Sustainability and Global Economy KK00EY13-3001 (3 credits)

Vogt M, Weber C (2019). Current challenges to the concept of sustainability. Global Sustainability 2, e4, 1–6.
https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2019.1

"The purpose of this methodological paper is threefold: First, it describes the objectives and content of the 2018 Global SDG Index and Dashboards Report and highlights how to interpret results. Second, it provides more detailed information on the underlying metrics used including data sources and coverage and describes the rationale for key methodological choices such as weighting and aggregation techniques. Third, it presents the results from various robustness tests derived from the suggested tests included in the JRC-OECD Handbook on Constructing Composite Indicators."

Definition of scarcity in economics 

A historical look at how scarcity has created imbalance and inequality.

Contains a reading task and a video task (18min)

Video (18min) explaining colonialism from the point of view of geography.

Video (17min) by France24 English: Special edition: How the legacy of European colonialism is shaping Africa's future"

Recently especially China and Russia have strengthened their influence in many African countries. This article on Africanews from March 2023 introduces the topic. On your own, you can search for information how this influence may be visible in your target country.

Comedian Trevor Noah explains on The Daily Show Why China is in Africa on a 13 min video from 17.12.2021