global systems Flashcards
interdependance
condition of being mutually reliant on each other
- ties can be strengthened through migration
division of labour: countries are specialised in providing a specific service or product
unequal flows of labour - positive effects
- reduced unemployment
- reduces geographical inequality
- addresses skills and labour shortages
- some workers return to country of origin with new skills
unequal flows of labour - negative effects
brain drain: countries find it difficult to retain talent
- loss of skilled workers
- outsourcing causes unemployment
- greater movement = risk of disease pandemics
GINI index
a measure of income inequality that consenses the entire income distribution for a country into a number 0-1
lorenz curve
somewhere between perfect inequality and equality – the more the lorenz curve sags, the worse the inequality is
uganda unequal flows - inequalities and injustices
- TNCs work within a culture of corruption, mismanagement and bribery
- overfishing caused fish factories to close
- legacy of colonialism, usntable, corrupt government and civil wars
uganda unequal flows - stability growth and development
- shambas show positive effects such as technologies implemented
- village phone
- farmers can access market prices, weather data and farming techniques
interdependance - economic issues
- UK sectors are depdnant on european labour
- 2016 brexit meant the pound value fell
- money sent home by migrant fell over 10% in value
interdependance - environmental issues
- states are envrionemtally interdepenant due to global commons
- mutual survival depends on trust that others will work towards goals of cliamte change and biodiversity
unequal power relations
china expansion into south china sea
- disputes over territory and sovereignty over ocean areas
- the sea is a major shipping route and home to fishing grounds
