Monday, September 10, 2007

The Luckiest Nut in the World

Okay, here is the video I wanted to show in class. It is not long, and does not explain all facets of anti-globalization views, but it does show 2 points in detail:

1) it tells an actual story of how one African nation came to be in serious debt to the World Bank

2) it does show how the World Bank encourages "liberalization" (which = removal of trade barriers to ensure a free-market) while some parts of American agriculture do not practice the same liberalization here.

Also, I want to mention here the site where I found this. The site was recommended to me by our very own class member Elliot Majers. The site has material on almost every issue we will address this year; it should not be the only site you turn to, but it is a respected and well-researched site. It is called globalissues.org

So enjoy the video, notice a reference to Ghana, its flag and the product that it also is a big exporter of: ground nuts.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

GOOOOOO IRISH! BEAT MICHIGAN!!!