Lesson Two

This lesson has provided you with an opportunity to examine some of the events and ideas that have created the foundations of contemporary globalization. The next lesson will take a more in depth look at multiple perspectives on sustainability and prosperity in a globalizing world.

Growth in Mexico over the past 10 years has been a bleak 1 percent on a per capita basis. From 1948 to 1973, Mexico grew at an average annual rate of 3.2 percent per capita.
                           Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz