November 18th, 2020 
Discuss how structural shifts in the postwar period have interacted to shape the uneven development of the global economy. Elaborate your answer with reference from the provided materials to at least two of the following themes: trade, production, finance, labor, gender, and ecology.
Please note that the essay prompt is deliberately open-ended. There are no right or wrong answers to the essay prompt, though your answer can be more or less persuasively argued, more or less consistently developed, better or worse grounded in an analysis of the provided materials. You cannot possibly fit into the space of this essay all of the relevant information. You will have to be selective in your engagement with the material, i.e. emphasize certain dimensions of the postwar economic order over others, and accordingly identify the key concepts and arguments that illuminate the specific dimensions you focus on. IMPORTANT: Use of resources outside of the provided materials is strictly forbidden.
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