The study of global economics encompasses many humanities-related topics, from civil rights issues and environmental balance to the history of labor unions and the artistic legacy of different cultures. These issues inform much of the literature that is typically read in high school.

Educational reform advocates and critics alike acknowledge that today’s students will live and work in a global economy. Helping students to understand and analyze the forces of globalization can better prepare them to make rational economic choices in their own lives and in decisions they may make as citizens of a town, city, state, or nation.