This was a fascinating video for me. This video highlighted a lot of topics that I have often wondered about in terms of sustainability. When Barber talked about the first fish farm and how they bragged about being totally sustainable. However after Barber dug into the facts a little more, it turns out that they … Continue reading Dan Barber: How I fell in Love with Fish
I thought my best two posts were Richard Wilkinson’s How Economic Inequality Harms Societies and The Traps Facing the Bottom Billion. I felt that I really understood these two topics better than any of the others. I also thought that I was able to convey my opinions and views on the subjects.
I agree with a lot of Wilkinson’s points, largely because he has data to back them up. However the thing that he neglects to mention is the cultural differences in the countries that the data is pulled from. The USA has always had huge economic inequality. Capitalism is what this country was built from and … Continue reading Richard Wilkinson’s How Economic Inequality Harms Societies
Rosling’s video on population covered a lot of the issues that I have wondered about whenever I hear something about world population. Mainly I was wondering about the population growth caused by family sized. My thoughts were based a little closer to home and on a smaller scale. I was thinking about the baby boom … Continue reading Don’t Panic: The Truth About Population
The traps facing the bottom billion is an interesting view on the world economy. The first trap, conflict, is something that we as Americans easily overlook. Why? Because, when we are at war we are almost completely un-impacted by it. During World War II, the entire nation was tied together for the war effort. Food … Continue reading Taylor’s View on The Traps Facing the Bottom Billion
The facing the bottom billion is an interesting view on the world economy. The first trap, conflict, is something that we as Americans easily overlook. Why? Because, when we are at war we are almost completely un-impacted by it. During World War II, the entire nation was tied together for the war effort. Food was … Continue reading The Traps Facing the Bottom Billion
China’s development before the 20th century. I found this while comparing how Europe and China’s economies developed before the 20th century, and found it interesting. I thought that it brought up some very though provoking ideas mainly on China’s developing economy. http://www.craig.csufresno.edu/ijb/Volumes/Volume%2011/V113-2.pdf
I found this while comparing how Europe and China’s economies developed before the 20th century, and found it interesting. I thought that it brought up some very though provoking ideas mainly on China’s developing economy. http://www.craig.csufresno.edu/ijb/Volumes/Volume%2011/V113-2.pdf
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