EQ2 Flashcards
what adds together to make the global culture of westernisation?
TNCs
cultural impact
global consumers
what are Kondratieff cycles?
long-term economic cycle believed to result from technological innovation and produce a long period of prosperity. they’re usually 40-60 years long and they consist of consist of alternating intervals of high sectoral growth and intervals of relatively slow growth.
what were the last 4 highs of the Kondratieff cycles earliest to latest?
industrialisation (eg steam engine)
mass transport (eg railway)
global interconnection (eg electricity, mass production, aeroplane)
information (eg electronics, nanotechnology)
what are the 3 main actions of the global police?
crisis response
conflict prevention
climate change mitigation
what types of crisis do the global police respond to?
natural disasters
political conflicts
environmental threats
who are the least politically corrupt countries, according to the CPI?
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland
new zealand
what are the most politically corrupt countries according to the CPI?
Somalia north korea Afghanistan sudan, south sudan Syria, yemen
what does most of Afghanistan and somalias corruption come from?
misuse of aid
stat for Somalia’s misuse of aid
130million USD gone missing from world bank in 2 years
what do you have to do in north korea to change jobs?
pay a govt official
why do scandi countries score so well in the CPI?
they allow public access to govt budget.
judicial system doesn’t base decisions on income.
what is a flaw of the CPI + an example of this?
doesn’t count companies’ overseas action:
telia somera, company part owned by Sweden, paid large bribes to Uzbekistan but not counted in Sweden’s score
what are the roles of the UN?
humanitarian assistance
peace and security
human rights
sustainable development
what percent of Russia’s energy mix is fossil fuels?
90%
which countries have the biggest CO2 emissions per person?
1) Australia
2) Saudi Arabia
3) USA
which countries have the biggest total CO2 emissions?
1) china
2) USA
3) india
global co2 emissions rose by what percent between 1990 and 2013? and what was chinas in the same period?
53% vs 286%
climate change is an example of global…
“tragedy of the commons”
stat on how much coal china burns
china more coal than the usa, Europe, and japan combined.
where does the acid rain formed by china fall?
seoul
tokyo
there is a connection between corruption and misuse of aid which leads to…
vicious cycle with corruption
unequal distribution of power in society
authoritarian govt
