GGR 365 – Trade and Globalization

Period: Winter 2023
Instructor: Pierre Desrochers	Office: Davis Building, room 3273
Lectures: Tuesday 1-3 PM	Lecture room: CC 3150 (in person)
Phone: (905) 828-5206	E-mail: pierre.desrochers@utoronto.ca

CONTACTING THE INSTRUCTOR

Office hours are Tuesday 3:30 – 5PM, Online or in person. You can contact me in advance at pierre.desrochers@utoronto.ca to make arrangements (Skype, Zoom, others) or to schedule another meeting if this time is not convenient.

Please read the course syllabus carefully before e-mailing a question. The answer you’re looking for is probably already there.

Always use your University of Toronto e-mail address (@utoronto.ca) for all course-related communications. E-mails from other domains (e.g., hotmail, Rogers, gmail, yahoo, etc.) may be filtered as spam and will at any rate be ignored. Always include the course code (e.g., GGR365) as part of your subject line, along with your full name and student number in the body of the e-mail. E-mails will be answered during office hours as promptly as possible. Please note that I do not open attachments and will not answer during week-ends.

The first person that you should e-mail concerning department- or program-related queries or to submit documentation regarding a missed assignment, quiz, or test is the Academic Counsellor for Geography/Environment, Sabrina Ferrari (sabrina.ferrari@utoronto.ca).

E-mail should NOT be viewed as an alternative to meeting with the TA or professor during office hours. Nor should e-mail be used as a mechanism to receive private tutorials (especially prior to tests) or to explain material that was covered in missed lectures. Not receiving replies to e-mails from the TA or professor, or not receiving them in time, will not be an acceptable excuse for pleas for extensions to assignment or exam deadlines.

Students are advised to consult http://www.enough.utoronto.ca/ for information on university policy concerning the appropriate use of information and communication technology.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course uses economic and geographical principles to help students understand the advent of the current period of globalization. In this context, globalization refers to international trade liberalization which results in increased contacts across borders, migration, trade, and investment.

Topics covered will include the history of globalization, the environment, sweatshops, development and inequalities. By the end of the course, students should have gained a deeper understanding of current controversies surrounding international trade and globalization.

COURSE FORMAT

The course format will alternate between formal classes and open discussions. Students are expected to have read the assigned texts in advance.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The course has four (4) main objectives:

To provide some historical perspective and to cover the basic factors which led to the advent of what we now term globalization;
To introduce the students to some of the most important players and institutions shaping international trade;
To cover some of the most important controversies surrounding international trade;
To apply a wide range of academic skills in active listening, note-taking, studying, reading, and test-taking to upper-level university courses.

ASSIGNMENTS / PERCENTAGE OF GRADE / DATE DUE

1) Short Written Assignments	40%	(Two (2) assignments are due by March 7)
2) Written Assignment 1	10%	January 31, 11:59PM
3) Written Assignment 2	20%	April 4, 11:59PM
4) Written Assignment 3	10%	April 4, 11:59PM
5) Final Exam	20%	TBA

As per the University Grading Practices Policy, please note that “after the methods of evaluation have been made known, the instructor may not change them or their relative weight without the consent of at least a simple majority of the students enrolled in the course. Any changes shall be reported to the division or the department.”

How to Query or Challenge a Mark

Please note that you have two weeks from the date an item is discussed in class to ask for the item to be remarked. Contact the Course Instructor for all queries about course marks, or if you wish to challenge a mark. Absolutely no item will be remarked after the two-week period has passed. Material submitted for remarking must be accompanied by a brief written explanation detailing your reasons for dissatisfaction with the original mark (such as an addition error or something you think the marker may have missed). A request for a remark without a written explanation will not be acted upon.

Please note that you are allowed two questions where you and the instructor can agree to disagree (meaning you believe that you are entitled to a higher mark, but your instructor disagrees) without penalty. Beginning with the third question where you and your instructor disagree, one point will be taken off your final mark by question for which a revised mark was requested by you and denied by the instructor.

Discussions of the test/exam and written assignments can be found below.

REQUIRED TEXTS

There is no textbook or reading package for this class. Most of the readings are freely available on the Web and links are provided on the course’s Webpage. Suggested readings are not required, but students who will write term papers on topics covered in these texts are expected to be familiar with them.

Most of the suggested readings are freely accessible from anywhere. Some of them, however, may require you to use a UofT terminal or user code.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS

All assignments will be submitted through Quercus and processed through Ouriginal.

What is the point of these assignments?

To acquire more in-depth learning about a topic discussed in this course and its relevance to broader policy discussions
To develop your writing skills
To learn to think critically
To learn the basics of scholarly and policy work

Useful links to help you write your assignments
The University of Toronto Library staff has compiled several links on researching and writing term papers and other types of work. Please look them up, along with the various university resources available to you:

Writing (University of Toronto Mississauga Library)
Writing at the University of Toronto
Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre
University of Toronto Library Research Guides: Geography
University of Toronto Mississauga Library liaison librarian Andrew Nicholson

Ouroriginal
Submitting your written assignments through Quercus will imply a review of textual similarity by Ouroriginal for detection of possible plagiarism. In doing so, students will allow their assignments to be included as source documents in the Ouroriginal reference database, where they will be used solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism. The terms that apply to the University’s use of the Ouriginal service are described on the Ouroriginal web site (https://www.ouriginal.com/). If you have an objection to the use of Ouriginal for the submission of your work, please make an appointment to speak personally with the Course Instructor to discuss alternative arrangements.

Please note that submitting your paper through Ouroriginal or making alternative arrangements with your professor before the relevant deadlines is not optional. Failure to do so will result in a grade of 0 for your assignment. The late penalties describe in this syllabus will apply.

Details of the written assignments

Short Written Assignments

You are asked to submit at least four written assignments that consist of a one page (single space) reflexion on the REQUIRED READINGS for the week. Please note the following:

Each assignment will be worth 10% of your final mark.
The deadline to submit your written assignment through Quercus is 12:59PM the day of the lecture (To clarify, this is one minute before the lecture officially begins). Failure to do so will result in a grade of 0.
Two (2) of these assignments are due on or before March 7.
Please note that the departmental policy of 10% per day per late assignment does not apply in the case of the short written assignments.

To clarify

Neither the videos nor the suggested readings are to be covered in this assignment.
You must cover the readings that will be discussed in the following class. For example, on February 7th (or before) you must submit a written assignment based on the readings to be discussed in class on February 7th, not the readings discussed in the previous lecture.
The point here is not to summarize the readings, but to identify the main theme(s) and how some of the readings complement or contradict each other. You do not need to cover all the required readings.
You can refer to the author’s last name only (e.g., “Diamond” for Jared Diamond)
You do not need to include a bibliography as your professor already knows the readings.
Each assignment will be graded out of 10. Your four best marks will be compiled to determine 40% of your final grade.
You can write up and submit up to 11 short written assignments.

Two good assignments written by past students have been included in the “Modules” of the Quercus shell for this course. Please consider them “best practice” and models to emulate.

Written Assignments 1-3

Please note that all these written assignments are on the same topic and build on each other. In other words, the question you select will be the same for written assignments 1, 2 and 3.

Written assignment #1

Please choose your topic for this assignment carefully as it will apply to all your written assignments this semester. [Hint: I strongly encourage you to look at the relevant required readings for each potential subject so that you select the one that is of greatest interest to you.]

Write a 2-3 page reflection on ONE of the following questions. The choice is yours. Please use the relevant required readings of the lectures listed in parenthesis as a basis for your reflection. Cite these relevant readings in your paper. You may cite additional sources if you want to, but this is not required for this assignment.

QUESTIONS:

What is the sail cargo movement about, both technically and philosophically? Do you think it is a real alternative to current practices (discuss some technical issues) or forever limited to niche markets at best (and if so, which ones)? (Lectures 2-3)
What is “cultural appropriation” and why has it been in the news these last few years? Do you think the concept is valid and should inform public policy? (Lecture 6)
Do you think the food service provider at the University of Toronto Mississauga should promote and increase the volume of fair trade food products sold on campus? (Lectures 8-10)

In short, what your professor wants to know is 1) what is the topic about (i.e., define the concept and summarize the relevant controversy if applicable)? 2) What do you think of the debate/controversy on this topic based on your preliminary readings?

Specifications:

Text should be written in full sentences and paragraphs organized in a clear and coherent fashion.
The reflection should be written from a first-person perspective (i.e., you can use “I”, “me”, and “my” in this assignment).
Text should be 11-12 point font and 1.5-2.0 line spacing on all pages. If applicable, block quotes and bibliography should use 1.0 line spacing.
Pages should have regular 1 inch (2.54 cm) margins.

Due: Tuesday, February 7th @ 11:59PM via Quercus (on the day of lecture 4)

Marking scheme:
• Selection of appropriate question (1 point)
• Format (required information, bibliography) (3 points)
• Bibliography (most references are from the syllabus) (3 points)
• Content (including appropriate use of references) (3 points)

Written assignment #2

Building on assignment 1, you must produce a document similar to the “In Brief” notes produced by the Library of Parliament’s Information and Research Service (Ottawa).

Here are links to a few “In Brief” notes:

Barnes, Andre. 2010. In Brief: Youth Voter Turnout in Canada: 1. Trends and Issues. Publication No. 2010-19-E. Parliamentary Information and Research Service. Ottawa: Library of Parliament.
Heminthavong, Khamla. 2015. In Brief: Canada’s Supply Management System (PDF). Publication No. 2015-138-E. Parliamentary Information and Research Service. Ottawa: Library of Parliament.
McGlashan, Lindsay. 2015. In Brief: Public-Private Partnerships: Are Canadians Getting the Full Picture? (PDF) Publication No. 2015-50-E. Parliamentary Information and Research Service. Ottawa: Library of Parliament.

As specified on the Library of Parliament’s website, their publications aim to “provide analysis to parliamentarians, parliamentary committees and parliamentary associations on current and emerging key issues, legislation and major public policy topics. The publications provide non-partisan, reliable and timely information on subjects that are relevant to parliamentary and constituency work (my emphasis).”

Your goal is to follow the spirit of these “In Brief” notes and produce a short document for busy people that presents all aspects of a particular problem in a non-partisan way. You must present and define the issue or problem, provide some background or context, explain why it is important and list all arguments for and against the problem or issue discussed. You can use bullet points, graphs or maps, but each claim or piece of evidence must be supported through an endnote.

Specifications

Cover page. Must include subject title, first and last name, student number, course number, year and the exact wording of the question you are answering in your assignment;
Table of contents, including page number for each section;
Between 6 and 9 pages of text, excluding cover page, table of contents and endnotes;
Text should be 11-12 point font; 1.0 line spacing on all pages, including cover page, block quotes, and endnotes;
Pages should have regular 1.0 inch margins and be numbered;
Reference/Citation style: ENDNOTES. Format of your choice, but you must be consistent.

Due: Tuesday, April 4 @ 11:59PM via Quercus

Marking scheme:

Selection of appropriate question (1 point)
- Producing a document on the wrong question will result in an automatic final grade of 0.
- Producing a document on a question that is only tangentially related to the question listed above will result in an automatic initial penalty of 10 points out of 20.
Format (e.g. “In Brief” style, endnotes) (4 points)
- Failure to follow the “In Brief” formal will result in an automatic initial penalty of 10 points out of 20
Bibliography / References (e.g., at most 3 additional references than those already listed on the syllabus) (5 points)
- Using more than 3 references that are different than the ones listed on the syllabus will result in an automatic initial penalty of 10 points out of 20.
- Listing references from the syllabus as endnotes when they clearly do not state what is argued in the text will result in an automatic initial penalty of 10 points out of 20. Doing so systematically will result in a final grade of 0.
Content (including appropriate use of references) (10 points)

Written assignment #3

Your task in assignment #3 is to your write your own commentary on the question you have researched in assignments 1 and 2.

An op-ed (originally short for “opposite the editorial page”) is a written prose piece which presents a specific opinion as opposed to a balanced perspective.

Present and support your one-sided position with ideas and facts learned while researching your previous assignments and in other lectures and readings during the semester.

Format:

In the old days of printed newspapers citations and references were not expected in an op-ed. Nowadays, editors typically ask for hyperlinks. Please create and use them to provide links to the original documents your are quoting or using numbers from. Limit your use of hyperlink to one word or number in a sentence. For instance, use the link for an author’s name rather than a full quote. (“Professor Desrochers said that students should not use A.I. to write assignments.”) Please note that a hyperlink is only a link to the original document. You are not expected to provide a page or any further information.
Your op-ed should be between 650-750 words, excluding your name, course number and student number. This assignment does not require a cover page, but it requires you to write the word count of your piece at the end of your assignment (e.g., Word count: 673 words.)

Content and style:

Keep in mind that your audience is the general reading public, meaning people who are likely not familiar with your topic and who may not have had a post-secondary education. Your reader has also no clue that you have written assignment #2.
You MUST draw the interest of potential readers by using a catchy title and, ideally, a “hook” at the beginning of your story (e.g., “Poachers have killed government officials in a nature preserve”; “Ruins of a gigantic city have been discovered in the Amazon”).
Explain your position using simple language, do your best to persuade and do not simply make assertions that are not backed up with hyperlinks (e.g., “Every expert agrees with me”).
Keep in mind that your word count is low and that you might have to use only your BEST arguments, not all the arguments that support your position.

External links:

The University of Toronto offers the following guidelines to write an effective op-ed piece:

Focus on one main idea or a single theme in your op-ed.
Have a clear editorial viewpoint. State that point in your first paragraph, and then proceed to back up your opinion or prove your thesis.
Look for opportunities to wed your specific area of expertise or interest with news developments.
If you can, be controversial in your opinion.
Always write for the lay reader. Be clear and straightforward. Use simple words, short declarative sentences. Even the brainiest of readers will lose interest if your submission is replete with long, complex sentences and paragraphs.
Make your submission as argumentative as possible. It should not appear driven by anger and it should follow methodological reasoning.
Express a strong call to action. Write with passion and “fire in your gut.”
Take pains to educate the reader with your insight, but don’t condescend or preach.

Op-ed links: New York Times op-ed page

Deadline:

Due: Tuesday, April 4 @ 11:59PM via Quercus

Marking scheme:

Selection of appropriate question (1 point)
- Producing a document on the wrong question will result in an automatic final grade of 0.
- Producing a document on a question that is only tangentially related to the question listed above will result in an automatic initial penalty of 5 points out of 10.

Format (2 points)
- Please follow the guidelines provided above.

Content and style (7 points)
- Please follow closely the guidelines provided above.
- Using more than the 3 external references listed in assignment #2 will result in a penarly of 7 points out of 10
- Listing references from the syllabus as endnotes when they clearly do not state what is argued in the text will result in an automatic initial penalty of 5 points out of 10. Doing so systematically will result in a final grade of 0.

TEST/EXAM QUESTIONS

Themes for the final exam will be communicated to students through Quercus.

You will be given four themes to prepare. I will ask you specific questions based on two of these themes.

For your final exam, you will be allowed one HANDWRITTEN cheat PAGE (i.e., not typewritten cheat sheet). Any other format will be confiscated and will result in disciplinary actions.

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY'S REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS

Student Technology Requirements and Connection Tools (Zoom, Bb Collaborate)

Students are expected to review and be in compliance with the University’s requirements for online learning (https://www.viceprovoststudents.utoronto.ca/tech-requirements-online-learning/). More resources are available on the UTM Library’s Learn Anywhere website (https://utm.library.utoronto.ca/students/quercus/learn-anywhere).

Zoom may be used in the delivery of components of this course. Students are required to register for a UTM Zoom account (https://utoronto.zoom.us) prior to the first lecture. Only authenticated users can join the zoom meetings; please follow the instructions to ensure that your account is authenticated.

Privacy and Use of Course Materials Notifications

This course, including your participation, will be recorded on video and will be available to students in the course for viewing remotely and after each session. Course videos and materials belong to your instructor, the University, and/or other sources depending on the specific facts of each situation, and are protected by copyright. Do not download, copy, or share any course or student materials or videos without the explicit permission of the instructor. For questions about recording and use of videos in which you appear please contact your instructor.

Communications Policy

Students are encouraged to be available during posted office hour(s). Correspondence by email or requesting a meeting outside of the scheduled office hour(s) is also acceptable. In all email correspondence regarding this course, please note the following:

Always use your University of Toronto email address (…@mail.utoronto.ca) for all course-related communications.
Include the course code (e.g., GGR333H5F) as part of your subject line, and include your full name and student number in the body of the email
Check the course Quercus site before emailing a question, to make sure that it has not already been answered

Please contact the department’s Academic Counsellor, Sabrina Ferrari (sabrina.ferrari@utoronto.ca), for any department- or program-related queries or to submit documentation regarding a missed quiz or test.

Snow days

If a snow day is declared, all classes are cancelled, whether online or in-person. Campus closures are posted on the Campus Status page.

Instructors may not schedule additional “make-up” class meetings beyond the class hours already in the UTM Timetable.

Missed Term Work

Late assignments will be subject to a late penalty of 10% per day (including weekends) of the total marks for the assignment. Assignments submitted five calendar days beyond the due date will be assigned a grade of zero.

Term Work – Accommodations

Accommodations due to late registration into the course will NOT be approved.
In courses with final exams, there will be no re-writes or make-ups for term tests/quizzes missed for University-accepted, verifiable reasons. Instead, the final exam will be re-weighted by the value of the term test/quiz.
For in-class or online quiz/test, studentsCANNOT petition to re-write a quiz/test once it has begun. If you are feeling ill, please do not start the online or in-class test and seek medical attention immediately.
Extension requests are not permitted for open-book, take home tests. Extensions are built into the time provided for the test.
Assignments cannot be re-weighted to the final exam.
For extension requests, maximum extension (where/when possible) is ONE week.
Extension requests must be made IN ADVANCE of the assignment due date.
Assignments handed in AFTER the work has been returned to the class cannot be marked for credit.
Students are responsible in ensuring strong reliable internet connection. Special consideration requests due to poor internet connection (ie. unable to complete online quiz / unable to submit assignment before deadline) will not be accepted.
Students are expected to back up their work at all times. As such, extension requests due to computer issues (stolen, crashed, damaged etc.) will not be considered.
Extension requests will NOT be approved for Group Assignments
It is every student’s responsibility to ensure that their online submission is submitted successfully by the due date. Accommodations will not be made for unsuccessful submissions due to, but not limited to: i) the system timing out ii) submitting the incorrect document(s) iii) poor internet connection / no internet connection etc.
Holidays and pre-purchased plane tickets, family plans, your friend’s wedding, lack of preparation, or too many other tests/assignments are not acceptable excuses for missing a quiz, a test, an item of term work, or requesting an extension of time. Such requests will be denied.
For extensions of time beyond the examination period you must submit a petition through the Office of the Registrar. https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/registrar/forms

How to Request an Accommodation

In the Geography, Geomatics and Environment department, professors cannot grant extensions on term work or allow makeups for missed items. Instead, you must follow the following steps:

You must submit an online Special Consideration Request using the following link: https://utmapp.utm.utoronto.ca/SpecialRequest within 24 hours. Note: The system only supports Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox for the time being.
Students registered with Accessibility Services are also required to submit an online Special Consideration Request using the following link: https://utmapp.utm.utoronto.ca/SpecialRequest
Email your course instructor.
Submit your absence using the ACORN absence declaration tool. Each day that you are absent must be recorded. The ACORN absence declaration tool lets you record absences for up to 14 consecutive days, one of which must be the day you access the tool (if you are still absent) or the day prior (if you have returned). If you need to record an absence outside of this range, please contact the Office of the Registrar. More information about Absence Declarations can be found at: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/registrar/utm-absence.

Please note that students are required to submit their assignment/lab as soon as they are able and they should NOT wait for the decision of the committee. Number of days approved for an extension will be calculated from the original assignment due date.

It is your responsibility to follow the appropriate procedures and submit requests for special consideration on time. Failure to do so may result in the committee denying your request. Should you require further information regarding Special Considerations, please contact Sabrina Ferrari (sabrina.ferrari@utoronto.ca) Academic Counselor.

Please note that the written explanation and documentation that you submit represents an appeal from you, requesting the opportunity to account for that portion of your grade in some other manner. If a special consideration request is not received, or if the special consideration request is denied, you will receive a grade of zero for the item you missed. If the special consideration request is granted – that is, your reason for missing the item is considered acceptable by the committee – your grade will be accommodated accordingly.

A Departmental committee evaluates each request. Decisions will be communicated by email within two weeks of receipt of all completed documents. Note: It is your responsibility to ensure your email account is working and able to receive emails. Claims that a Departmental decision was not received will NOT be considered as a reason for further consideration. Contact Sabrina Ferrari (sabrina.ferrari@utoronto.ca) Academic Counselor, should you NOT receive notification of your decision within 2 weeks of submission.

EQUITY STATEMENT AND ACADEMIC RIGHTS

The University of Toronto is committed to equity and respect for diversity. All members of the learning environment in this course should strive to create an atmosphere of mutual respect. As a course instructor, I will neither condone nor tolerate behaviour that undermines the dignity or self-esteem of any individual in this course and wish to be alerted to any attempt to create an intimidating or hostile environment. It is our collective responsibility to create a space that is inclusive and welcomes discussion. Discrimination, harassment and hate speech will not be tolerated. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns you may contact the UTM Equity and Diversity officer at edo.utm@utoronto.ca or the University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union Vice President Equity at vpequity@utmsu.ca.

The Department of Geography, Geomatics, and Environment at the University of Toronto Mississauga strives to uphold a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusiveness which requires that we:

address the complexity of our disciplines’ histories, and
hold ourselves and others to account in order to challenge how we, as individuals and as part of larger institutions, continue to perpetuate inequity and injustice as we seek to create a more equitable and inclusive future.

Geographical and environmental disciplines – both in science and social science – have complicated histories. As academic pursuits and as practical tools for research and teaching, our disciplines have played core roles in settler colonialism and the institutionalization of racism and white supremacy – in the displacement and dispossession of Indigenous peoples, racist immigration policies, and environmental injustices perpetrated against Indigenous and Black populations, among many other forms of oppression.

As a department, as a collective, and as a group of colleagues, we recognize our shortcomings—but we also acknowledge our fundamental commitment to diversity and inclusion. We seek to cultivate a departmental culture that welcomes and supports our students, staff, and faculty with diverse education and experiential backgrounds into our community, especially those who belong to groups that are currently underrepresented in academia. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable, and mutually supportive learning and working environment for all students, staff, and faculty.

Academic Rights

You, as a student at UTM, have the right to:

Receive a syllabus by the first day of class.
Rely upon a syllabus once a course is started. An instructor may only change marks’ assignments by following the University Assessment and Grading Practices Policy provision 1.3.
Refuse to use plagiarism detection tool (you must be offered an alternative form of submission).
Have access to your instructor for consultation during a course or follow up with the department chair if the instructor is unavailable.
Ask the person who marked your term work for a re-evaluation if you feel it was not fairly graded. You have up to one month from the date of return of the item to inquire about the mark. If you are not satisfied with a re-evaluation, you may appeal to the instructor in charge of the course if the instructor did not mark the work. If your work is remarked, you must accept the resulting mark. You may only appeal a mark beyond the instructor if the term work was worth at least 20% of the course mark.
Receive at least one significant mark (15% for H courses, 25% for Y courses) before the last day you can drop a course for H courses, and the last day of classes in the first week of January for Y courses taught in the Fall/Winter terms.
Submit handwritten essays so long as they are neatly written.
Have no assignment worth 100% of your final grade.
Not have a term test worth 25% or more in the last two weeks of class.
Retain intellectual property rights to your research.
Receive all your assignments once graded.
View your final exams. To see a final exam, you must submit an online Exam Reproduction Request within 6 months of the exam. There is a small non-refundable fee.
Privacy of your final grades.
Arrange for representation from Downtown Legal Services (DLS), a representative from the UTM Students’ Union (UTMSU), and/or other forms of support if you are charged with an academic offence.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY/HONESTY OR ACADEMIC OFFENSES

It is your responsibility as a student at the University of Toronto to familiarize yourself with, and adhere to, both the Code of Student Conduct and the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters. This means, first and foremost, that you should read them carefully.

The Code of Student Conduct is available from the U of T Mississauga website (Registrar > Academic Calendar > Codes and Policies) or in your print version of the Academic Calendar.
The Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters is available from the U of T Mississauga website (Registrar > Academic Calendar > Codes and Policies) or in your print version of the Academic Calendar.

Another helpful document that you should read is How Not to Plagiarize, by M. Proctor. With regard to remote learning and online courses, UTM wishes to remind students that they are expected to adhere to the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters regardless of the course delivery method. By offering students the opportunity to learn remotely, UTM expects that students will maintain the same academic honesty and integrity that they would in a classroom setting. Potential academic offences in a digital context include, but are not limited to:

Accessing unauthorized resources (search engines, chat rooms, Reddit, etc.) for assessments.
Using technological aids (e.g. software) beyond what is listed as permitted in an assessment.
Posting test, essay, or exam questions to message boards or social media.
Creating, accessing, and sharing assessment questions and answers in virtual “course groups.”
Working collaboratively, in-person or online, with others on assessments that are expected to be completed individually.

All suspected cases of academic dishonesty will be investigated following procedures outlined in the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters. If you have questions or concerns about what constitutes appropriate academic behaviour or appropriate research and citation methods, you are expected to seek out additional information on academic integrity from your instructor or from other institutional resources.

University Plagiarism Detection Tool Conditions of Use Statement

“Normally, students will be required to submit their course essays to the University’s plagiarism detection tool for a review of textual similarity and detection of possible plagiarism. In doing so, students will allow their essays to be included as source documents in the tool’s reference database, where they will be used solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism. The terms that apply to the University’s use of this tool are described on the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation web site (https://uoft.me/pdt-faq).”

How to Query or Challenge a Mark:

Please note that, according to UTM policy, you have one month from the date an item is returned to you, during which time you may query the mark or submit the item for remarking. Contact the Course Instructor in person or by email (@utoronto.ca) for all queries about course marks, or if you wish to challenge a mark. Absolutely no item will be remarked after the one-month period has passed. Material submitted for remarking must be accompanied by a brief written explanation detailing your reasons for dissatisfaction with the original mark (such as an addition error, or something you think the marker may have missed). The item may be returned first to the TA who originally marked it. If you are still dissatisfied, it may be passed on to the Course Instructor for reconsideration. If a remarking is granted by an instructor, the student must accept the resulting mark as the new mark, whether it goes up or down or remains the same.

ACCESSIBILITY

U of T Mississauga and the AccessAbility Resource Centre are committed to the full participation of students with disabilities in all aspects of campus life. The AccessAbility Resource Centre provides academic accommodations and services to students who have a physical, sensory, or learning disability, mental health condition, acquired brain injury, or chronic health condition, be it visible or hidden. Students who have temporary disabilities (e.g., broken dominant arm) are also eligible to receive services. All interested students must have an intake interview with an advisor to discuss their individual needs. Students who require accommodation are advised to visit the AccessAbility Resource Centre as early as possible to have their needs assessed, as it may take some time to process the application. For more information please contact the centre at: Room 2047, South Bldg. Tel/TTY: 905-569-4699 E-mail: access.utm@utoronto.ca Web: www.utm.utoronto.ca/access

POLICY ON RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES

As noted in the the Policy on Scheduling of Classes and Examinations and Other Accommodations for Religious Observances, the following provisions are included:

“It is the policy of the University of Toronto to arrange reasonable accommodation of the needs of students who observe religious holy days other than those already accommodated by ordinary scheduling and statutory holidays.
Students have a responsibility to alert members of the teaching staff in a timely fashion to upcoming religious observances and anticipated absences. Instructors will make every reasonable effort to avoid scheduling tests, examinations or other compulsory activities at these times. If compulsory activities are unavoidable, every reasonable opportunity should be given to these students to make up work that they miss, particularly in courses involving laboratory work. When the scheduling of tests or examinations cannot be avoided, students should be informed of the procedure to be followed to arrange to write at an alternate time.
It is most important that no student be seriously disadvantaged because of her or his religious observances. However, in the scheduling of academic and other activities, it is also important to ensure that the accommodation of one group does not seriously disadvantage other groups within the University community.”
With respect to minimum advance notice, the Policy provides that “Students have a responsibility to alert members of the teaching staff in a timely fashion to upcoming religious observances and anticipated absences.” Since students would normally be aware of upcoming religious observances as well as examination schedules in advance, a minimum of three weeks advance notice will be considered sufficient.
More information and some dates of potential relevance for the U of T community are available at viceprovoststudents.utoronto.ca/publicationsandpolicies/guidelines/religiousobservances.htm.
As with any academic accommodation request, students must submit an on-line Special Consideration Request @ https://utmapp.utm.utoronto.ca/SpecialRequest

RGASC AND UTM LIBRARY’S STATEMENTS

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RECOMMENDATIONS & SUGGESTIONS

Suggested Web sites

General Interest

Suggested sources on
– Environment and the roots of globalization
– Food and globalization

Economist Douglas Irwin’s Trade Related Links

Popular Globalization Books (GoodReads)

Best Books about Globalization (Amazon)

World Trade Organization

UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
– Digital Library
– on Globalization and Development
– on International Trade

“Writer Michael Magoon’s top authors to read.” Top Authors to Read – The Ratchet of Technology (techratchet.com)

Sources of Global Data

> Gateways to numerous governmental, UN and other agencies and NGO data sources

UN Human Development Reports (International Human Development Indicators)

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
– Statistics
– Population Division
– Forests
– Sustainable Development
– Social Policy and Development Division
– Publications

Sources of Global Data on The Globalization Website
Links with the statistical Webpages of all the major organizations, from the UN to the CIA. An easy way to find all sorts of statistics on economic growth, the environment, inequalities, women, religious movements, health, culture and other issues.

NationMaster.com
NationMaster is a fun site for quick statistics on countries.

Researching Globalization on Global Transformations
Presents a number of indicators that can be used to measure various phenomenons.

World Development Indicators (World Bank)

FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)
– Statistics

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) – The World Factbook

International Monetary Fund (IMF) – World Outlook Database

Our World in Data

Human Progress

> Comparative Work

Economic Freedom Network + 2013 Index of Economic Freedom
Two attempts to measure economic freedom in a large number of countries with much factual information about each country. Essential information if you want to know if a country is more or less open to trade than another.

The Corruption Perception Index + The Global Corruption Report
How corrupt is your country? How does it compare to others?

World Bank’s Doing Business (DB) survey

> Topical

Global Trade Policy Forum | Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank

DFAIT on CETA

Great circle mapper

Human Development Reports of the United Nations Development Program

Human Progress

International Maritime Organization

SICE – Foreign Trade Information System (Organization of American States)
Several essays on technical issues dealing with trade relations between countries in the Americas.

The University of Texas Inequality Project
The UTIP is concerned with measuring and explaining movements of inequality in wages and earnings and patterns of industrial changes around the world.

The Global Poverty Mapping Project

Gapminder : A Fact-Based Worldview

World Mapper

Connectivity Atlas

LECTURE SCHEDULE

Lecture 1 (January 10): Introduction and Concepts
Lecture 2 (January 17): Transportation 1
Lecture 3 (January 24): Transportation 2
Lecture 4 (January 31): Battle of Ideas 1
Lecture 5 (February 7): Battle of Ideas 2
Lecture 6: (February 14): Globalization and Culture
Reading Week (February 21)
Lecture 7 (February 28): Market Liberalization, Sweatshops, Child Labor and Fair Trade 1
Lecture 8 (March 7): Market Liberalization, Sweatshops, Child Labor and Fair Trade 2
Lecture 9 (March 14): Market Liberalization, Sweatshops, Child Labor and Fair Trade 3
Lecture 10 (Mach 21): Global Institutions, Foreign Aid and the Environment 1
Lecture 11 (March 28): Global Institutions, Foreign Aid and the Environment 2
Lecture 12 (April 4): Global Institutions, Foreign Aid and the Environment 3

LECTURE 1 (JAN. 10): INTRODUCTION AND CONCEPTS

REQUIRED VIDEOS

Global trends
American Museum of Natural History. 2016. “Human Population through Time.”

Boudreaux, Don. 2014. “The Hockey Stick of Human Prosperity.” MR University: Every Day Economics.

Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes – The Joy of Stats – BBC Four

Human Progress. 2021. Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know – YouTube.

Economic Principles
Carden, Art. 2013. “Specialization and Trade: Because We Can’t Be Good At Everything.” LearnLiberty.org.

Marginal Revolution University. 2012. Principles of Economics – Microeconomics : Arguments against International Trade.

REQUIRED READINGS

Concepts
Library of Congress Business Reference Services. Business & Economics Research Advisor (2012/2004)
Defining Globalization
History of Globalization
Elements of Globalization
Trends in Globalization

Irwin, Douglas A. 2001. “A Brief History of International Trade Policy.” The Library of Economics and Liberty, November 26.

Boudreaux, Don. 2020. “Free Trade in Ten Easy Points.” AIER (February 24).

Fletcher, Ian. 2011. “The Theory That’s Killing America’s Economy – and Why It’s Wrong.” Huffington Post (April 7).

Cass, Oren. 2020. “Comparative Disadvantage.” Law and Liberty (January 15).

Historical perspective
Sanandaji, Nima. 2018. “Markets are as Old as Civilization. The market system was born in Iraq and Syria, not invented by Adam Smith.” @HumanProgress (May 16).

Ebeling, Richard M. 2004. “The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life by Paul Seabright.” The Freeman – Ideas on Liberty, September 1st.

Broadberry, Stephen. 2013. “Accounting for the Great Divergence.” Vox (November 16).

Current controversies
Roser, Max. 2016. “Proof that Life is Getting Better for Humanity, in 5 Charts.” Vox (December 23).

Hammond, Alexander C. R. 2017. “The World’s Poorest People Are Getting Richer Faster.” @HumanProgress (October 27).

Burkeman, Oliver. 2017. “Is the World Really Better than Ever?” The Guardian (July 28).

Boudry, Maarten and Nick Brown. 2022. “Why Covid Did Not Spell the End of Globalisation.” Aero (April 19).

Sumner, Scott. 2022. “Should we have free trade in a dangerous world?” Econlib (April 12).

Murphy, Jon. 2022. “Does National Security Justify Tariffs?” Econlib (May 7).

In Practice (Case studies)
Steelman, Jacob D. 2003. “Protectionism Didn’t Help Copper.” Ludwig von Mises Institute, August 9.

Dunaeva, Aleksandra, and Don Mathews. 2007. “How the Shrimp Tariff Backfired.” Ludwig von Mises Institute, August 1st.

REQUIRED VIDEOS

Transportation
LECTURE 2

Historical perspective
Around the World in 80 Day (1956 trailer)

USDA, Resettlement Administration. 1937. “Loading Cotton Bales On Steam Boat.”

[Cultural interlude, optional]
“Ol’ Man River” from Showboat (1936) sung by Paul Robeson (A 20th Century classic hinting at what the logistics industry looked like in the late 19th Century.)

Song of the Volga Boatmen (Leonid Kharitonov and The Red Army Choir).

Modern logistics industry
UPS. 2011. We Love Logistics.

PolyMatter. 2018. “How Container Ships Work” (you can skip to 2:15).

Financial Times. 2013. “Container Shipping. The World in a Box.”

Maersk. 2021. “Round-the-clock operation to deliver pineapples.” (September 24).

Port of Long Beach. 2010. “Pulse of the Port: Refrigerated Containers.”

[Recommended, but optional]
Learn Liberty. 2017. The Most Important Invention you Never Thought About.

FleetMonCom. 2016. “Global ship traffic seen from space – FleetMon Satellite AIS and FleetMon Explorer.”

LECTURE 3

Cargo sail
Decosse, Ben. 2017. “Cargo under Sail.” TedX (December 20).

Vice News. 2017. “The Shipping Industry May Finally Be Turning To Wind Power (HBO).” (October 11).

Anemoi. 2018. Anemoi Rotor Sails – m/v Afros Launch.

Communication
Routley, Nick. 2019. “Wired World: 35 Years of Submarine Cables in One Map.” Visual Capitalist (December 2).

Bloomberg Quicktakes. 2019. “The Undersea Cable That Linked The World.” (April 16).

Varia
Vox. 2018. “China’s Trillion Dollar Plan to Dominate Global Trade.”

REQUIRED READINGS

LECTURE 2

Transportation

Overview
The History of Transportation

Rodrigue, Jean-Paul. 2013. The Geography of Transport Systems (5th edition) Routledge.
Chapter 1: Transportation and Geography

Ruppenthal, Karl. M. 2015 (revised). “Transportation.” Canadian Encyclopedia.

History

Land
Follett, Chelsea. 2020. “Centers of Progress, Pt. 9: Rome (Roads).” HumanProgress.org (August 13).

“Medieval Trade Route Networks.”

Staff Writer. Undated. “Inca Roads and Chasquis.” Discover Peru.

Water

Iphigenia (greekmythology.com)

LECTURE 3

COVID and Logistics

Earle, Peter C. 2022. “Ocean Shipping’s Effect on Inflation was Negligible.” AIER (December 14).

Sail Cargo movement

Hoffmeister, Hasso and Uwe Hollenbach. 2022. “More commercial ships utilize wind technologies to cut emissions.” Maritime Impact (February 5).

De Decker, Kris. 2021. “How to design a sailing ship for the 21st century?” Low-tech Magazine (May).

De Beukaler, Christiann. 2018. “Plain Sailing: How traditional methods could deliver zero-emission shipping.” The Conversation (May 27).

Hurford, Hannah. 2020. Sail Cargo in the 21st Century.

Flannery, Jim. 2015. “Sail freight experiences a rebirth.” Soundings (August 20).

Other options

Wikipedia – NS Savannah

Anonymous. 2021. “Samsung to Explore MSR Nuclear Power for Zero Emission Shipping.” The Maritime Executive (June 9).

Smil, Vaclav. 2019. “Electric Container Ships Are a Hard Sail.” IEEE Spectrum (March).

– Modern Logistics Industry
o Overview

Rodrigue, Jean-Paul. 2013. The Geography of Transport Systems (5th edition) Routledge.
Chapter 1: Transportation and Geography

Transportation and Commercial Geography

Chapter 5 – Transportation Modes

World Shipping Council
– About the Industry (browse)
– Glossary of Industry Terms (browse)
– History of Containerization
* Before Container Shipping
* The Birth of Intermodalism
* Industry Globalization

Rentz, Michael. 2021. “The Supply Chain’s Inconvenient Truth.” Law and Liberty (December 6).

o History of container shipping

Gateway Container. Undated. “A Brief History of Shipping Containers.”

Hammond, Alexander C. 2019. “Heroes of Progress, Pt. 17: Malcom McLean.” HumanProgress.org (May 3).

Cudahy, Brian J. 2006. “The Containership Revolution. Malcom MacLean’s 1956 Innovation Goes Global.” TR News (The Transportation Research Board of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences) (September-October): 5-9.

Wang, Dan. 2016. “An Interview With Marc Levinson, Author of ‘The Box’.” Flexport Blog (March 29).

Hampstead, John Paul. 2017. “Panama Canal Expansion Pits East Coast vs. West Coast.” Freight Waves (November 13).

o The cold chain

99% Invisible. 2015. “The Climate-Controlled Shipping Containers That Transport Our Food Are Called Reefers.” Slate (September 9).

Gill, Vijay. 2013. Fast and Fresh: A Recipe for Canada’s Food Supply Chain.s Conference Board of Canada (Executive Summary).

REQUIRED VIDEOS

LECTURE 4
First hour of The Battle of Ideas, the first episode of The Commanding Heights trilogy (based on the book of the same name). The video is freely available on the PBS Website of the TV series and on YouTube. Please check Episode 1 and look up the transcript menu to help you answer some of the questions.

Learn Liberty. 2013. “What do Prices Know that you Don’t?“

The Conservative Online. 2017. “I Sandwich by Danial Hannan.”

LECTURE 5
Second hour of thee first episode of The Battle of Ideas. The video is freely available on the PBS Website of the TV series and on YouTube. Please check Episode 1 and look up the transcript menu to help you answer some of the questions.

Econstories.tv
– Fear the Boom and the Bust (2010)
– Fight of the Century (2011)

Wall Street Journal. 2015. “Bernie Sanders Defines Democratic Socialism.” (November 19).

Velshi & Ruhle. 2018. “What is Democratic Socialism?” (June 28).

Mashable. 2016. “What is Democratic Socialism? | Mashable Explains.”

Bill Whittle. 2017. “Socialism is for Suckers: Venezuela.”

Bill Whittle. 2017. “2. Socialism.”

REQUIRED READINGS

LECTURE 4
Older debates
– Socialism and interventionism
Reed, Lawrence. 2021. “The Dark Side of Paradise: A Brief History of America’s Utopian Experiments in Communal Living.” FEE.org (June 13).

Heilbroner, Robert L. “Socialism.” The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics.

Blinder, Alan S. “Keynesian Economics.” The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics.

MacKenzie, Richard. “Industrial Policy.” The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics.

– Free-markets
Rothbard, Murray N. “Free Market.” The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics.

Boettke, Pete. “Austrian Economics.” The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics.

Tupy, Marian L. 2016. “Is Hostility Really at the Root of Capitalism?” CapX (September 2).

Boudreaux, Don. 2020. “The Remarkable Blessings of the Price System.” AIER (May 18).

History
-Overview
Ebeling, Richard. 2018. “Karl Marx and Marxism at Two Hundred.” Fee.org (May 9).

Ridley, Matt. 2017. “A Century of Marxism-Leninism.” The Rational Optimist (January 3).

DeLong, J. Bradford. 1999. “Forests, Trees, and Intellectual Roots…” Review of James Scott’s Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition have Failed.

LECTURE 5
-Socialist/interventionist perspective
George, Susan. 1999. “A Short History of Neoliberalism.” Conference on Economic Sovereignty in a Globalising World, March 24-26.

Metcalf, Stephen. 2017. “Neoliberalism: The Idea that Swallowed the World.” The Guardian (August 18).

Jonathan D. Ostry, Jonathan D., Prakash Loungani, and Davide Furceri. 2016. “Neoliberalism: Oversold?” Finance & Development 53 (2): 38-41.

Clune, Michael. W. 2013. “When Neoliberalism Exploded. Historian Daniel Steadman Jones traces the origins of the right’s fascination with privatization and deregulation.” Salon (March 9).

-Free-market/liberalization perspective
Gregg, Samuel. 2018. “Miracle Men: How Market Liberals Saved Germany from Economic Catastrophe.” Law and Liberty (June 20).

Pirie, Madsen. “Privatization.” The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics.

Poole, Robert W. “Privatization” Concise Encyclopedia of Economics, 2nd edition.

O’Sullivan, John. 2014. “Today’s Tories have forgotten the Need for Hard Thinking.” The Telegraph (June 15).

Tupy, Marian L. 2017. “The Man Behind the Hong Kong Miracle.” CapX (August 18).

Edwards, Lee. 2020. “The Case for Capitalism.” Law & Liberty (Mary 19).

Phelan, John. 2019. “The Three Phases of Socialism.” Fee.org (May 8).

Zitelman, Rainer. 2019. “Why Socialism Is the Failed Idea That Never Dies.” Fee.org (August 31).

In the News: Recent Controversies
Democratic Socialism
Baker, Hunter. 2019. “9 Big Questions About Democratic Socialism.” Fee.org (February 10).

Day, Meagan. 2018. “Democratic Socialism, Explained by a Democratic Socialist. It’s not just New Deal Liberalism.” Vox (August 1).

Haltiwanger, John. 2020. “Here’s the Difference Between a ‘Socialist’ and a ‘Democratic Socialist’.” Business Insider (June 28).

Related Topics
Niemietz, Kristian. 2017. “Socialism – not Oil Prices – is to Blame for Venezuela’s Woes.” CapX (August 16).

Roberts, Russ. 2017. “The Three Blind Spots of Politics.” Medium (June 25).

Neo-Fascism
Wess, Kai and Jeffrey Tucker.2017. “It’s Not Just Socialists We Need to Worry About. FEE’s Jeffrey Tucker speaks about his latest book and the pervasive threat to liberty that is right-wing collectivism. on right-wing collectivism.” Fee.org (December 14).

REQUIRED VIDEOS

Biomimicry (or copying from nature)
Biomimicry Institute. “What is Biomimicry?”

Vox. 2017. “The World is Poorly Designed. But Copying Nature Helps.” (Facebook link).

Diffusion of religions
Business Insider. 2015. “Animated Map Shows how Religion Spread around the World.”

Musical inspiration
The Story of “Break on Through” by the Doors

The House of the Rising Sun trough History (1933-2016).

The Irish Rovers, Whiskey in the Jar (w/ lyrics).

Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger – Light My Fire (The Doors) | The Story Behind The Song.

Movie inspiration
The Art of Film. 2019. “How Quentin Tarantino Steals From Other Movies.”

Cultural Appropriation Debate
Ramsey, Franchesca. 2015. “The 7 Most Commonly Believed Myths About Cultural Appropriation – Busted.” MTV Decoded (December 6).

CBC. 2016. “Cultural Appropriation vs Appreciation” (October 27).

Rebel Media. 2017. “UN Set to Outlaw “Cultural Appropriation.” (June 14).

REQUIRED READINGS

Historical Perspective
Overview
Davies, Stephen. 2007. “Our Economic Past ~ Trade and Diversity.” The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty (May).

Boudreaux, Don. 2010. “Free Trade and Globalization: More than ‘Just Stuff’.” Library of Economics and Liberty (November 1).

Follett, Chelsea. 2020. “Centers of Progress, Pt. 10: Chang’an (Trade).” HumanProgress.org (August 27).

Food and Drinks
– Indian Cuisine
Dutta, Nayantara. 2020. “Reclaiming Indian Food from the White Gaze.” Eater (June 30).

Ladage, Rutu. 2014. “The Heartbreaking Truth About Indian Foods That Are Not Indian at All.” India Times (September 12).

Sonnad, Nikhil. 2018. “Tea if by Sea, Cha if by Land: Why the World only has Two Words for Tea.” Quartz (January 11).

Sampathkumar, Yasaswini. 2019. “The Surprising Truth about Indian Food. Many of the most famous ingredients used to make typical ‘Indian’ cuisine aren’t actually native to India.” BBC.com (June 10).

– Whiskey / Whisky
Trowbridge Filippone, Peggy. 2019. “What Is Whiskey? Production, Types, and Recipes.” The Spruce Eats (July 21).

Todd + Diane. 2018. “Simple Guide to Types of Whisk(e)y: Bourbon, Scotch, Rye.” White on Rice Couple (December 28).

Whiskey Muse. 2016. “Japanese Whisky 101: The Complete Beginner’s Guide.”

Nosowitz, Dan. 2020. “Why the World Overlooked Canadian Whisky. A preference for blending put the Great White North on the wrong side of industry standards.” Gastro Obscura (March 23).

Arts
– Whiskey in the Jar
Wikipedia. “Whiskey in the Jar.”

O’Dowd, Niall. 2020. “The Amazing Origins of “Whiskey in the Jar” One of the Best-loved Irish Ballads.” Irish Central (December 21).

The Lip Weasels. 2017. “Whiskey in the Jar.”

Movies
PBS. 2009. “King Lear: Adaptations in Film” Great Performances (March 25)

West, Patrick. 2015. “The Secret to Star Wars’ Success? Unoriginality.” Spiked! (December 18).

The Cultural Appropriation Controversy
-Overview
Cambridge Dictionary. “Cultural Appropriation.”

Estrada, Meera Solanki. 2017. “The Fine Line Between Cultural Appropriation And Appreciation.” Huffington Post Canada (June 28).

-Cultural appropriation is bad
Johnson, Maisha. 2015. “What’s Wrong with Cultural Appropriation? These 9 Answers Reveal Its Harm.” Everyday Feminism (June 14).

Ratchford, Sarah. 2015. “Is Western Yoga Cultural Appropriation? Yes, but That Doesn’t Mean White People Can’t Practice It.” Vice (November 25).

Jaschik, Scott. 2017. “Dispute on Cultural Appropriation Leads to Assault Charges. Hampshire students accused of attacking Central Maine Community College students over braids in their hair.” Inside Higher Education (March 20).

-Cultural appropriation is good
Holdsworth, Candace. 2018. “What’s so Bad about “Cultural Appropriation’?” Spiked! (March 16).

Kay, Jonathan. 2017. “Making a Stand for Cultural Universalism.” Quillette (December 8).

Milke, Mark. 2018. “Another Name for Cultural Appropriation: Sharing.” C2C Journal (June 15).

Kling, Arnold. 2018. “Let’s Celebrate Cultural Appropriation in Dance.” Medium (February 9).

Whelan, Ella. 2020. “Irish dancing isn’t just for the Irish.” Spiked (July 22).

Zushi, Yo. 2015. “In Defence of Cultural Appropriation.” New Statesman (October 12).

REQUIRED VIDEOS

Market Liberalization vs Fair Trade
LECTURE 7
W. P. Carey School of Business (Arizona State University). 2010. “What is Supply Chain Management.”

Financial Post staff. 2018. “How Canada’s Controversial Dairy Supply Management System Works.” Financial Post (June 20).

Global News. 2018. “While Ottawa is Fully Supportive of Canada’s Supply Management System, Others Want to Get Rid of It. David Akin Explains Why.” (August 23).

LECTURE 8
Learn Liberty. 2013. Combating Global Poverty with a Cup of Coffee (Colleen Haight) (July 16).

PhD Comics. 2013. How Coffee affects your Brain.

Sweatshops and Child Labor
LECTURE 9
Stossel, John. 2003. “Sweatshops” Give me a Break! (ABC News) (Transcript).

Learn Liberty. 2011. ” The Unbelievable Truth about Sweatshops (Ben Powell).”

Free to Choose Network. 2016. “Dead Wrong with Johan Norberg – Child Labor and Globalization.”

REQUIRED READINGS

LECTURE 7
Free Trade Vs Fair Trade
-Traditional Arguments for Free Trade, revisited
Lemieux, Pierre. 2017. The Benefits of Trade. AIMS Policy Paper.

Mitchell, Dan. 2018. “No, Mr. President, Tariffs Are Not What Made America Great. America grew wealthy not because we had tariffs in place, but because we didn’t have most other taxes and barriers.” International Liberty (August 17).

Ridley, Matt. 2017 “Montequieu’s ‘Sweet Commerce” and Cobden’s “God’s Diplomacy.” Rational Optimist (October 6).

Klein, Peter G. 2017. “Free trade vs “Free Trade.” Mises Wire (January 23).

Rodrik, Dani. 2017. “It’s Time to Think for Yourself on Free Trade. What economists and populists both get wrong about the international economy.” Foreign Policy (January 27).

Munger, Michael. 2015. ” Comparative Advantage: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed.” Fee.org (December 28).

-Recent Trade Deals, Overview
DeLong, J. Bradford. 2017. “NAFTA and Other Trade Deals have not Gutted American Manufacturing – Period.” Vox (January 24).

Fair Trade
– Overview
–. 2006. “Voting with Your Trolley – Can you really change the world just by buying certain foods?” The Economist (December 7).

Vander Weyer, Martin. 2005. “Can Free Trade be Fair Trade?” New Statesman (February 28).

Booth, Philip and Linda Whetstone. 2007. “Half a Cheer for Fair Trade.” Economics Affairs 27 (2): 29-36.

Raluca Dragusanu, Raluca and Nathan Nunn. 2018. “Does Fair Trade work?” VoxDev (September 2).

LECTURE 8
– Supporters
Tarnoff, Richard. 2004. “Fair Trade vs. Free Trade.” Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (October).

– Critics
Baobab. 2014. “Not so Fair Trade. Agriculture in Ethiopia and Uganda.” The Economist (May 19).

Chambers, Andrew. 2009. “Not so fair trade.” The Guardian (December 12).

Minogue, Rossa. 2014. “It’s Official: Fairtrade Screws over Labourers.” Spiked! (May 30).

Rohac, Dalibor. 2011. “‘Fair Trade’ Is a Crock.” New York Post (May 13).

Sidwell, Marc. 2008. Unfair Trade. Adam Smith Institute (Executive Summary).

Case study: Coffee
– Supporters
James, Deborah. 2000. “Justice and Java: Coffee in a Fair Trade Market.” NACLA (Sept/Oct).

Singer, Peter. 2006. “Why pay more for fairness?” Webdiary.com.

– Critics
Claar, Victor V. and Colleen E. Haight. 2015. “Fair Trade Coffee: Correspondence.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 29(1): 215-16.

Callahan, Gene. 2008. “Is Fair Trade a Fair Deal?” The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty 58 (2).

Haight, Colleen. 2011. “The Problem with Fair Trade Coffee.” Stanford Social Innovation Review (May 18).

Case Study: Canada – Supply Management
– Overview
Heminthavong, Khamla. 2015. In Brief: Canada’s Supply Management System. Publication No. 2015-138-E. Parliamentary Information and Research Service. Ottawa: Library of Parliament.

– Supporters
Fast, Ed. 2017. “Make it Clear, Prime Minister – Supply Management is Here to Stay.” IPolitics (August 28).

Elton, Sarah and Rod MacRae. 2018. “Don’t Let Supply Management Myths Spoil the Milk.” The Globe & Mail (June 20).

– Opponents
Geloso, Vincent and Alexandre Moreau. 2016. “Supply Management is Literally Driving Tens of Thousands of Canadians into Poverty.” National Post (August 31).

Bernier, Maxime. 2016-17 Leadership Race Platform: Phase Out Supply Management.

Coyne, Andrew. 2018. “We All Pay for Supply Management, but Bernier Pays the Political Price.” National Post (June 13).

Oxley, Alan and Dan Leroy. 2018. “End Supply Management like Aussies.” The Western Producer (August 9).

LECTURE 9
Sweatshops and Child Labor
– Opponents
Bachman, Sarah. 2003. “The (Limited) Case for Boycott Threats, Boycotts, and Selective Purchasing.” Ethics and Economics 1(1) (December).

Edmonds, Eric. 2003. “Should We Boycott Child Labor?” Ethics and Economics 1(1), December.

– Supporters
Powell, Benjamin. 2008. “In defense of ‘Sweatshops’.” Library of Economics and Liberty (June 02).

Follett, Chelsea. 2017. “Student Activists Hurt the Workers They Try to Help.” Intercollegiate Review (Spring).

Blattman, Christopher and Stefan Dercon. 2017. “Everything We Knew about Sweatshops was Wrong.” New York Times (April 27).

Tupy, Marian. 2018. “Growth is the Ultimate Weapon in the Fight to End Child Labour.” CapX (November 13).

Horwitz, Steven. 2016. “We Didn’t Humanize Markets, Markets Humanized Us.” Fee.org (September 8).

REQUIRED VIDEOS

June Arunga on
– NGOs, African Business and Human Resource Diversion
– Western Attitudes Towards Business in Africa

Knopfdoubleday. “Nina Munk’s The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty” (August 19, 2013).

CSPAN2. Book TV: “The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty by Nina Munk” (September-October 2013), 27:00 to 46:00.

Festival of Dangerous Ideas. 2012. “Jane Bussmann Interview ‘Bono and Bob Get Out of Africa’.”

Learn Liberty. 2012. “Why not Print More Money? (Antony Davies)”

Learn Liberty. 2013. “How to Fight Global Poverty. (Stephen Davies)”

Bill Whittle. 2017. “1. Money“

Boudreaux, Don. 2015. “An Orgy of Innovation.” MR University: Everyday Economics.

TED Talks. 2010. Hans Rosling: The Magic Washing Machine.

Jack Webb Dragnet – The Big Departure Speech (1968).

REQUIRED READINGS

LECTURE 10

Global Institutions
-Historical Perspective
Luther, William J. 2014. Review of “The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order (Princeton University Press, 2013)” by Benn Steil, Independent Review 18 (3) (Winter 2014).

-In their own words
What is the WTO?
– WTO. 2011. Making Globalization Socially Sustainable (Brochure) (Note: Full report and other material available here)

IMF at a Glance
– IMF 2008. Globalization: A Brief Overview

About the World Bank
– WB. Trade and Globalization

What do others think?
– IMF and World Bank
Karlin, Mark. 2007. “Naomi Klein: Shocking the World Bank and IMF Crowd with her Analysis of ‘Disaster Capitalism.” BuzzFlash (October 16).

– IMF
Mitchell, Daniel J. 2021. “The IMF Should Be Eliminated, Not Expanded.” AIER (October 12)

– World Bank
Bovard, James. 2009. “McNamara’s Other Debacle.” LewRockwell.com (July 10).

Bovard, James. 2021. “Raiding the World Bank: Exposing a Fondness for Dictators.” Mises Wire (December 13)

Bate, Roger and Benjamin Schwab. 2004. “McNamara’s Bank.” TCS Daily (July 29). (Note: I have changed the link)

Klein, Naomi. 2007. “The World Bank has the Perfect Standard Bearer.” The Guardian (April 27).

Murray, Iain. 2015. “World Bank Increases Number of Poor.” CEI Blog (September 25).

– WTO
Rockwell, Lew. 2018/2004. “Decentralize Global Trade Policy.” Mises Institute Daily Commentary (January 6; originally published as “Cotton Candy” on April 29, 2004.).

Nader, Ralph and Lori Wallach. “GATT, NAFTA, and the Subversion of the Democratic Process: WTO, The Global Enforcer” (excerpted from the book The Case Against the Global Economy edited by Jerry Mander and Edward Goldsmith, Sierra Club Books, 1997).

Griswold, Dan. 2000. “WTO Critics Trade Away Truth for a Sound Bite.” Cato Institute Commentary (January 2).

Lester, Simon. 2014 “The WTO vs. the TPP.” Cato Institute Commentary (May 2).

LECTURE 11

Foreign Aid
– Overview
Rieff, David. 2010. “Bono Can’t Save The World, Neither Can We.” The New Republic (October 19).

– Generally supportive
Waldrop, M. Mitchell. 2021. “Can science solve the poverty problem? An evidence-based policy movement is arming the fight with tools and programs that are more effective than ever before.” Knowable Magazine (December 10).

– Generally Critical
Ridley, Matt. 2014. “The Tyranny of Experts.” The Rational Optimist (March 21).

Hobbes, Michael. 2014. “Stop Trying to Save the World. Big ideas are Destroying International Development.” New Republic (November 17).

Mitchell, Dan. 2012. “American Politicians Should Learn Some Policy Lessons from Hong Kong and Singapore.” International Liberty (May 19).

Duren, Tirzah. 2018. “Food Aid Feeds Conflict and Dependence. Spending more on aid is only a positive if current programs are working, which they are not.” Fee.org (February 5).

– Jeffrey Sachs and his (recent) critics
Sachs, Jeffrey D. 2013. “The End of Poverty, Soon.” The New York Times (September 24).

Sachs, Jeffrey. 2014. “The Case for Aid.” Foreign Policy (January 21).

Gates, Bill. 2014. “Why Jeffrey Sachs Matters.” Project Syndicate (May 21).

Munk, Nina. 2013. “The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty (Book Excerpts).” Huffington Post.
– Part 1
– Part 2
– Part 3

Starobin, Paul. 2013. “Does It Take a Village.” Foreign Policy (June 24).

Foster, Peter. 2013. “Jeffrey Sachs meets Hayek.” National Post (September 18).

Handy, Bruce. 2013. “Nina Munk on Her New Book: Can ‘Bono’s Africa Guru’ Jeffrey Sachs Truly End Poverty?” Vanity Fair (September 20).

Easterly, William. 2013. “The Big Aid Debate is Over.” Reason (October 4).

– Odious Debt
Probe International on Odious Debts

LECTURE 12

Globalization and the Environment
– Overview
Gallagher, Kevin P. 2009. “Economic Globalization and the Environment.” Annual Review of Environment and Resources 34: 279-304.

Tupy, Marian. 2017. “There’s Nothing Green about Socialism.” CapX (December 1).

Johnson, Stephen. 2018. “Scientists to U.N.: To stop climate change, modern capitalism needs to die.” Big Think (August 29).

Yeatman, William. 2018. “The Myth of the Environmental “Race to the Bottom. Debunking a highly influential regulatory theory.” FEE.org (February 10).

Ives, Eamonn. 2019. “Why Globalisation is Good for the Environment.” CapX (December 1).

– Case Study: Synthetic Dyes, International Trade and the Environment
Morris, Peter J.T. and Anthony S. Travis. 1992. “A History of the International Dyestuff Industry.” American Dyestuff Reporter 81 (11) (November).

Desrochers, Pierre. 2014. “A Colourful History of Progress: The development of synthetic dyes was a mini industrial revolution.” Spiked! (November 18).

– Concluding Thoughts: COVID and the Global Supply Chain
Kotkin, Joel. 2021. “Confronting the Supply Chain Crisis.” Quillette (October 13).

Taylor, Peter Shawn. 2020. “Our Next Pandemic Policy Mistake: Self-Sufficiency in All Things.” C2C (December 23).

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