Unit 8 - Economics of the Global System
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Unit 8 - examines the characteristics of the global economy and its effect on
political systems, labor, and agriculture.

Unit 8 Readings:

Globalization:   
Foreign Trade and Global Economic Policies.  Study Guide  (6, 6)
Do Multinational Corporations Hurt Poor Countries.  Study Guide  (3, 3)
In Defense of Multinational Corporations.  Study Guide  (7, 7)


Labor:        
Globalization of Labor.  Study Guide  (2, 1)
How Sweatshops Help the Poor.  Study Guide  (3, 2)
More Work is Outsourced to the United States.  Study Guide  (2, 1)
Two Way Street.  Study Guide  (2, 2)


Agriculture:       
Agriculture in the Global Marketplace.  Study Guide  (4, 4)
Mirage of Farm Exports.  Study Guide  (2, 1)



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Total formatted pages all units: 404; total pages of text all units: 355.