After you have finished the assigned readings for this week, please visit the following website http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Poverty.asp
This is an excellent source of information on a wide range of global issues, so feel free to explore the site, but focus your attention on the trade-related issues section and the causes of poverty. Please take some time to browse through this section, follow the links on subjects that grab your attention, and try to get an idea about the major themes. Now, the DQ for this week is simple, though the answers are not! Please keep in mind three things we are talking about global stratification; I want to see how well you can integrate new information, theories and concepts (from readings and website) into discussing the issue, so please avoid unsubstantiated statements; if you are quoting a passage from the website or your readings you must acknowledge it. Keeping all these things in mind, here is the question, what global forces and systems contribute to or cause poverty in the world?
