Read "Fearing Protectionism, In India" and answer the following questions in a Word document or on Google Docs.

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Use Google News, Google Search, Dictionary.com, and Answer.com where necessary.

1. How is this article different from the other New York Times articles we have read?

2. Define "protectionism" in your own words. What is a "protectionist backlash"?

3. Why has Davos, Switzerland been in the news recently?

4. According to Norris, why do government and business leaders feel that globalization has been successful?

5. If the growth of the global economy has been strong recently, why do some economists still see a problem in countries like India?

6. Norris writes, "It is not hard to imagine an Indian politician denouncing that strategy in terms that would be familiar to Ross Perot" (para. 14). What "strategy" is he referring to? Who is Ross Perot and why does Norris refer to him?

7. What is the difference between the World Economic Forum and the World Social Forum? A good place to start!