Teacher's Notes

Theme:
The world's "Less Developed Nations" are former colonial possessions which have struggled to grow, and often lost ground in recent decades.

Sub-theme:
Foreign debt and domestic corruption are substantial factors in retarding the development of many nations.

Concepts:

• Third World/LDCs
• international debt
• structural adjustment
• colonialism
• cold war

Performance objectives -- this lesson focuses on developing skills at:

• Comparing and contrasting historical examples of foreign debt
• Interpreting the meaning of political cartoons
• Drawing meaning from economic statistics

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