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ABC News Special Presentation by John Stossel: Is America # One? 9/1/2000
List three examples of American primacy.
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List three criticism of America.
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According to journalist John Stossel, what is the first measure of a country’s success?
How do most people in the world live?
Describe life for the majority of people in India.
Does “overpopulation” determine standard of living?
Compare population density in India and Hong Kong.
Describe three characteristics of the Hong Kong economy.
How has Hong Kong become so economically successful?
Compare the standard of living between India and Hong Kong.
Describe Britain’s policy of “Benevolent Neglect” toward Hong Kong.
Compare how easy it is to start and operate a business in:
1.Hong Kong
2. The USA
3.India
4. most European countries
Why do nations impose tough regulations and restrictions on business?
How successful are Indian immigrants in America?
What evidence shows that being rich in natural resources does not guarantee economic success, and vice versa?.
Describe California’s silicon valley.
Give three reasons silicon valley, and America, are economically successful.
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What was Minetel?
How do labor laws in Europe actually hurt labor?
Why did entrepreneurs leave Europe in the 1990s?
How does America offer opportunities that are scarce in other countries?
How is America a more open society than most others?
How does American openness contribute to American strength?
Why do some criticize America’sdegree of openness? How do some defend it?
When was China the world’s leading nation?
Why did China decline and stagnate?
How does America compare to the much of world in the following areas:
1. Crime
2. Pollution
3. Racism and ethnic tension
4. Economic inequality
5. Poverty
6. Workers
7. Health Care
What is an objective measure that the USA is successful, perhaps superior, in most of its policies?
According to Stossel, what do we now know WORKS as a universal formula for national success?
How do many leaders worldwide reject that assessment?
What countries are ranked as the best places to live? What do they have in common?
What countries are ranked as the worst places to live? What do they have in common?