Topic 5 Flashcards
Governance
The action or manner of governing a state, organisation or group etc
What does globalisation decrease
Individual nation states
What does globalisation increase
The flows of
People
Goods
Money
Ideas
More freely
Why are individual countires becoming less and less important
Due to the growth of trading BLOCS and TNCs so countries/companies HAVE to work together
Who are the agencies regulating global systems
National Governments
International Regulators
Co-ordinating groups of countries
Regional Trade Blocs (EU)
TNCs and NGOs - not directly influenced
Focus of global governance
Reducing Environmental Problems
Reduction of Poverty
Financial Stability
Civil Conflict
Trade and investment inequalities
Human Rights Violations
There are a number of large organisations that play a role in shaping rules and norms in order to help promote…
Growth, stability and development in all regions sustainably
Both economically and environmentally
Many connected to the UN
There is no global government that controls every countires
Laws
Government Policy
Legal Systems
Military Affairs
Main role of the UN
Improve co-operation between countries
Who alongside the UN helps create the norms and rules
World Trade Organisation
World Health Organisation
In september 2000 what were the UN and UNDP united nations development programme working towards to achieve
The Millennium Development Goals
History of the UN
Responsible for maintaining world peace
1945 - Year the UN was born
from 50 countries to 200 (countries didn’t exist)
When were the MDGs targeted to be achieved by
2015
What are MDGs
List by goals that were set by the UN in 2000 to achieve by 2015
How many goals were set and what were the main theme
8 goals were set
No economic goals
majority where social - as economies can be gained through social improvements
UN recognised these
The UN agreed the MDGs did have success. However a review in 2015 stated
The poorest and most vulnerable people are still left behind
Conflicts remain the biggest threat to human development
Millions of poor people still live in poverty and hunger - no access to basic services
In 2015 what were the new goals created
The sustainable development goals
2015 - 2030
How many SDGs are there?
What are the 4 main frameworks
There are now 17
The 4 main frameworks are
Climate change
Development
Disaster Risk reduction
Why are there more goals
As there are more issues in the world
Global governance operates at all scales
Local
Regional
National
International
Global
This can be very complex. Who helps with this process
NGOs as they will help communicate and understanding stratergies of global governance
NGOs are seen as playing a key role beacause
They operate across all of these levels
They arent known to just one country
NGOs will notice all issues. Ensuing local ones will be known globally
Who do NGOs voice for
Poor people
