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Teaching about the Economics of Government.

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Schug, Mark C. – Social Education, 1990

Defines public choice theory as the application of economic analysis to the study of government, focusing on individual behavior. Contends that the teaching of public choice theory helps students to think critically and analyze political problems. Suggests how to introduce the theory in the classroom and provides three case study handouts. (GG)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Economics

Lesson 4: Mountains of the World: How We Can Help.

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Byers, Alton; Gilligan, Nancy; Golston, Syd; Linville, Rex – Social Education, 1999

Describes a lesson in which students explore the goals of the "Mountain Agenda" that is a group of non-governmental mountain organizations that met in Lima (Peru) in 1995. States that students are asked to consider how U.S. foreign aid benefits the country domestically while supporting international policy agendas. (Contains three…

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Case Studies, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries