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Welcome
to Johnbirchall-economist.com!
( Interaction for Leadership )
Introduction:
Over the coming months I will be building my section of this course ready for use by the fourteen young men and women who have been selected for this special training programme. The following are a series of notes, resources and links that might be of use to those who I will meet in March.
Africa:
-Developing our understanding of Africa
Note : in order to use these links, you will first have to go to the community home page of the EU Economics and Business section.
http://community.eun.org/entry_page.cfm?area=83
Within the above, you will find the following useful files.
-Colonialism
-Good Governance
-Good Governance Useful Links
-Debt Relief
-Developing Economies - this includes a range of links covering the history of Freetown, -Fourah Bay College and Sierra Leone. Together with links covering colonialism and slavery.
-EU Economies - Country Profiles
-EU Economies - Old Member States
-EU Enlargement
-Fair Trade
-Famous Economists
-Global Issues
-Human Rights
-International Organisations
-Macroeconomics
-Microeconomics
-Major World Economies
-Philosophers
-Politics and Political Systems
-Poverty Reduction Schemes
-Slavery
-UN Millennium 2000 Project
-World Affairs
-Building Awareness
-BBC
World Service
Working Papers:
-Building
Self Confidence
-Conflict
Resolution
-Developing
Personal skills
-Developing Value Systems
-Leadership
Training
-Poverty
Reduction Schemes
-Strategic
Thinking
-Global
Economic Trends
-Interaction
Challenges
-General
resources
-UNESCO
and Education for All
-Critical Thinking
-Identity
-Multiculturalism
-Democracy
-Rights
-Politics and
Pluralism
-Aid Vs
Business
-What
Progress is being made towards the millennium goals?
-Topics
for a more dynamic ILP
-China
-Diaspora
Discussion Topics:
June
-How might globalisation
affect your economy in the coming years?
-Background Papers
-Globalisation
July
-What expectations will the
electorate have from government in 2020 ?
-Background Papers
-Current
Economic Systems
-Some
Notes on Economic systems
New leadership papers:
-HSBC
Economic Brief 1
-HSBC
Economic Brief 2
-HSBC
Euro Charts
Towards Gleneagles, the G8
Summit:
-The
Road to Gleneagles G8 Summit
-Issues
to be Considered at the G8 Summit
-Arms Spending In Africa
-Useful Data
Concerning Africa
-Fair Trade
-Why Some
Countries Have Lost Out.
-Some
Trends in Foreign Direct Investment into Africa
-Aid Flows &
Debt Relief
-Make Poverty
History
-Can
Globalisation Continue?
-Africa, The Early
Days
-Can
Africa Deliver Good Governance?
-Where
is the Challenge?
-What is the G8?
-Live 8
-Monitor the G8
Summit
-World
Trading Blocks
-Poor
Countries and Trade
The following is a recent economic report on Sierra Leone. It is in four parts.
-Part One
-Part Two
-Part Three
-Part Four
Some more suggested readings prior to the sessions scheduled for 30th and 31st March 2005.
-Short Economic History of Post-World War II World
-The roadmap to peace in the Middle East
The following two power point presentations will be used as part of the sessions to be held on 30th and 31st March 2005.
-ILP(Micro)
Further details on slides:
-Slide1
-Slide
2
-Slide
3
-Slide
4,5,& 6
-Market Failure
-ILP(Macro)
Further details on slides:
-Slide
1
-Slide 2, 3
& 4
-Final
Slides
Reports on Workshops:
-Workshop
1
-Workshop
2
Copy of CD Rom - Data, facts and figures for use during 30th and 31st March sessions.
-CDR
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