Globalisation Flashcards
What is the transformationalist perspective?
Doubts the fun extent of the demise of nation states but acknowledges new global politics
How much of world output is accounted for by TNCs?
~30%
How much world trade do TNCs account for?
70%
How many NGOs are there?
45000
What timescale did the 2008 and 1929 stock market crashes occur in?
2008: Minutes
1929: weeks
What was a globalisation outcome of the 2008 crash?
The rise of political globalisation
Which author of the world is flat identifies 3 stages to globalisation?
Thomas Friedman
When is globalisation 1.0?
early 16th C to late 18th C
When is globalisation 2.0
1800 - Post WWII era
When is globalisation 3.0?
1970s - onwards
Which president championed globalisation more than any other?
Clinton
What theory states that demos do not create war with one another?
Democratic Peace theory
What event of 2010 pitted NGOs against a state?
Gaze freedom flotilla against ISR
Who is the leading theorist of globalisation?
Anthony Giddens
Where in the political spectrum is the greatest criticism of globalisation?
On the left
What events form the double crisis of globalisation?
9/11 and 2007 economic crash
What are the four dimensions to globalisation according to Giddens?
- World Capitalist Econ; 2. Nation-state sys
3. World Mil Order; 4. Industrial development
How big are the combined populations of India and China?
1/3 of world pop
What 2 orgs push the Washington consensus?
IMF and World Bank
What will the IMF often insist on as part of loans?
Structural adjustment - countries are required to make chang to econ or pub sector
How many people still live on under $1 a day?
Over 1 bil
What country has contributed most to the drop in world poverty?
China - taking its own pop out of poverty
What proportion of Africans live on under a $1 per day?
Half
Why does climate change effect the world’s poor?
Many live in warmer climates where water is more scarce and crops harder to grow.
What proportion of the worlds CO2 does US produce?
1/5
