Extra+Econ+-+Fall+2010

//** FINANCIAL CRISIS **// Financial Crisis -- Basic Background Financial Crisis - Links for Further Study

//**THE COSTCO EFFECT**// [|Costco Effect NY Times Article] Click on the link above and answer the questions on the following handout to see some of the brilliance in Costco's marketing strategies:


 * //COCOS ISLAND//** Cocos Island, Costa Rica

//**WORLD ECONOMIC TRENDS**// [|Gapminder Human Development Trends 2005] Time permitting—check out the last slide on part #7 to watch ROK’s development. (no need to “answer a question” for this one)

//**AN ISSUE WITH THE FREE MARKET**// Stephanie Nolen on AIDS in Africa -- Find the Q from Steve Berube and the answer from journalist Stephanie Nolen. Note--Stephanie Nolen spent 5 years reporting on the AIDS epidemic in Africa and wrote a great book titled //28: Stories of AIDS in Africa//. "Millions for Viagra, Pennies for the Poor"

//**AFRICA HEALTH CARE BRAIN DRAIN**// [|Africa's Health Care Brain Drain]

//**SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS**// Social Entrepreneurs Basics


 * //MICROLENDING//**
 * //[|Kiva]//**
 * //[|Grameen Bank]//**
 * //Go to the Opposing Viewpoints part of the KIS Library page and find the following articles://**
 * =====//** "Microcredit Has a Limited Capacity for Ending Global Poverty" **//=====
 * =====//** "Microloan Programs Help the Poor Achieve Self-Sufficiency" **//=====
 * =====//** "Microloans Empower Poor Women and Enhance Gender Equity" **//=====

[|Human Development Trends, 2005]
 * //GAPMINDER//**