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If you had to write an essay on one of the following topics which one sounds the most interesting?

1)What impact has China and India's 'rise' had on the global economy?


2)Is "dollar hegemony to blame for the current global financial crisis? If so, can continued US dominance in global affairs solve the problem and restore global financial stability?

I'd pick the first one, as the second already seems to have an opinion contained within the question, restricting the essay to a certain line of thinking.

I would rather claim the dog ate my homework.

Number 2 is vastly more interesting, trust me.

That is, as long as you have enough time to spend gathering knowledge on the topic and enough to space to put it all down. If this is a high school/early uni thing with 2,000 word limit, I'd curse my stars and just do number 1.

1st one.
2nd one would require more effort because my views are going to clash with the professor.

Both look deathly boring.

Quick question what focus or major you writing this in ?

My limit is 3,000( give or take 10%) and I have 7 weeks to write it
I like the first one because it seems fairly easy and I like the second because it looks interesting but I know next to nothing and it would therefore be a lot of work to write.

though I sorta do wish that it was an option to not write it....

I think number one would be easier to write and require less effort.

Quick question what focus or major you writing this in ?

My major is a ma in international relations and religious studies

Its a for a class on global political economy

I like the first one because it seems fairly easy and I like the second because it looks interesting but I know next to nothing and it would therefore be a lot of work to write.
The point of making you write an essay is kinda to make you do some learning on your own. I say do No. 2, the first is just a stale recap of the stuff people have been saying for 10 years.

My major is a ma in international relations and religious studies

Its a for a class on global political economy

That effects how you answer the question.
#2 Sounds more Doable then.

I would use historical Data to show post WWI most of the economic crisis were caused when the US refused to take leadership in the currency world.

I see your a masters student so you likely have your own ideas how to tackle the questions.

Just realize number 2 sounds a bit like a loaded question, and you might not score as well if your views are too divergent from your professors. Though a lot of Poli Sci like people who right papers opposite of their views.

The point of making you write an essay is kinda to make you do some learning on your own. I say do No. 2, the first is just a stale recap of the stuff people have been saying for 10 years.

I know that :p

The reason that the first one appeals to me is that since there has been so much written on it it would be easier to look at it from a different point of view. It wouldn't be much of a challenge though and I seem to like diving in head first when it comes to essays....

The second one I like on the general principal that it just looks interesting, but to answer it it requires having a good working grasp of the overall global economy and the ins and out of how it works. That is something I just don't know well at all (despite the class) and I'm not sure that I can learn and turn out a good essay in 7 weeks. If I had a good economics background I would be all set. :wink:

How many pages is this essay ?

That effects how you answer the question.
#2 Sounds more Doable then.

I would use historical Data to show post WWI most of the economic crisis were caused when the US refused to take leadership in the currency world.

I see your a masters student so you likely have your own ideas how to tackle the questions.

Just realize number 2 sounds a bit like a loaded question, and you might not score as well if your views are too divergent from your professors. Though a lot of Poli Sci like people who right papers opposite of their views.

Its only an undergrad ma, so I really don't have too many ideas... :(

My prof scares me so I have no clue what she wants... =\

It needs to be 3,000 words...I think thats about 9-11 pages?

Perhaps you can answer both questions in the same essay.

Its only an undergrad ma, so I really don't have too many ideas... :(

My prof scares me so I have no clue what she wants... =\

It needs to be 3,000 words...I think thats about 9-11 pages?

Poli Sci you can use history. If your going to do #2
Look at 1919 the issue with all the gold the US had (80% of the worlds reserves) and what the US did with it.
Look at what the US did 1930 as far as trade, and the ramifications that would have on the rest of the world as the US had the only gold backed currency that was widespread enough to be used as a international medium of exchange. Look at the 1970's where inflation used to pay for the Vietnam war and the great society ruined the Breton Woods system.
Look at the US responses and results of those responses.

I don't want to give you too much as I don't want to write your paper for you. If your professor is Poli Sci then he/she doesn't want too many economics tools used.

that's an idea.
hmm....

Poli Sci you can use history. If your going to do #2
Look at 1919 the issue with all the gold the US had (80% of the worlds reserves) and what the US did with it.
Look at what the US did 1930 as far as trade, and the ramifications that would have on the rest of the world as the US had the only gold backed currency that was widespread enough to be used as a international medium of exchange. Look at the 1970's where inflation used to pay for the Vietnam war and the great society ruined the Breton Woods system.
Look at the US responses and results of those responses.

I don't want to give you too much as I don't want to write your paper for you. If your professor is Poli Sci then he/she doesn't want too many economics tools used.

Economics is her "thing" but I think the class is more poli sci- yay for history :)

Don't worry about writing it for me I still have to go hunt up sources and all that good fun stuff:D

Economics is her "thing" but I think the class is more poli sci- yay for history :)

Don't worry about writing it for me I still have to go hunt up sources and all that good fun stuff:D

Shoot me a copy when your done I am very interested in how it goes.

I will try to remember to do that :)

Just know I'll be blaming you and Neu Leonstein for any essay related headaches :D



For anyone else I'm still curious to see what topic you would pick..

I will try to remember to do that :)

Just know I'll be blaming you and Neu Leonstein for any essay related headaches :D



For anyone else I'm still curious to see what topic you would pick..

Me and Neu are just giving you input. Its your job to write the paper.

Question 1 is easier by far.

The main challenge with question 2 is that the financial crisis really didn't have one single starting location; really, it sort of emerged all over the world at an indeterminate time in 2006 (although its roots go far deeper than that) and slowly spread outward from there. Since the US is the world's biggest economy and has the world's largest financial markets, it sort of follows that we would be the biggest player in any crisis affecting those markets or that economy; it doesn't really have anything to do with our currency, especially not with the rise of the Euro in such a short period of time, nor does it reflect the impact of "dollar diplomacy" on economies in the past.

I think question 2 is inanswerable within the confines of the question itself. There are so many other factors to include that any attempt to link it to just one would be massively inaccurate.

2)Is "dollar hegemony to blame for the current global financial crisis?

The "dollar hegemony" ended years, if not decades, ago. Analysing this in any meaningful way would take years.

The "dollar hegemony" ended years, if not decades, ago. Analysing this in any meaningful way would take years.

in what sense ? 60+% of foreign reserves are still in dollars.
Most international debt is enumerated in dollars.

The second question is a crappy question. It should have a third component. This third component should state something along the lines of "If not, then ...?"

i'll take number two for the daily double, and yes to blame and no, continued dominance is a none solution.

of course there's more to it then that. the universal underlying reality is not economic theory, but where the air we breathe comes from; nature's cycles of renewal.

(there's plenty of links to juicy tidbits of supporting evidence and tons of background from the democracy now website too. and that's just for starters. you might get flunked by ideological prejudice but the incite gained might be worth the exercise anyway. and by all means, cover the basis of real and viable alternatives that really do exist. good hunting!)