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Geography Weston = Global Systems And Governance 🌍 > Global Governanace > Flashcards

Global Governanace Flashcards

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What is global governance

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Rules and organisations used to manage issues that affect the whole world

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In this economically integrated world what (2)

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Some argue gov are losing their influence
Corporations have more power to control resources, capital and labour

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What issues had GG focused on (5)

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Reducing environmental problems
Trade + investment inequalities
Civil conflict
Reduce poverty
Human rights violations

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What are international laws (3)

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Est. by countries through international agreements
Legally binding
Cover things such as human rights, labour standards and trade agreements

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What are norms (3)

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Accepted standards of behaviour
Negative consequences for those who don’t follow them
Example = freedom of speech

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What are institutions (3)

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Political and legal organisations
They exist to pass and enforce laws
At the global scale = United Nations + WTO

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Purpose of UN (2+)

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Mainly advisory role:
Purpose is to foster co- operation between state governments rather than exerting authority over them

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WTO purpose

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Take responsibility for managing specific aspects of an increasingly inter related world

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Different roles of NGOs (4+)

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Protection = assist poor and provide relief
Prevention = reduce vulnerability = savings
Promotion = opportunities
Transformation = reduces inequalities

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What is the un environment programmes aims (3)

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Eradicate poverty
Reduce inequality
Operate over 170 countries

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What millennium development goals (3)

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8 anti poverty targets
Set in sept 2000 and world committee achieved by 2015
Main work of UNEP

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Sustainable development goals aims (4)

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Development
Disaster Rick reduction
Climate change
Global sustainability development

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WTO focus

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Trade and investment inequalities

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What does WTO do (2)

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Combat exploitative practises
Remove protectionism = trade liberation

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change what

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The body responsible for overseeing negotiations on reducing greenhouse gas emissions between nations

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Main aim of 2015 Paris agreement (2)

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Golf global temperature rises to a maximum of 1.5°C
Advert effects of climate change

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NGO emerged as global forces to what (3)

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Protect human rights
Provide essential services to those most in need
Democratise decision making

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Operational NGOs (3)

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Those providing front-line support services to the needy
Tend to raise money for each project they undertake
Oxfam

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Advocacy NGOs (2)

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Those who focus on campaigns to raise awareness to gain support for a cause
Derive money from donations or membership subscriptions

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What NGOs and poor

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Only coordinated organisations to provide a voice for the poor of the world

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How do GG promote growth and stability (2+)

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Stability = countries know how others are likely to react in a sitiaution making conflict less likely due to laws + norms
Exmaple = trade rules means countries can’t take adv of each other so all can develop

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WTO help stability + growth (2)

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Increase trade = economic growth
Trade = more predictable = stable

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How does WB help growth and stability

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Provides loans to LDCs = increase growth

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World health org promote growth and stability (3)

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Combats epidemics
2020 coronavirus
2014 Ebola outbreak

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Problems with GG (2)

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Countries sign up to international laws and institutions voluntarily – if countries don’t sign up to treaties they are not bound by the laws of it
It can be difficult to make countries and TNCs comply with rules

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Examples of problems with GG (2+)

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2016 China ignored a court ruling that its claims over the South China Sea
went against international law
Other countries haven’t brought economic sanctions against China because = so important in the global economy

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Global institutes make injustice and inequality how = IMF and WB (3+)

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There are conditions to loans
Must have free trade policies and cut government spending = on education and health
Some argue = poverty and inequality in LICs worse

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What is the UN (3+)

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Global institution
Set up in 1945 to establish peaceful and fair trade
Members had to sign a UN charter = basic principles of GG

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What is in the UN charter (3)

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Maintain global peace and security
Develope friendly relations between nations
Use coop to solve international problems

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Exmaple of UN MDG creating growth (3)

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Extreme poverty has been halved in 15 years
Increased number in primary school = 43 million more children go to school
Over 2 billion more people get access to clean drinking water

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Example of peace being created (2)

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UN Peacekeeping missions
Exmaple = peaceful elections held in Cote d`Ivoire in 2015 after years of civil war

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Example of injustices on UN (2)

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UN has been ineffective
Exmaple = 1995 UN peacekeepers failed to protect 8 000 people in Srebrenica when massacred by Bosnian Serbs

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Example of inequalities UN (2+)

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Many issues tackled affect African countries the most
Exmaple = refugee crisis but no African country has a permanent seat at the UN Security Council which makes the final decision

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Institutions working at range of scales (3+)

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International = Paris agreement 2015
National = lobby for national govs to create laws = green peace campaign for more environmental protection
Local = help communities gain access to clean water

35
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Different scales of institions names (5)

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Global = UN
International = EU
National = uk parliament
Regional = Scottish parliament
Local = council

36
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Branches of UN (4)

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UN framework convention of CC
UN environmental programme
UN charter
Millennial development goals

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Branches of NGOs (2)

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Operational NGOs
Advocacy NGOs

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