PRELIM 03 - Global Interstate System Flashcards
Are independent political communities, each of which possesses a government and asserts sovereignty
States
He stated that “states are independent political communities, each of which possesses a government and asserts sovereignty”
Hedley Bull
A system of unequally powerful and competing states in which no single state is capable of control on all others
Global interstate system
The intensification of the influence and dominance of capital
Neoliberalism
The power of national governments to make decisions independently of those made by other governments
Economic sovereignty
3 effects of globalization in local governments
Property values, Jobs and opportunities, Community exposure
Aims to phase out the production of numerous substances responsible for ozone depletion
Montreal protocol
The Montreal protocol was signed on __________ with 46 country signatories
August 26, 1987
Includes non-government organizations, volunteer organizations, and interest groups
Non-state actors
4 international organizations
United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization
Has 192 member states; seen as the facilitator of global governance
United Nations
Is an international development organization owned by 187 countries whose role is to reduce poverty to governments of its poorer members
World Bank
Looks at the stability of the international monetary system by monitoring global economy
International Monetary Fund
Regulates international trades, ensures smooth flow of trade, and provides a forum for negotiations
World Trade Organization
Responsible for global researches on medicines and vaccines
World Health Organization