Study guide and discussion questions for week 3. Be prepared to discuss the discussion questions at our next class meeting (or on the discussion board for the online class).

34. "The Foundations of Third World Poverty" (from Promises Not Kept: The Betrayal of Social Change in the Third World) by JOHN ISBISTER.

Study guide/discussion questions:

How does Isbister understand global inequality? Do you agree with his assessment?

What is the role of imperialism?

Why is Canada not typical of colonial nations?

Before contact with Europeans, how was the land distributed in poor countries?

What happened to local crafts and manufacturing in many poor countries due to imperialism?