Module 7

    

      It’s been said that Utah has more natural organic resources then any state in the United States.  My dad  told me that in the 60’s, when he was young, Kennecott copper mine made one hundred percent profit on it copper because the trace minerals of gold, silver, and others paid for the entire operation. In relationship to other states than, Utah has a comparative advantage over other states when it comes to minerals. Since Utah is quite arid, states like Wisconsin and Iowa have a comparative advantage when it comes to growing crops.

       Although the above discussion involve states, countries and regions follow the same pattern. One of the main reasons imperial powers colonized was because they were short of natural resources and could not sustain their population’s progressive growing needs. Countries like England had a comparative disadvantage to vast area and resources like the United States. 

      The term self-directed consumers refers to those people who purchase item they specifically want and which they carefully considered and determined they needed and could afford them.  These actions are at variant with the general buying public who are influence and even directed by advertisement, the pressures to conform or to look popular or wealthy, even if they aren't. These people are influenced by the external ideas purporting what they should want, what’s in and the newest and best, even if what they have is efficient.

      Several years ago the Inuit’s of northern Canada were given a satellite light system to bring television to their homes. One of the most popular shows to witch in their villages was Dallas. When sociologist worked with those villages they found people dressing, acting like and talking about the characters on that show as though they all lived in the same Texas town. My personal opinion is that most people in the world are happy and even proud of their culture and country and would be unlikely to leave theirs to accept Americanization. However, many things are introduced to cultures subliminally as happened to the Inuit.