ASSIGNMENT TOPICS/GUIDELINE - CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS.
1. Discuss the impacts of the global recession in processes of economic globalization, internationalization and neoliberalism in the World Economy.
2. Discuss the impacts of Globalization, Neoliberalism and Internationalization in Global Sustainable Development.
3. Bretton Wood institutions have been fiercely criticised in the last two decades. Discus a) what criticisms have not been addressed and b) to what extent there is still a need for Bretton Wood Institutions.
4. Discuss to what extent the roles of the State identified by Dicken are more or less relevant in the new "Green Growth" Global Economy. Will Multinationals be more or less powerful in the "Green Growth" Economy?
5. Compare and contrast policies, factors influencing success and outcomes achieved by the following "Asian Miracle" countries: Singapore, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Cambodia.
6. Discuss the role of economic globalization in the East-Asian crisis, Argentinean Crisis, Russian Crisis, Sub-prime Crisis and Greek crises.
7. Governments have different policies regarding foreign direct investment in the Mining Industry. Some of them restrict FDI while other governments encourage FDI in the sector.
Use Dickens' framework to assess potential impacts of mining FDI in each country and evaluate if Argentina's and Nigeria's policies regarding FDI in Mining are the best to maximise the welfare of their citizens.
8: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Base of the Pyramid approaches to provide solutions to a) climate change, b) extreme poverty and c) human rights. In each case ( a, b, and c) , propose an alternative approach that can be used by businesses.
Readings for the topic:
1) 'Introduction: Globalization - A Necessary Myth?' pages 2 to 12
Reference as: as Hirst, P and Thompson, G (2002), Globalization in Question, Cambridge: Polity Press
2) 'Defining Globalization' pages 22 to 41
Reference as: Scholte, J.A, ( 2007) Globalization a Critical Introduction, London: Palgrave)
3) Chapter 1: Introduction: Questioning Globalization and Chapter 2: The Shifting Contours of the Global Economy ( pages 14 to 25) in Dicken, P. Global Shift.
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