Delta State University

SOC/COD 521

Fall 2004

Writing Assignment No. 9

Due:  Monday, November 8

Instructions:  Prepare a two page essay on the topic identified below.  Be sure to develop an explanation or argument in your essay.

Topic:  Using information from the first part of the Bill Moyers video and the article "Bitter Harvest," which appeared at the time of the UN WSSD, consider the role that international trade plays in sustainable development.  Under what conditions would international trade enhance sustainability, and under what conditions would it detract from sustainability?