Each week’s readings will be accompanied by a set of guiding questions. As you read the materials, take notes about key messages as well as questions you have. Class discussions will center around these.

You are in charge of designing a solar panel installation for a rural health post. The requirements for the given location are as follows:

• There is a 220W freezer that needs to run 24/7
• The health post is open until 9pm, and, on average, they have to turn the lights on from 6pm until they close. Given their needs, it seems that the most adequate installation would be 2 fluorescent lights of 15W each.
• They have an amateur radio to communicate with the clinic in the city, that consumes 40W, and it is usually on for two hours every day.
• The health post is staffed every day of the year.

Please answer the following questions (maximum 2 single-spaced pages), using examples from the book where applicable.

1. Do small farms have a place in the future of agriculture? The world economy? Food security? If so, how?
2. How do the lessons learned from the Turkana rainwater harvesting project contrast with the actions taken during the green revolution?
3. Why is there so much focus on post-harvest technology, and value-added production?

Please answer the following questions (maximum 2 single-spaced pages). Make sure to use examples from the reading where applicable.

1. What 2 major crises did the Brandt Report predict? How accurate were these predictions?
2. What is the effect of tariffs on raw vs. processed vs. manufactured goods?
3. On p. 4 the author states: "Never before in history have so many non-technical people exerted so much influence on the advancement, retardation, and movement of technology." Comment on this trend and give an example that illustrates it.

Case Write-up Questions
The following selected case has questions to be addressed and written up. Students should work in teams of three to four. The questions address aspects of the case that need further analysis.

Case: "Menem and the Populist Tradition in Argentina," HBS 9700061.

Explain 3 events from the case (such as devaluations, policy choices, growth, change in export prices, etc.). Do the diagnostic, and explain the impact using the BBNN.