Assignment:
Research Report: Analysis of Issues in Global
Industrialization
Format for Report
Format: Typed, double-space. 12-point font. 1" margins all around.
Word Count: 1,000 words minimum. Type the word count at the end of your report, before the References.
Organization of your Report
I. Introduction
Questions to Answer in the Analysis of Issues Report:
1. What are the factors that contribute to the development of industry?
2. What are barriers to manufacturing development?
3. Why are some regions more industrialized than others?
4. What has happened to American industry and why? What can be done about it?
The changes in American industry (a core country) are discussed in the first video. What are challenges for a de-industrializing country like this? The other videos show prospects for economic growth through industrialization for a BRIC country like Brazil and for suggestions for Africa and a MINT country such as Nigeria. You may focus only on Brazil and Nigeria or you may include other BRIC or MINT countries. What are the challenges for these countries to move from NIEs (Newly Industrializing Economies and LDCs (Less Developed Countries) to become part of the core?
II. Evaluation and Analysis
The readings and videos will allow you to answer the questions above. You should discuss the relevance of industrialization to economic growth. Evaluate its effect on economic growth and development. Discuss policies and programs that a country can pursue to achieve its goals. Include America's economy in your discussion. It is a core country that has undergone de-industrialization during the past 30 years.
III. Summary & Conclusion
Summarize your evaluation and analysis by listing the major points. Provide recommendations about the effect of industrialization and the future for the countries that you analyzed.
2. Bibliography/References List. List the Readings and Videos if you used them in your report as well as any other sources of information that you found. The MLA format for citing references is How to cite references: https://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm (https://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm)
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