Additional texts not in the reader. I expect you to annotate, take notes, underline, etc.
Week 1
Plato, 'Allegory of the Cave' (selections)
Week 2
R. Allen, 'The Great Divergence'
W. Arthur Lewis, 'The Evolution of the International Economic Order'
(Optional) R. Allen, 'The Rise of the West'
Week 3
A. Tooze, 'The Forgotten History of the Financial Crisis'
Week 4
G. Tett, 'Have we learnt the lessons of the financial crisis?'
Frontline, 'Left Behind America'
Week 5
M. Davis, 'Planet of Slums'
Week 7
W. Steffen, et. al., 'The Anthropocene: Are Humans Now Overwhelming the Great Forces of Nature?'
Week 9
J. Wendle, 'The Ominous Story of Syria's Climate Refugees'