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CH. 27 GLOBAL
INTERDEPENDENCE
STANDARD
ECONOMIC INTERDEPENDENCE• WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC INTERDEPENDENCE
• COUNTRIES OFTEN DEPEND ON FOREIGN COUNTRIES FOR THE GOODS THAT THEY NEED & SELL THE GOODS THEY PRODUCE TO FOREIGN MARKETS
COSTS AND BENEFITS• BENEFITS OF GLOBAL TRADE:
• MORE PROFIT
• WIDER SELECTION OF GOODS
• LOWER PRICES FOR GOODS
• COSTS OF GLOBAL TRADE:
• DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CAN LOSE UNSKILLED, LOW WAGE JOBS
PROTECTIONISM• SOME COUNTRIES PRACTICE PROTECTIONISM – PUTTING IN PLACE BARRIERS TO
TRADE TO PROTECT JOBS
• QUOTAS – LIMIT THE QUANTITY OF IMPORTED GOODS
• TARIFFS – TAX IMPORTED GOODS TO MAKE THE PRICE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH LOCALLY MADE GOODS
FREE TRADE• MANY COUNTRIES ARE TURNING TO FREE TRADE (BREAKING DOWN TRADE
BARRIERS)
• WTO, EU, NAFTA
GLOBALIZATION• ENVIRONMENTAL – INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS TO CUT POLLUTION
• HUMANITARIANISM (POLITICAL, MEDICAL, FOOD/WATER) – AID IN NATURAL DISASTERS (NEPAL EARTHQUAKE, INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI)
• TERRORISM, WAR/PEACE – INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS TO COMBAT TERRORIST GROUPS, PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS• INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TRY TO DEAL WITH THESE GLOBAL ISSUES
• UNITED NATIONS (UN) – MEMBER NATIONS COME TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND PROMOTE PEACEFUL COOPERATION TO SOLVE GLOBAL PROBLEMS
UNITED NATIONS• GENERAL ASSEMBLY – ALL MEMBER NATIONS ARE REPRESENTED
• CONSIDERS NEW MEMBERSHIP, BUDGET, INTERNATIONAL PEACE
• ISSUES UN RESOLUTIONS CONDEMNING ACTIONS THAT VIOLATE PEACEFUL OR HUMANITARIAN IDEALS
UNITED NATIONSSecurity Council –
15 member nations, with 5 permanent members always represented (US, Russia, United Kingdom, France, China) troubled
Approves missions in regions (sending “Peacekeepers”); places sanctions on nations barring trade, military relations, etc.
NATO• NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)
• ORIGINALLY FORMED BY WESTERN POWERS TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM; NOW UNDERTAKES MILITARY MISSIONS AGAINST VIOLENT/THREATENING STATES
• LEADS INTERNATIONAL COALITION MILITARY ACTIONS IN CASES OF CIVIL WAR, GENOCIDE, THREATS OF AGGRESSION
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