global governance Flashcards
(32 cards)
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What is global governance?
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- The ways in which global affairs affecting the whole world or managed
- Controlled by norms laws and institutions
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Who are the key players in decision-making in our globalised world?
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- Un for peacekeeping
- ICPP and UNEP for climate change
- W world health organisation
- World trade organisation
- World bank
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Why do we need global governance?
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Global governance is seen as the most effective way to achieve sustainable development in an interdependent world
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What do critics say about global government?
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Marginalises poor countries
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What is sovereignty of nations?
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Concept that countries get to control what happens within their borders
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Brief description of the role of the UN
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- To keep peace throughout the world
- Develop friendly relations among nation
- Help nations work together to improve lives of the poor
- To be a centre for harmonising the actions of nations and achieve these goals
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What have you and sanctions done?
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Has imposed several sanctions against Iran in order to deter the use of nuclear enrichment and reprossessing no
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What are some examples of millennium development goals by the UN?
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- Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
- Achieve universal primary education
- Improve maternal health
- Combat HIV aids, malaria, and other diseases
- Global partnership for development
- Reduce child mortality
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What is the declaration of human rights by the UN?
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International court of Justice protects social rights by punishing those who commit crimes against humanity
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How have you and peacekeeping forces come under a major criticism for crimes against vulnerable citizens?
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- 800 counts of sexual abuse
- 70 counts of murder
- 100 counts of theft
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What have the un been accused of
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Criticise for being inactive or having an inability to prevent conflicts
- Being accused of creating inequalities through bias of countries
- Allegedly biast against Israel
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Brief description of the role of the IPCC
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- Reviews and assesses most recent scientific research on climate change
- Provide provides policy guidance
- Raising awareness on climate change
- Fostering global corporation
- Monitoring and reporting of scientific progress
- Supporting climate agreements
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Advantages of the IPCC
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- Synthesises research from thousands of scientists
- Global cooperation on climate change
- Focus on mitigation adaptation raising public awareness on climate change
- Shaped agreement such as the Paris agreement
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Disadvantages of the IPCC
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- slow progress as assessments take several years to publish
- Sometimes underestimate the severity or speed of climate change
- Political influence some agreements are influenced by government
- Complexity of reports makes them hard for non-experts to understand
- Don’t have power to implement policies
- Policies do not address legal or local issues
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Brief description of the role of the world health organisation
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- Global health leadership
- Disease prevention and control
-Health research and data collection - Health promotion and education
- Emergency response and humanitarian aid
- Improving healthcare systems
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Advantages of the world health organisation
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- set international health standards and policies
- Eradication of small pox
- Helps prevent and manage epidemic such as Covid
- Provides medical aid and expertise during health crisis pandemics and natural disasters
- Conducts global health research
- Works towards making healthcare accessible and affordable to all
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Disadvantages of the world health organisation
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- Slow response
- Political influence and bias
- Budget is donor dependent and vulnerable to financial instability
- Can’t enforce policies
- Lacks focus on regional health issues
- Dependence on governments for data
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Brief description of the role of the world trade organisation
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- Facilitating international trade
- Respiring trade disputes
- Enforcing trade agreement
- Promoting fair competition
- Encouraging economic growth and development
- Regulating trade policies
- Promoting sustainable development
- Reducing trade barriers
- platform for trade negotiations
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Advantages of the world trade organisation
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- encourages countries to reduce tariffs quotes and other trade barriers
- And shows a fair and predictable global trading system
- Resolve trade dispute
- 1st economic growth and development through job creation and economic expansion
- Protects intellectual property rights safeguarding patients copyrights trademark
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Disadvantages of the world trade organisation
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- Favours developed countries
- Limited power to enforce rules
- Trade disputes can take too long
- Encourages exploitation of resources and environmental damage
- Become small and local business
- Governments lose control over trade decisions and comply with international trade agreements
- Ignore labour and human rights issues
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Brief description of the role of the international monetary fund
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- Providing financial assistance
- Promoting global economic stability
- Surveillance and economic monitoring
- Supporting exchange
- Reducing poverty and supporting development
- Crisis prevention and resolution
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Advantages of the international monetary fund
- advises on inflation control and debt management
- Lends money to countries facing balance of payment problems
- Monitors global economy to prevent financial instability
- Encourage a staple exchange rate rates
- Provides low interest loans and financial aid to develop developing nations
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Disadvantages of the international monetary fund
- IMF loans come with strict conditions like spending cuts, tax increases, and privatisation
- Developed nations have more influence over IMF decisions
- Some policies lead to higher inflation and economic instability
- Governments cannot make independent economic stability
- Encourages countries to sell state and enterprises often leading to job losses and foreign control
- Some policies work in one region but fall another leading to economic instability
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Brief description of the role of the world bank
- Providing financial assistance
- Reducing global poverty
- Supporting economic development
- Financial infrastructure projects
- Promoting education and healthcare
- Encouraging private sector of growth
- assisting in crisis recovery
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Advantages of the world bank
- Officers, low interest loans grants and credit credits to developing countries
- Aims to eliminate extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity
- Hopes nation strengthen their economies through investment and policy reform
- Invest in transportation, energy water supply and urban development
- Promotes education and healthcare
- Advises governments on economic policies governance, and financial management
- Funds projects for renewable energy reforestation and climate resilience
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Disadvantages of the world bank
- Developed countries have more influence on world bank decisions
- Many loans come with high interest rates and repayment conditions leading to debt crisis
- Privatisation of state owned land spending cuts on public scenarios
- Deregulation favours foreign investors over local businesses
- Some projects lead to deforestation and pollution
- Slow decision making
- Whitening economic inequality
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Brief description of the role of Oxfam
- Fighting poverty and economic instability
- Providing humanitarian aid
- Promoting gender equality and women’s rights
- Improving access to clean water and sanitation
- Advocating fair trade and workers right
- Supporting education and healthcare
- Addressing climate change
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Advantages of Oxfam
- Reduces income inequality
- Response to natural disasters, conflicts and emergencies by providing food water and shelterm-
- Intermediate technology given to LIC’s and NEE
- Help prevent spread of diseases like cholera
- Support fair wages, ethical supply chains and labour rights for workers
- Adaptation to climate change by sustainable farming and disaster preparedness
- Advocates for the rights of refugees and build schools
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Disadvantages of Oxfam
- Heavy dependency on public donation and funds
- Faced financial mismanagement scandals
- Faced allegations of misconduct by workers in Haiti in 2018
- Critics argue political bias
- Risks of creating dependency on free aid
- Operating in conflict zones and disaster affected areas exposing staff to violence in danger
- Political restrictions, war and unsafe conditions that prevent Oxfam from delivering aid
