Global Trade Game that Promotes US Industry Created by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget

The Global Trade Game that Promotes US Industry by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget

Resources for this Game.  (You do not need to use all of them, but you should know how these resources work):

- Online CIA Factbook, which lists all countries of the world

- UN Statistics Division - unstats.un.org

- You Eat What You Are by Thelma Barer-Stein, which describes the cuisines of many countries of the world.  This book is old, but it reminds people of how important it is to have protein-carbohydrate-vegetable meals.

- Google Maps feature

- U.S. Geographical Service – usgs.gov

- State websites with Chamber of Commerce listings

- U.S. Department of Commerce – commerce.gov

 Google Microphone – learn to correctly pronounce all foreign words, especially people’s names

- The Lonely Planet World Travel Book

For Each Country of the World do the Following:

1 – Develop a strategy for making each country self-sufficient in food based following the principles of their traditional diet. 

Are there substitute crops that could be sold planted? 

Could the US sell seeds, agricultural equipment, and agricultural consulting services there?

Outline your analysis in a journal and discuss with your family your ideas before taking action. 

Can your food self-sufficiency plan still allow the country to produce products that the World Bank could finance, for example?

2 – Analyze What Food Storage and Cooking Products are Needed at the Most Basic Level that could be initially sold to the country and then produced there through subsidiary:

These items could include:

-plastic bins to keep dry goods dry

-cookstove

-pots

-pans

-utensils

-cutlery

-hot pads, napkins, tablecloths

-cleaning brushes

-plastic wash tubs

-knives

3 – Look at the Seed Resources, Livestock Breeding Resources, and Educational Resources in Your State

Could any of these resources or consulting services about these industries be sold to the country you are working on that would help make them self-sufficient in food?

Are any trade restrictions imposed by the US government that could prevent trade with that country?  Check with the US Department of Commerce and your state congresspeople.

4 – Look at the geography of the country you are analyzing:

Are there transportation items we could sell the country to help with food, clothing, and shelter in different areas of the country?

5 – Look at Educational Facilities in the Country:

Are there any needs the country has for trainers in teaching people how to type or use computers? Or, work on assembly lines or with statistics?

6 – What is the Communications Infrastructure in the Country Like?

Could your state sell them telecommunications products?

7 – Do a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat Analysis) for the Country You are Working on for sales of the following items:

-cooking items

-food storage needs

-transportation needs (many hi-tech trains run on tracks from the 19^th century)

-housing needs such as mobile homes or products such as insulation, paint, and/or Venetian blinds

8 – For Threats, how could trades with this country lower terrorism threats?

9 – What kinds of recycling consulting services and/or machines could your state offer to the country you are studying?

10 – What kinds of basic sanitation products and educational consulting services could your state offer the country you are studying?

11 - When you have done all of the above for every country in the world read Beyond the World Bank Agenda: An Institutional Approach to Development by Howard Stein.

Do a 5-page summary on Stein's book.  

Then, write a pro or con book review on whether or not you agree with Stein's book based on the research you have just done.

Keep your notes in a journal to discuss with your family.

Game Created by Ruth Pennington Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France

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