Tuesday, February 14, 2012

DS 100 A&B guide questions (based on the three Third World Resurgence articles)

  • What are the structural pitfalls of the government's poverty/food targeting system?
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitfall
  • Discuss the adverse effects of vertical integration in the global food systems to marginalized communities?
    http://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/verticalintegration.asp
  • What are the hazards of debt-financed consumption that predominates US economy?
    http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e8a09ac0-5859-11e0-9b8a-00144feab49a.html#axzz1mLQE3Fz4

DS 100 study tasks

1. dirigisme 2. laissez-faire 3. globalization 4. deglobalization 5. necessary condition 6. sufficient condition 7. positive freedom 8. nega...