PPT ni Maam - The Structures of Globalization

Question 1

In July 1944, 44 countries assembled the _______, and countersigned a framework for the international economic cooperation after WW II.

Answer 1

Bretton Woods Conference

Question 2

Two international economic organizations resulted from the Bretton Woods Conference—

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the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) or what is known today as the World Bank

Question 3

In 1947 the __________, became the primary global trade organization. The mentioned organizations became a part of a complex institutional structure to help manage the post war global economy

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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT),

Question 4

The Bretton Woods institutions were known as _______________ due to their central role in trade, development and monetary relations (Cohn, 2011

Answer 4

keystone international economic organizations (KIEOs)

Question 5

Formerly known as International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), Its initial goal was to help rebuild countries in Europe devastated by the WW II.

Answer 5

World Bank

Question 6

World Bank first loan was to _______ for post-war reconstruction ($250 million). Then, later shifted its support and attention to other member countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

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France in 1947

Question 7

In the __________, the funding of large infrastructure projects, such as roads, dams, irrigation systems, and electrical grids was World Bank’s primary focus

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1950s and 1960s

Question 8

In ____, the agriculture sector became the bank’s major focus. In the same period, World Bank shifted its attention to poverty eradication. Projects related to health and nutrition, food production, population, and rural and urban development were intended to reach the poor directly.

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1970s

Question 9

What are the missions of the world bank?

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1. To end extreme poverty. Considering the more than 1 billion people that still living today in deep poverty, the Bank’s first goal is to end extreme poverty by decreasing the percentage of people living with less than $1.90 a day to no more than 3 percent by 2030
2. Promote shared prosperity. World Bank see that rising equality and social inclusion seems to accompany rising prosperity in many countries. Thus, the Bank’s second goal is to promote shared prosperity by improving the income of the bottom 40 percent of the population in each country (World Bank, 2013).

Question 10

What are the organizations of the world bank

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1. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
2. International Development Association (IDA)
3. International Finance Corporation (IFC)
4. Multilateral Investment Guarantee (MIGA)
5. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

Question 11

it lends to governments of middle-income and creditworthy low-income countries. It is the world’s largest development bank. It provides financial products and policy advice to help countries reduce poverty and extend the benefits of sustainable growth to all of their people.

Answer 11

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

Question 12

it provides interest-free loans — called credits — and grants to governments of the poorest countries. It is one of the largest sources of assistance for the world’s 74 poorest countries and is the single largest source of donor funds for basic social services in these countries.

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International Development Association (IDA)

Question 13

Eligibility for IDA support depends primarily on a country’ s relative poverty, defined as

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Gross National Income or GNI per capita below, an established threshold and updated annually ($1,185 in fiscal year 2021). The IDA’s lending operations are financed by the contributions of developed countries.

Question 14

is the largest global development institution focused on helping the private sector. It helps developing countries achieve sustainable growth by financing investment, mobilizing capital in international financial markets, and providing advisory services to businesses and governments

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International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Question 15

was created in 1988 to provide loan guarantees and insurance to foreign investors against loss caused by non-commercial risks in developing countries.

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Multilateral Investment Guarantee (MIGA)

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operates independently of the IBRD, is responsible for the settlement by conciliation or arbitration of investment disputes between foreign investors and their host developing countries.

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International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

Question 17

are both partnering with governments of developing countries

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IBRD and IDA

Question 18

focus on strengthening the private sector in developing countries

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IFC, MIGA and ICSID

Question 19

Who are the world’s biggest bank debtor

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India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan

Question 20

An organization of 189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Question 21

IMF is also regarded as the

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guardians of good conduct in the area of balance of payments

Question 22

IMF’s source of fund

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The IMF’s primary source of fund is from the quotas paid by its member states. The size of each quota is determined by how much each government can pay according to the size of its economy. Hence, the quota of states reflects their relative position in the global economy and determines the voting power of states in IMF decisions.

Question 23

The IMF’s primary purpose is to

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promote global monetary cooperation and international financial stability.

Question 24

Core Functions of the IMF

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1. Surveillance
2. Lending
3. Capacity Development

Question 25

This organization’s mission is to manage the rules of international trade and ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all members through negotiations and trade dispute settlements

Answer 25

World Trade Organization

Question 26

“The _____ was born out of negotiations; everything the _____ does is the result of negotiations”

Answer 26

WTO

Question 27

Functions of the WTO

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• To implement trade agreements
• To provide forum for trade negotiations
• To handle trade disputes
• To monitor national trade policies
• To provide technical assistance and training for developing countries
• To cooperate with other international organizations

Question 28

Principles of trading under WTO

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Trading should be:
1. Without discrimination
2. Most-favoured-nation or MFN treatment.
3. National treatment.
4. Free
5. Predictable
6. More Competitive
7. More beneficial for less developed countries

Question 29

• any enterprise that undertakes foreign direct investment, owns or controls income-gathering assets in more than one country, produces goods or services outside its country of origin, or engages in international production
• formal business organizations that have spatially dispersed operations in at least two countries.

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Transnational companies

Question 30

Tnc’S TWO BASIC CHARACTERISTICS

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1. it engages in enough business activities which includes sales, distribution, extraction, manufacturing, and research and development outside the country of origin which leads to being dependent financially on operations in two or more countries
2. its management decisions are made based on regional or global alternatives.

Question 31

What are Tnc’S that resemble small countries

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the sales of both Microsoft and Nike are larger than the GDP of all but a few nations in the world including part of African nations

Question 32

What are the reasons for being a TNC

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1. Access to lower production costs
2. Proximity to target international markets
3. Avoidance of tariffs

Question 33

is the practice of obtaining goods and services from foreign suppliers

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Outsourcing

Question 34

• networks—consisting of individual producers, companies, transportation, information, and more—that extract raw materials, transform them into finished products, and deliver those products to consumers.
• supply chains are the steps it takes to turn an item (like aluminum) into a finished product (like that new iPhone in your pocket).

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Global Supply Chain

Question 35

Supply Chain Ecosystem Cycle

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Supplier -> Procurement -> Inventory/Logistics -> Manufacturing -> Distribution -> Customer

Question 36

World Politics has four key attributes:

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• There are states/countries that govern themselves and are independent
• Second, these states or countries connect with each other via diplomacy.
• Third, international organizations, such as the United Nations (UN), facilitate these interactions.
• Fourth, beyond simply facilitating meetings between states, international organizations also take on lives of their own.

Question 37

system of organization in which people with a common identity live inside a country with firm borders and a single government

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Nation-State

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govern a territory with boundaries. It has its own government that enforce laws, impose taxes, officials, own currencies, postal services, police and (usually) armies etc. They claim “sovereignty” within their territory. They wage war, negotiate treaties, put people in prison and regulate life in thousands of ways

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State

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groups of people claiming common bonds like language, culture and historical identity.

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Nation

Question 40

termed nation as an “imagined community” - nation allows one to feel a connection with a community of people even if he/she will never meet all of them

Answer 40

Benedict Anderson

Question 41

States connect with one another in an environment known as the ____________.
system of competing and allying states

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Interstate System

Question 42

Significant Events that Marked the Milestones in the Development of the Interstate System

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1. The Peace of Westphalia (1648)
2. SHIFTING BALANCES OF POWER (1600 – 1800)
3. Emergence of Nationalism (1800–1945)
4. New world orders (1945 – present)

Question 43

• finished the 30 year war between the Catholic states and the Protestant states in Central and Western Europe, establishing the modern international system.
• each nation’s sovereign could do what she or he wished in its borders and recognized the state as the main actor in the global politics

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1. The Peace of Westphalia (1648)

Question 44

• nation-state emanated as the commanding political unit of the international system.
• BALANCE OF POWER: Strong states controlled Europe and the weaker states joined forces to prevent the dominant states from being powerful
• Wars and economic competition were prominent.
• England and France became powerful while Ottoman Empire and Spain shrank in power over the time.

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SHIFTING BALANCES OF POWER (1600 – 1800)

Question 45

The 19th century leads two significant changes in the international system:
- First: nationalism appeared as a strong force –authorizing the nation-states to grow more powerful.
- Second: Germany and Italy became unified countries – which amended the balance of economic in military power in Europe

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Emergence of NationaliSm (1800–1945)

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• After the war, there are only two great worlds that survived: the Soviet Union and the United States.
• Even though some other dominant states existed, almost all states were understood within because of their relations with the two countries.

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New world orders (1945 – present)

Question 47

Power is centered to two countries.

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Bipolar

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One super country

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Unipolar

Question 49

Increased power of some Asian and European states.

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Multipolar

Question 50

____ is redefining the role of the nation-state as an effective manager of the national economy.

Answer 50

globalization

Question 51

Governments may not be the one to conceive globalization, but they are the means towards its facilitation. - State as _______ of globalization.

Answer 51

midwife

Question 52

• From latin word and means between or among nations
• ________ refers to the increasing importance of international trade, international relations, treaties, alliances, etc.
• people do not relate directly to each other as individuals but usually interact with each other as citizens of different nations and in formal settings by means of national representatives.
• Nation remains the basic unit.

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Internationalization

Question 53

global economic integration of many formerly national economies into one global economy, mainly by free trade and free capital mobility, but also by easy or uncontrolled migration.

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Globalization

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Views the world as made up of a collection of nation-states

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Internationalization

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Views world a single planet where national boundaries are relatively insignificant.

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Globalization

Question 56

• the formal and informal arrangements that produce a degree of order and collective action above the state in the absence of a global government.
• will be possible by the coordination of the state and non-state actors.

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Global Governance

Question 57

Globalization is the ____; internationalization is the ____.

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end; means

Question 58

• Formed by states
• States come together to form an organization, and they establish a structure based on a formal instrument of agreement.
• For instance, ASEAN was basically formed when the ten nations in Southeast Asia joined.
• Other examples are: World Trade Organization (WTO), World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the most prominent of all is the United Nations (UN).

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International Governmental Organizations (IGOs)

Question 59

• Generally private, voluntary organizations whose members are individuals or a group of people.
• Usually, NGOs are created to solve specific issue.
• Examples are: Greenpeace (environmental group), World Wild Fund (wild animal protection group, Amnesty International (human rights group).

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International Non- Governmental Organizations (INGOs)

Question 60

Goal of Global Governance

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provide global public goods, particularly peace and security, justice and mediation systems for conflict, functioning markets and unified standards for trade and industry

Question 61

• said to be the primary venue and formal arrangement for global governance involving states and non-state actors.
• International organization found in 1945 a way to prevent future conflicts.
• The destruction caused by the Second World War compelled the people to establish an international organization for keeping the world away from war and in favor of friendship and cooperation among all the nations. It is currently made up of 193 Member

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The United Nations