- Finish open book quiz on Economic Development.
- Finish filling in the Country Comparison Chart-Economic Development based on your notes and the textbook.
- Study for the open book quiz Friday on Economic Development of all 10 countries, from textbook pgs. 73-87. We will review your homework (the chart) and then you will take the quiz.
- Determine categories of comparison for economic development based on your notes. You do not need to fill in the information in the rest of the boxes- yet- only the gray portion (major categories).
- Click here to click open the document: Country Comparison Chart Template
- You can create an electronic version of the document, or write in the categories (I would suggest the former due to space issues).
- USE YOUR NOTES TO DETERMINE THE MOST IMPORTANT CATEGORIES THAT ARE COMPARABLE AMONG ALL COUNTRIES.
- Click here to view the website for the most current worldwide economic statistics
- Compare and contrast the modernization theory (outlined on pgs. 82-83) to the dependency theory (outlined on pg. 86). In 2-3 paragraphs ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER, answer the following questions:
- What are the key differences between modernization and dependency theory?
- According to modernization theory, what social, cultural, and political changes accompany economic development?
- According to dependency theory, what impedes economic development in LDC countries?
- Which theory do you support? Why? Please reference the reading to support your opinion.
- HW#1: Create a chart or bar graph comparing the 1) GDP per capita and 2) the GDP per capita-PPP of the 10 countries in the textbook AND Venezuela/the USA (12 countries total). The chart can be done in MS Word or Excel. Please use color to distinguish the 12 different countries and GDP per capita vs. GDP per capita-PPP. If it is hand-drawn, please make sure it is as neat as possible. (You will have to do some research about Venezuela and the USA)
- HW#2: If you didn’t complete the current events article summary for last week, make sure that is done well by next class, NO EXCEPTIONS.
