Econ 211
Two examples of Positive Statements:
1-“In its first three years, the government of Alvaro Uribe, Colombia’s president, unleashed a massive program of aerial spraying of coca crops with weed killer (at a cost of $200m a year paid by the united States). This cut the co crop between a third and a half, according to the United States’ State Department and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime”. -- One step forward in a quagmire, Page 37.
2-“In a recent survey of reading habits, Brazilians came 27th out of 30 countries, spending 5.2 hours a week with a book”.-- A nation of non-readers- Page 40
Two examples of Normative Statements:
1- “Like many of it’s South-East Asian neighbors Indonesia has plenty of under-explored oil and gas prospects, onshore and offshore and desperately needs to encourage oil firms to get drilling”. --Well overdue-Page 43
2-“In the pat 18 months, HP has bought a score of firms to boost its software, services and printing divisions. Ultimately, the strategy must be to carve out a distinct identity for HP-so that the firm is no longer constantly measured against the pole stars of Dell for PCs an IBM for software and services”. --The cash register guy-Page 66
Three specific examples of Economic Goals: Mentioned or implied:
1- Despite his populist instincts, President Roh has recently gambled what remains of his political capital on securing a wide-ranging free trade agreement (FTA) with America. Such a deal would be a coup for South Korea, for whom America is the third biggest trading partner behind China and Japan. It would also be America’s biggest FTA since the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Estimates of the impact of an FTA including the creation of up to 100,000 jobs in Korea, and a 2% increase in GDP-have to be taken with a pinch of salt: for a start, it is not clear what might be agreed.
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