Saturday, May 15, 2004
A World Connected - Essay Contest
(Via Petra) Thought this would interest many of you. A World Connected is hosting an essay contest with some pretty serious prize money -- $10,000 in all, with $5,000 being the first prize. The last date for submission in June 1, 2004 and the topic is outsourcing and its global consequences. Contestants need to, while writing the essay, consider arguments made by Dan Drezner in favour of and Jeff Madrick against outsourcing. Questions to be addressed include..
1. What effect does outsourcing have on the American economy? On the economies of other countries, such as India, which receive outsourced work? On businesses in both the America and in other countries?
2. What are the potential benefits or problems of outsourcing? How should governments respond, if at all, to outsourcing?
3. Are companies that employ foreign workers as part of outsourcing betraying an obligation they have to domestic workers?
Judges include Brink Lindsey and Deepak Lal and results will be announced in September.
1. What effect does outsourcing have on the American economy? On the economies of other countries, such as India, which receive outsourced work? On businesses in both the America and in other countries?
2. What are the potential benefits or problems of outsourcing? How should governments respond, if at all, to outsourcing?
3. Are companies that employ foreign workers as part of outsourcing betraying an obligation they have to domestic workers?
Judges include Brink Lindsey and Deepak Lal and results will be announced in September.
