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
- 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 19th 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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