What is common among V.S. Naipaul, Shivnarain Chandrapaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan?
They are descended from indentured labour migrants from India.
They all are Nobel prize winners
They all are noted cricketers
They are eminent writers
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They are descended from indentured labour migrants from India.
The death of men of working-age in Europe because of the world war.
The Great Depression on the Indian economy.
The decision of MNCs to relocate production to Asian countries.
Give two examples from history to show the impact of technology on food availability.
What is meant by the Bretton Woods Agreement?
Imagine that you are an indentured Indian labourer in the Caribbean. Drawing from the details in this chapter, write a letter to your family describing your life and feelings.
Explain the three types of movements or flows within international economic exchange. Find one example of each type of flow which involved India and Indians, and write a short account of it.
Explain the causes of Great Depression.
Explain what is referred to as the G-77 countries. In what ways can G-77 be seen as a reaction to the activities of the Bretton Woods twins?
Find out more about gold and diamond mining in South Africa in the nineteenth century. Who controlled the gold and diamond companies? Who were the miners and what were their lives like?
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