Day 1 Confessions ?s

Day 1 Discussion Questions (due 3/22)

1. What is an EHMs job? What comparisons does Perkins make to the Mafia?

a. What forms does the ‘lb. of flesh” come in?

2. How does 3^rd world debt compare w/ 3^rd world spending on health care/education?

a. foreign aid received each year?

3. How does the income of the poorest ½ of the world compare with the top 1% of 3^rd world

households?

4. Why was Ecuador chosen for EHMs in the 1^st place?

a. when and why did interest in Ecuador increase?

5. How is the oil money disbursed?

(list the percentages and where they go)

6. What happens when the EHMs fail?

7. Have the EHMs accomplished their goal in Ecuador? Explain (questions 1 and 5)