Syllabus

This course ran from Monday January 30th (6:30 – 8 pm) in Cleveland L2 to March 6, 2006.

Please note that the electronic reserves are no longer available.

January 30, 2006
Topic:  Perspectives on Globalization
Main instructors:     Christiansen, Ferraro, Gill
Reading:  

1. Manfred Steger (2005) Globalization. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
2. Levels of World Economic Performance 1500-2005
3. Building web pages: Resources for students creating web sites for the final assignment
   
   

1. Two essays from the Spiegel special issue (2005): [Electronic Reserves]
   "The global toothbrush" pp. 130-135
   "The box that makes the world go around" pp. 120-121
2. Catherine Mann (2005) "This is Bangalore calling: Hang-up or speed dial? What technology-enabled international trade in services means for the U.S. economy and workforce" Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, January 15
3. Roach, Stephen (2004) "How global labour arbitrage will shape the world economy". Global Agenda, 2004 Edition.
4. Bardhan, Ashok Deo and Cynthia A. Kroll (2003) "The New Wave of Outsourcing". Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, University of California, Berkeley (Fall)

February 13, 2006
Topic: The Impact of Offshore Outsourcing on Technology and Education (and the other way around) (PowerPoint)
Main Instructors: Ballesteros, Khory
Featured Speaker: Hugh Dyar, Senior Executive, Accenture, New York office, Communications and High Tech Outsourcing Globalization, IT Outsourcing, and Business Process Outsourcing (PowerPoint)

Reading:

1. Lohr, Steve (August 2005) A Techie, Absolutely, And More; Computer Majors Adding Other Skills to Land Jobs
2. Vivek Widhwa, "About That Engineering Gap..." Business Week, December 13, 2005.
3. Michelle Delio, "Tech Chiefs Defend Overseas Jobs." Wired News, January 8, 2004.
4. Michelle Delio, "Outsourcing Report Blames Schools." Wired News, March 24, 2004.
5. Manu Joseph, "Indian IT Success Sparks Backlash." Wired News, May 20, 2003.

1. Richard Freeman, "Human Resources Leapfrogging." Globalist, Semptember 5, 2005.
2. Richard Freeman, "What Really Ails Europe (and America): The Doubling of the Global Workforce." Globalist, June 3, 2005.
3. Spiegel Articles [Electronic Reserve]
   "End of a Dream", pp. 66
   "Survival of the Fittest", pp. 60-69
4. Uchitelle, Louis (2006) The Disposable American. New York: Random House Ch.1 and Ch.3 [Electronic Reserves]
5. Cassidy, John."WINNERS AND LOSERS; The truth about free trade." The New Yorker. 2004.

Suggested readings:

1. Remarks by Gev. Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve Board, March 2004
2. Bradsher, Keith, "China Seeking Auto Industry, Piece by Piece", New York Times, February 17, 2006.

February 27, 2006
Topic:     The Impact of Offshore Outsourcing on Developing Countries (PowerPoint)
Main instructors:     Gabriel, Paus
Reading: 

1. Spiegel articles: [Electronic Reserves]
   "Cheap and cheerful" pp. 30-39
   "The Tiny Tigers" pp. 70-77
2. Schneider, Geoffrey E. (2003) "Globalization and the Poorest of the Poor: Global Integration and the Development Process in Sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 37, No.2, 389-396 [e-reserves]

March 3-4, 2006:
New Global Realities: Winners and Losers from Offshore Outsourcing

March 6, 2006:
Wrap-up Discussion