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Assignment:
PROJECT PHASE 3 - COUNTRY ISSUE BRIEF
Write a country issue brief about the impact of a capitalism-related topic on the developing country previously selected and approved. Remember that you should write about a RECENT manifestation of the topic (no more than two years old). The country issue brief should be no more than 2 pages-excluding the bibliography-word-processed, double-spaced, and use Times New Roman, 12-point font. Submit your paper on Canvas in Microsoft Word or PDF format ONLY.
In your submission, do the following [Number your responses, please]:
1. (A) Clearly identify your topic and developing country. E.G. "This paper discusses the impact of structural adjustment programs in Nigeria." Or "In this paper, I address HIV/AIDS in Haiti." (B) Indicate the reason why you chose that country.
2. Using data collected for phase 2, summarize the country's economic situation: type of economy (e.g. free enterprise, state-managed), economic standing in comparison to other countries (GDP, GNI, OR HDI, and its ranking in relation to other countries). Do so in FULL sentences, culminating in a paragraph.
3. Define your topic (if a concept). Describe or explain it (if a broad topic or theory). For definitions, please use for a scholarly definition from either your textbook, a scholarly article, or official website ending in .org, .gov., or .net.
4. Using your textbook as a source, briefly indicate how your topic is related to the culture of capitalism.
5. Describe your findings: What did your external source (news source or research article) tell you about the topic? As you describe your findings, answer these specific questions:
i) How did the issue come to affect the country? [E.G. If your topic is currency devaluation, why did it occur?]
ii) What have been the consequences--positive and/or negative--on the country economically, politically, and/or socially?
ii) How has this issue affected citizens of the country (positively and/or negatively?)
6. What are your thoughts about what you have found? What do your findings suggest about the culture of capitalism? [HINT: Perhaps they tell you that while capitalist policies can encourage economic growth, the benefits of such are not experienced by all groups in a society.]
Note: What matters here is that your answer shows understanding of the culture of capitalism as described in the text and the course, and as applied to the case you studied.