Source: UNDP HDR 2004, p. 128

Source: UNDP HDR 2004, p. 134

High human development group

LE at birth GDP Life Ed GDP HDUS$ Index Index Index Index

1 Norway 78.9 36,600 0.90 0.99 0.99 0.956 2 Sweden 80.0 26,050 0.92 0.99 0.93 0.946 3 Australia 79.1 28,260 0.90 0.99 0.94 0.946 4 Canada 79.3 29,480 0.90 0.98 0.95 0.943 5 Netherlands 78.3 29,100 0.89 0.99 0.95 0.942 6 Belgium 78.7 27,570 0.90 0.99 0.94 0.942 7 Iceland 79.7 29,750 0.91 0.96 0.95 0.941 8 U.S. 77.0 35,750 0.87 0.97 0.98 0.939 9 Japan 81.5 26,940 0.94 0.94 0.93 0.938 10 Ireland 76.9 36,360 0.86 0.96 0.98 0.936

AgendaAgenda►Questions?Questions?

Assignment 1?Assignment 1?

►ReviewReview

How do we measure How do we measure Human Development?Human Development?

►A composite measure…A composite measure… Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth Adult literacy rateAdult literacy rate Combined gross enrolment ratio for Combined gross enrolment ratio for

primary, secondary and tertiary schoolsprimary, secondary and tertiary schools GDP per capita converted to US$ PPPGDP per capita converted to US$ PPP

► Convert to indices and combine to HDIConvert to indices and combine to HDI

TodayToday

Test 1, October 6Test 1, October 6 Interdependence in a Global EconomyInterdependence in a Global Economy

► From the Atlantic to the PacificFrom the Atlantic to the Pacific► TradeTrade► Core and Periphery in a World SystemCore and Periphery in a World System

Test 1, October 6Test 1, October 6

► 50 minutes, a progress report50 minutes, a progress report► Three sections:Three sections:► Multiple Choice 20@2=40Multiple Choice 20@2=40► Fill in blank 10@2=20Fill in blank 10@2=20► One paragraph answer 2/4 @ 20=40One paragraph answer 2/4 @ 20=40

Foreign language dictionary OKForeign language dictionary OK Calculator OKCalculator OK Pencil for MC, pen for FiB, OPAPencil for MC, pen for FiB, OPA

Global OrientationGlobal Orientation

► Historic Atlantic AllianceHistoric Atlantic Alliance Colonial tiesColonial ties European emigrationEuropean emigration Trade tiesTrade ties Points of attachmentPoints of attachment

►US-Canadian contrastUS-Canadian contrast

NATO, Treaty of Washington, 1949NATO, Treaty of Washington, 1949

Global OrientationGlobal Orientation

► Pacific Rim Pacific Rim Recent shiftRecent shift Little consensus on definitionLittle consensus on definition An alliance?An alliance?

Trade as a Measure of Trade as a Measure of Global InterdependenceGlobal Interdependence

► One measureOne measure► Goods and services Goods and services

70% of world trade

Canada’s International Trade Canada’s International Trade Balance, 2001Balance, 2001

($ 000,000)($ 000,000)Commodity Classification Exports Imports Balance  Section I Live animals 2,394 398 1,996  Section II Food, feed, bev. & tobacco 25,723 18,674 7,050  Section III Crude materials, inedible 54,558 20,939 33,619  Section IV Fabricated materials, inedible 109,058 69,444 39,614  Section V End products, inedible 208,566 227,895 (19,329)  Special transactions, trade, exports 8,119 6,843 1,275  Other balance of payments adjustments 6,221 6,430 (209)  United States 350,908 255,028 95,880  United Kingdom 6,574 11,863 (5,290)  Other EEC 15,727 23,225 (7,498)  Japan 9,482 10,585 (1,104)  Other OECD 10,925 18,626 (7,701)  All other countries 21,023 31,295 (10,272)

Source: Statistics Canada 2003, Cansim II Table 228

Pacific RimPacific Rim

US “is functioning in the traditional role US “is functioning in the traditional role of a Third World country” with Pacific of a Third World country” with Pacific rim (p. 61)rim (p. 61)

►Large US deficit with JapanLarge US deficit with Japan► NICs, 4 little tigers, andNICs, 4 little tigers, and► One big lion…One big lion…