4
  • US Trade Rep Under Clinton Argues that NAFTA has been good. PBS, 10/28/11. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/video/video-mickey-kantor-nafta-on-balance-has-been-good/12162/
  • Analysis of CAFTA, PBS Newshour, 2005. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec05/cafta_7-20.html
  • Analysis of Impact of CAFTA, Economic Policy Institute, July, 2005. http://www.epi.org/publication/ib214/
  • If the Euro Fails, Frontline, 1999. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/story/2010/05/if-the-euro-fails.html
  • European Leaders Seek Solutions to the Debt Crisis, PBS Newshour, October, 2011. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec11/eurozone1_10-26.html
  • European Leaders Gather to Rescue the Euro, Washington Post, 12/8/11. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/europeans-fear-debt-deal-could-usher-in-crippling-austerity/2011/12/08/gIQAbgwFfO_story.html
  • EU Summit on Debt Faces Uncertain Prospects, Washington Post, 12/7/11. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/eu-summit-on-debt-crisis-faces-uncertain-prospects/2011/12/07/gIQAzuAQcO_story.html
  • Type each trade agreement into SIRS to find relevant articles.
  • Resources on trade from the U.S. State Department. http://www.state.gov/e/eb/index.htm
  • Type each trade agreement into the search field on Stanford University's website to find relevant articles. http://www.stanford.edu/
  • Editorials, articles, and resources from the Brookings Institution about trade. http://www.brookings.edu/Economy.aspx
  • Search each trade agreement into the search field on Brookings Institution's website to find relevant articles. http://www.brookings.edu/Economy.aspx
  • Editorials, articles, and resources from the American Enterprise Institute about trade. Scroll down website, click on economy tab. http://www.aei.org/