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BURGERNOMICS

Who introduced burgernomics?

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Pakko and Pollard (2003)

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BURGERNOMICS

How long would it take McDonald’s workers in the UK and USA to buy a Big Mac?

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UK - 11 minutes

US - 15 minutes

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BURGERNOMICS

How long would it take McDonald’s workers in Mexico and the Philippines to buy a Big Mac?

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Mexico - 65 minutes

Philippines - 112 minutes

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BURGERNOMICS

What is the aim behind burgernomics Pakko and Pollard (2003)?

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To show a difference between development in economy & society.

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What is dependency theory a response to?

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Modernisation theory

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When did dependency theory emerge?

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1970s

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What is dependency theory influenced by?

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Socialist ideology, protest movements, Marxist ideology and radical theories.

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From what perspective does dependency theory take?

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Developing countries, where modernisation is about capitalist interests.

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What term did Frank (1969) introduce to this theory?

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Underdevelopment

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Frank’s Underdevelopment (1969)

What does Frank say modernisation encourages?

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Exploitation

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Frank’s Underdevelopment (1969)

What is in the interest of capitalism?

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Keeping countries poor - underdevelopment is intentional.

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Frank’s Underdevelopment (1969)

What does Frank say has happened to the problems outlined by Marxism?
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It’s now happening on a global scale.

Instead of rich people, rich northern countries are leaving others to suffer, exploiting the poor.

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Frank’s Underdevelopment (1969)

How did Frank say underdevelopment happened?

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Capitalist countries build facilities in poor countries, paying people very little and profitting.

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What is outsource?

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Sending your labour abroad to make it cheaper.

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How do the workers being exploited pay for food/clothes etc?

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By buying them off of the companies that exploit them.

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What is the traditional explanation as to why countries aren’t developing?

What is the dependency explanation as to why countries aren’t developing?

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Corrupt government and bad economic policies.

Capitalist countries have adopted an exploitative way of making money.

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What are the different states that each form a function in the world economy?
(4)

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Centre centre CC = the richest countries

Periphery centre PC = industrialised, rich countries with less global power

Centre of periphery CP = still developing but with some wealth

Periphery periphery PP = the poorest countries

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Give examples of countries from each of the different world economy states.

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CC = USA

PC = Canada

CP = Brazil

PP = Bangladesh

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International Division of Labour

What countries dominate tech and industry?

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CC countries

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International Division of Labour

What are countries in the periphery characterised by?

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Agriculture & cheap labour

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International Division of Labour

What does the difference between the CC countries & PP countries result in?

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PP countries serving the economic interests of CC countries.

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International Division of Labour

What do CC countries dominate?

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Tech and industry

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International Division of Labour

What countries are characterised by agriculture and cheap labour?

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PP countries

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The Class Distinction

What do rich people do to benefit themselves?

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Cooperate with eachother to ensure they stay in power and increase their own wealth, maintaining the system.

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The Wider Global System

What exists within the wider global system?

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All of the structures of society

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The Wider Global System

What is the wider global system of society characterised by?

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Capitalism

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The Wider Global System

In the wider global system, what dominates?
Who does this serve?

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Liberal economic policies in trade, finance etc.

The interests of centre countries.

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The Wider Global System

What do banks and education etc serve as?

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Instruments for the wealthy.

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The Wider Global System

What must poor countries do if they want something?

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Borrow from the rich

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A Capitalist Empire

Dependency theory believes that capitalism encourages underdevelopment deliberately.
What does this create?

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A marxist superstructure on a global scale.

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A Capitalist Empire

Who acts as the bourgeoisie?
Who acts as the prolateriat?

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Bourgeoisie = rich, capitalist countries

Prolateriat = poor, non-capitalist countries

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A Capitalist Empire

What did the old empires practice?

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Colonialism

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A Capitalist Empire

What does the new capitalist empire practice?

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Neo-colonialism - taking charge of countries with investment or aid & exploiting the population & natural resources.
Instead of using army, they use money.

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Explain how a capitalist hierarchy might look.

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USA (CC, high mass consumption)

Canada (CP, high mass consumption)

Brazil (PC, take off)

Combodia (PP, traditional stage)

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Metropolis vs Satellite

What does Rostow’s model show that countries can do?

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‘Climb the ladder’ of development.

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Metropolis vs Satellite

What do rich countries do to poor countries?

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Keep them poor

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Metropolis vs Satellite

What is talent encouraged to do in economically ‘small’ countries in the modern world?

What do development theorists say about this?

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Leave for the rich countries.

It strips poor countries of value and keep sthem dependent.
This has been referred to as the metropolis and satellite chain.

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What are the 3 stages of capitalism?

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Mercantile Capitalism

Colonialism

Neo-colonialism

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What is (stage 1) mercantile capitalism?
(2)
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The 1st form of capitalism & dependency - a country depends on another for trade.

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What is (stage 2) colonialism (capitalism)?
(2)
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EU countries exploited & took direct political control of lands instead of trading.
Created a lasting legacy of inequality & economic changes that benefitted colonial powers.

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What is (stage 3) neo-colonialism (capitalism)?

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Many countries ‘colonise’ in a modern way which involves putting companies into countries and using talent removal and cheap labour.

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What are the 4 ways in which underdeveloped countries usually start developing?

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Development without 1st world help.

Isolate & become self-reliant.

Wait until metropolitan power weakens, then break away without agreement.

Dependent development.

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Traditional Marxism and Development

When traditional marxists later examined dependency theory, what did they find that Marx actually viewed capitalism?

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He supported capitalism as an efficient route to development & it’s not the final goal.

Believed it was essential before socialism - countries should get rich then share wealth to improve the life of citizens.

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Traditional Marxism and Development

After traditional marxists examined dependency theory, W_____ (19__) noted _________ in ________ third world countries as ______ that capitalism would perform this ______ without negative ________ on the _____.

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a) Warren (1980)
b) development
c) non-capitalist
d) evidence
e) purpose
f) dependency
g) West

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Traditional Marxism and Development

What are the 6 stages of development?

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  1. primitive communism
  2. imperialism
  3. feudalism
  4. capitalism
  5. socialism
  6. communism
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Traditional Marxism and Development

Stage 1 (primitive communism) of development = ___________ - everyone worked _______ in order to ______. No ___________ or _________.

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a) hunter gathering
b) together
c) survive
d) private property
e) class groups

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Traditional Marxism and Development

Stage 2 (imperialism) of development = the ______ _____ ruled, he would grant _____ to others in return for _______ services. A new _________ ________ has been created.

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a) strong man
b) land
c) military
d) land-owning aristocracy

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Traditional Marxism and Development

Stage 3 (feudalism) of development = _____ was owned by the ________ who _______ the _______ working on it. The ______ sold _____ ______.

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a) land
b) aristocracy
c) exploited
d) peasants
e) aristocracy
f) surplus food

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Traditional Marxism and Development
Stage 4 (capitalism) of development:
Wealthy ______ and _________ obtained ______ powers and _______ the ______. As the ______ became __________ they would ______ and _______ the _________ government.

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a) merchants
b) factory owners
c) political
d) exploited
e) workers
f) proletariat
g) politically aware
h) rise up
i) overthrow
j) bourgeoisie

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Traditional Marxism and Development
Stage 5 (socialism) of development:
There would be a _________ as workers’ ________ re-distributed _____/______/______ fairly according to _____, and ______ are shared by ___. The _________ would come to _______ that ______ was superior to ___________.

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a) dictatorship
b) organisations
c) foods/goods/services
f) needs
g) profits
h) all
i) middle-classes
j) understand
k) equality
l) private ownership

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Traditional Marxism and Development
Stage 6 (communism) of development:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ would \_\_\_\_ together for the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. \_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_ would no longer be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ as \_\_\_\_\_\_ would be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. As all \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ reach this stage, the \_\_\_\_\_ would become \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_ would \_\_\_\_\_\_.
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a) everyone
b) join
c) common good
d) money
e) society
f) needed
g) society
h) classless
i) countries
j) world
k) stateless
l) competition
m) wars
n) cease

AY13 Sociology - Global Development (28 decks)

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