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Article
University of California

The Home Front: Domestic Workers Face Low Wages

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes how little has changed since Apartheid in South Africa for the women and blacks who work primarily in domestic situations enduring instability and low pay.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the New Deal.
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Unit Plan
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Classroom Economist: Gross Domestic Product

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson discusses gross domestic product (GDP): what it is, how to measure it, and what it means to a country's economy.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Bill Clinton's Economic Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
This vast BBC article covers almost everything about Clinton's economic legacy including the economic boom, budget surplus, and international trade deals.
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Article
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment for Intl. Peace: China's Economic Prospects 2006 2020 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In this April 2007 paper, the report provides forecast on how well the Chinese economy will grow and also examines the problems that will occur as a result of this strong growth. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Article
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment: China & Intellectual Property Rights [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In this paper the author argues that China is still weak on enforcing intellectual property laws and that foreign companies should take steps to protect their rights in the Chinese legal system. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Handout
Ireland Information

Labour (Ireland)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Ireland's economic development since 1922.
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Handout
Ireland Information

Agriculture (Ireland)

For Students 9th - 10th
The impact of agriculture on the Irish economy, and the main crops grown in Ireland.
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Handout
Ireland Information

Industry (Ireland)

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of major industry in Ireland and its impact on the Irish economy.
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Handout
Ireland Information

Imports/exports (Ireland)

For Students 9th - 10th
A short summary of Ireland's imports and exports, and to where the exports where going and from where the imports were coming.
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Reaganomics

For Students 9th - 10th
This on "Reaganomics," President Reagan's economic policy during his two presidential terms in the 1980s, discusses his laissez-faire approach and tax-cutting, which contributed to the economic recovery of that period.
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Article
Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: Comparative Advantage Today

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from Hartford Web Publishing applies the concept of Comparative Advantage in today's world. Discussion of import and export explains how obstacles can be overcome.
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eBook
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Germany: Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Library of Congress presents a detailed page on the history of the economy of Germany. Also includes a link to more information on the country.
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Interactive
BBC

Bbc: Burgh Life in Mary's Time

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interactive game leads students through the Royal Burgh of Stirling, Scotland. The students search the burgh for four lost items in an effort to gain entrance to a banquet given by Mary Queen of Scots. There is a non-flash version...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Political Economy of Chinese Reform

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Peruse these resources and apply them to lessons regarding the development of China's economic plans.
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Activity
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Government in the Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource shows the different roles that the government plays in relation to the economy. It talks about the federal budget, the different responsibilities the government has, federal efforts to control monopolies, government...
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Handout
Center for Educational Technologies

Wheeling Jesuit University: The Panama Canal: Economic Importance

For Students 9th - 10th
The Panama Canal is not only important for the economy of Panama. It is also hugely important to the United States economy and to countries around the world. If it were to close, the entire global economy would suffer.
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Website
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Coffee Fazenda of Brazil 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
The Modern History Sourcebook provides this great look at what life would be like on a coffee plantation during the early 20th century. It describes the houses, life on the plantation, colonists, and harvests.
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Article
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: John Hobson Imperialism 1902

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University provides John A. Hobson's critique of Imperialism, from an economic point of view.
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Article
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Thorstein Veblen

For Students 9th - 10th
This Fordham University site offers sociologist Thorstein Veblen's views on conspicuous consumption, taken from his work, The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study on Economic Institutions.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Economic Boom

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Wide Angle video, learn about the economic boom that has transformed Ireland into a prosperous nation.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Increased Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet two sisters who have migrated from Poland to Ireland, one of three countries in the EU that welcomes immigrant workers from Eastern Europe, in this Wide Angle video.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Industry and Islam

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wide Angle video segment explores economic and religious development in Kayseri, a city in central Turkey.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Monthly Labor Review: Job Growth in the 1990s: A Retrospect [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An article excerpt that documents how job growth in the 1990s helped to turn around the recession.