Lesson 4.5

Section 3 Introduction

How does economic globalization create prosperity?

Inquiry into the Issue

Who enjoys prosperity in a globalizing world?

The annual “Legatum Prosperity Index” researches and ranks the prosperity and material wealth and life satisfaction of the people living in various countries.

Internet

This is a required activity to support the inquiry but will not be graded.

Go to the latest annual report and explore the following features:

• Browse the World – Scroll over the continents and examine the prosperity and wealth rankings of individual countries.
  
  
• Prosperiscope – Select five countries to compare their relative strengths and weaknesses in material wealth and life satisfaction.
  
  
• Happiness – More than just money? – Select Canada and compare how Canadians rank in comparison to other countries in terms of wealth and satisfaction.

Assignment

Please complete the Inquiry: Who Enjoys Prosperity? Assignment at this point.