Global Governance Flashcards
(41 cards)
What global issue goes beyond national laws?
Climate change.
Norms, laws, institutions deal with this
What is a norm?
Accepted standard of living/ behaviour.
Negative consequences for countries who don’t follow them.
What are international laws?
Established by counties through international agreements, legally binding.
They cover human rights/ labour standards
What are institutions?
They political/legal organisations.
Pass / enforce laws.
Decide if law needs to be broken.
Forum for groups to discuss issues
Function of global governance.
Regulates economic/ political systems.
Sets up rules / monitors
Which countries should Enforce and follow.
If global governance rules are not followed, what’s done?
International court.
Economic sanctions.
Withdraw from trade.
Why are global governance successful?
Reproduce / spread / everyone understands and acts in that way - it’s the norm
What is the 2 things global governance promotes?
Growth - economy /Society.
Stability - ensures no sudden change
If everyone abides by common rules, what happens?
Everyone acts the same. The norm. No conflict (unless someone goes against it)
Who are the organisations involved in global governance?
WTO
World bank
World health organisations
What does WTO do in global governance?
Common rules
Predictable
Stability
What does world bank do?
Loads to Lics.
Increases economic growth
Does does world health organisation do?
Combats epidemics (Ebola)
Increases social stability.
Shares scientific advances.
Name 3 problems of global governance
Voluntary to sign up - not signed up you aren’t bound to laws.
Difficult to makes TNCs/ countries to comply with rules - may limit them.
They act for political reasons
How do institutions make global governance a successful?
Operate on range of scales.
Decisions made by global institutions which affect international, national, region and local scales.
Decisions at local regional level can affect global level
How to NGOs helps global governance?
Operate on range of scales to monitor / support institutions
Global scale
UN
International scale
EU
National scale
Uk parliament
Regional scale
Scottish parliament
Local scale
Local councils
Inequalities / injustices
Conditions to receive loads???
In order to receive loads, LICs must have to implement free trade policies and cut government spending (healthcare / education)
Worse poverty and greater divide
(IMF and WB)
Inequalities / injustices
Economic groups
Like G7
Strength power of developed countries rather than encourages equality between them
Inequalities / injustices
Members of security institutions???
Like the UN Security Council can veto resolutions
2011-16 Russia and China didn’t help resolve Syrian Civil War
