Student/Teacher Resources

THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
AND THE PROMISE OF
GLOBALIZATION
A Resource Guide for Teachers

Volume 3

The Developed Countries
Connectivity and Globalization
Global Challenges

A Grant Funded by the U.S. Department of Education

David E. O'Connor
2002

The University of Connecticut is one of 28 Universities nationwide designated as national resource centers for international business. In recognition of the University's existing global business programs, the School of Business at UConn has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). The CIBER program's mandate is to enhance U.S. competitiveness in the global arena through activities involving U.S. businesses, educators, and students.

Permissions: Teachers are encouraged to duplicate and use any of the resources in The Developed
Countries and the Promise of Globalization. No further permissions are required.

Bibliography Citation
O'Connor, David E. The Developed Countries and the Promise of Globalization: A Resource Guide for Teachers. Storrs, CT: Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), The University of Connecticut, 2002.

About the Author

David E. O'Connor is a nationally recognized economics teacher, author, and consultant. He has taught economics at the Edwin O. Smith High School in Storrs, Connecticut since 1975. As a high school teacher, Mr. O'Connor has earned many honors including The University of Connecticut's Excellence in High School Teaching Award, the Joint Council on Economic Education's National Awards Program for the Teaching of Economics (7 times), the Connecticut Council for the Social Studies Honor Award, and the district's Teacher of the Year Award. Mr. O'Connor has also served as a College Board Consultant in Economics, the President of the Connecticut Council for the Social Studies, an Economics instructor at the Taft Summer Institute for Teachers, and an instructor in a USAID market economics program in Wroclaw Poland. Mr. O'Connor has authored or co-authored 15 books or teacher's manuals in the fields of Economics, Ethnic History, and World History. Recent works include Economics: Free Enterprise in Action (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich) and Basic Economic Principles (Greenwood). He has also written numerous articles for historical and educational journals, and has presented over 100 workshops dealing with economics and social studies topics.

About the Reviewer

Subhash C. Jain is a Professor of Marketing, and Executive Director of the Center for International Business Programs at the University of Connecticut, School of Business Administration, in Storrs, CT. His teaching, consulting and research activities include market strategy and multinational marketing. Dr. Jain is the author of more than 100 publications and several books including, Marketing Planning and Strategy, 5th Edition (Southwestern), International Marketing Management, 5th Edition (Southwestern), Export Strategy (Quorum Books), and Marketing Evolution in Developing Countries: Unfolding of the Indian Market (Haworth Press). He is a member of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of International Marketing, and others. Dr. Jain has presented seminars in the United States and abroad, on various marketing topics, including market segmentation, marketing strategy, export strategy, and global marketing strategy formulation. He also offers seminars for the International Trade Center (WTO/UNCTAD) in Geneva.

Table of Contents

Topic 1: The Developed Countries: The Anatomy of
Economic Development

Overview and Description...Pg 1

Topic 2: Connectivity and Globalization: The Benefits
of Being 'Plugged In'

Overview and Description...Pg 57

Notes on Selected Sources for Section 2 Student Readings... Pg 85

Topic 3: Global Challenges: Fulfilling the Promise of
Globalization

Overview and Description Pg 135

Notes on Selected Sources for Section 3 Student Reading...Pg 157

Other Resource Materials in the Resource Guide