Assignment:
Writing Assignment I (My country is Japan)
Submit a 3 to 4 page type - written, double - spaced standard font document with two basic sections:
Describe in general terms the dimensions of globalization that you think have been most important for the country you have chosen.
1. Describe (Japan) the country you have chosen to study in terms of pre-globalization levels (circa 1970 or 1980) and subsequent evolution.
•Size (population, GDP)
•Level of development (GDP per capita, life expectancy, caloric intake)
•Inequality and poverty (Gini coefficients, percent below poverty line, income share of top 10
•Product mix and factor endowments
•Trading patterns: how much, what, and with whom?
•Degree of macro volatility (variances, crisis periods)
•Share of labor force that is foreign born, share that has emigrated.
2. Discuss the possible ways your country might have been affected by globalization.
Think of this document as the initial section of a longer, more substantive country report that,
1. Draws on class materials to analyze the effects of globalization on your country
2. Provides policy advice to its leaders