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Antioch University
Santa Barbara

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Week 1: Foundations of Global Economics

• Text: Introduction, Chapters 1 - 12

• Global Poverty - Much Remains to be Done

• Additional Readings

Online Exercise 1: Send Email to Instructor
Online Exercise 2: Review Economic Resources Links
Online Exercise 3: Global Economics Glossary
Online Exercise 4: Review Assigned Terms

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Week 2: History and Theory of Economic Development

• Text: Chapters 13 - 21

• A New Economy for a New Century

• US Economic Model a Tough Sell Overseas

Online Exercise 1: Economic Systems and Theories
Online Exercise 2: Additional Readings for Week 2

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Week 3: International Financial Markets

• Text: Chapters 22 - 32, 43 - 48

• Global 1000: Stocks Investors Love

• The Bermuda Tax Triangle

Online Exercise 1: New York Times International Pages
Online Exercise 2: The Economist 
Online Exercise 3: The Financial Times
Online Exercise 4: Review Assigned Terms
Online Exercise 5: Additional Readings for Week 3

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Week 4: Economic Issues and Research Resources

• Text: Chapters 33 - 42

• Simple Statistics Every Student Should Know

Online Exercise 1: Economic Research Resources
Online Exercise 2: Additional Readings for Week 4

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Week 5: International Economies

• Text: Chapters 52 - 58

• Latin Americans Protest Against Open Markets

• McDonald's in Russia

• Lessons from the Fastest Growing Nation: Botswana

• Sending Girls to School Lifts Bangladesh's Economy

Online Exercise 1: CIA World Factbook
Online Exercise 2: Additional Readings for Week 5

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Week 6: Globalization

• Text: Chapters 59 - 69

• Navigating the Ethics of Globalization

• What Will Work in the Developing World

Online Exercise 1: International Forum on Globalization
Online Exercise 2: Ruckus Society
Online Exercise 3: Additional Readings for Week 6

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Week 7: Cultural Influences in the Global Economy

• Text: Chapters 70 - 82

• Ancient Chinese Business Principles: Still Relevant?

Online Exercise 1: Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions
Online Exercise 2: Additional Readings for Week 7

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Week 8: Social, Ethical, and Environmental Issues

• Text: Chapters 49 - 51

• Sweatshops Under the US Flag

• Let Them Sweat

• Sex Slavery on the Rise

• Capitalism Depends on Character

• Earth Can't Meet Demands for Resources

Online Exercise 1: Center for the Study of Ethics
Online Exercise 2: Additional Readings for Week 8

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Week 9: The New Economy & Beyond

• Text: Review glossary, pp. 181 - 232

• A Plan to Bring the 'Net to India's Villages

• Dot-com Manifesto

• Occupational Outlook (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Online Exercise 1: Browse Career Links
Online Exercise 2: Additional Readings for Week 9

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