Changing patterns of power and Theories of Power - SUPERPOWERS

Question 1

Different types of polarity

Answer 1

Patterns of power change over time, there may be one, to or multiple superpowers extending their power globally.

Question 2

Uni-polar world

Answer 2

Is dominated by one superpower e.g the British empire

Question 3

Bi-polar world

Answer 3

IS where two superpowers with different ideologies compete for power e.g Cold War

Question 4

Multi-polar world

Answer 4

Is complex and where many superpowers and emerging powers compete for powers in different regions

Question 5

Wallerstein’s world system theory

Answer 5

The World Systems Theory​ identifies two different economic areas within the world - the core​ and the ​periphery​. Core regions are economic powerhouses and therefore control most aspects of global trade such as ​trade agreements​ and ​trading currency​. The core regions trade with those in the periphery who often provide labour and materials for the core nations.

Question 6

Franks dependency theory

Answer 6

Frank argued that the developed nations kept the developing countries in a state of underdevelopment to profit off their economic weakness. In poorer countries, raw materials are sold at lower prices, and workers are forced to work for lower wages than in developed countries with higher living standards.

Question 7

Rostow’s modernization theory

Answer 7

The Rostow Model, Rostow’s 5 Stages of Economic Growth, or Rostow’s Model of Economic Development, is a modernisation theory model depicting how countries move from an underdeveloped society to one that is more developed and modern.