Article 5: Feminists and Fundamentalists
1. Do you feel the social insecurity that Ramdas describes?
2. Do you think the ideals held by Sistani and Summers are widespread? Why or why not.
3. What are your thoughts on the idea that it took an attack to see change in Afghanistan in terms of women’s rights?
4. How is the U.S. government caught in a dilemma between religion and women’s rights?
5. How is the fight for rights a fight against the patriarchal system?
1. What does Prunier suggest is the best way to end conflict in Darfur?
2. Who does Prunier suggest is responsible for the UN's innaction?
3. Does Prunier believe this was a genocide?
4. How has the media handeled this situation?
Common Wealth Ch. 10
Ending Poverty Traps
1. What does Sachs mean by the "contrasting colonial legacies" of Africa and India? How could these differing legacies have contributed to the success of the Green Revolution in India and failure of such a revolution in sub-Saharan Africa?
2. What evidence/data does Sachs cite that he believes indicates that there is great potential for yield increases in African agriculture?
3. In what ways are "the economics of the in-migration [of low-skilled workers]" from poor countries to developed countries (such as from Latin America to the United States) favorable?
4. Do you think the G8 countries will follow through on their promise to double their aid level to Africa by 2010?
1. was India a self made development? Or was external assistance needed for the development of their country?
2. What does the term graduation from aid mean? Sachs states that Africa could graduate from aid by the year 2025, do you think that is a possibility?
3. What does Sachs say the only true solution for Darfur is? And why is so hard for Darfur to develop?
Added question:
What is the Millennium Villiage Project? What does the chart below suggest about the possible impact of the project?