The Contemporary World

Activity 3
Week 5: Lecture 3
Individual Paper
The economic dimension of globalization

Please write an essay on two of the three topics below. The essay should be 3 pages double-
spaced. It is due on September 7, 2018 at start of class.

1. The power of transnational corporations. Provide evidence from at least two different
corporations.
2. The Southeast Asia Crisis
3. The role of IMF and the World Bank in the context of economic globalization