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Lesson PlanMr. Bahlke in China Context
China Context
Open Forum
Mr. Bahlke General Observations / Conversation Points
Potential ConversationsSpeed of China’s Development
How? Why?
China: Developing Country or Developed Country? Copenhagen Talks. World’s 2nd largest economy v.
low per capita GDP.
Central Planning: Sachs writ large?
Mr. Bahlke in China
Mr. Bahlke in China1 year as an elementary school English Teacher
in Shenzhen, the richest city (per capita) in Mainland China
Travel to Beijing, Shanghai, Macau, Tibet, Sichuan Province, Hong Kong
Some Chinese friends, some small grasp of the language
China GenerallyVery large, complex country
Very fast-paced growth – next global superpower?
“Democracy with Chinese Characteristics”
/ Great / food.
Open ForumQuestions?
Speed of DevelopmentCould this rapid development have happened
100 years ago? 50? 20? 5? Why or why not?
Why isn’t this happening elsewhere? And/or, is it?
Is it fair/possible to project this growth 20, 30, 50 years into the future? Why or why not?
Developed or Developing?What is a developing country? What is a
developed country? What is development? Is it Freedom?
Is China developing or developed? If developing, at what point will it become “developed”?
Sachs Writ Large Is the Chinese system of Central Planning more
like: Sachs? Commanding Heights / Russia? Different non-evil past economies? Certain agencies/companies in the US?
Is the Chinese system of economic management good? Bad? Are the controls on its people necessary to the
success of its economy?
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