Curated OER
Making Sense of the World Economy
Students apply the economic principles of supply and demand, market economy, competition, unemployment rate, exports and imports and currency exchange rate to China's present economic success and Russia's economic strife.
Utah State University
Teacher Link: Globalization
This is an excellent unit concerning globalization. It contains a great deal of background information about globalization, links to other websites, balanced views, questions, and activities. The goals and content are clear and the...
Other
Carribean Living: The Dominican Republic
Carribean Living provides an excellent description of the present day economy in the Dominican Republic. It includes a special section on how the economy is changing.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: European Union
This is an animated resource that lists countries that have joined the European Union. Includes dates and maps of the countries.
The World Bank
World Bank: Data Catalog
This resource provides statistical data on numerous categories for nearly every country in the world. A great tool for a comparative analysis. Human, natural, and capital resources are all included.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: The Politics of Global Financial Relations
Take advantage of these resources when analyzing the effects of the globalization of finances domestically and worldwide.