global systems and governance Flashcards
(4 cards)
what is globalisation
the process of becoming more globally connected. the movement of people, knowledge, ideas, goods and money across national boarders.
economic factors of globalistation
-TNCs trade products internatinally and use international outsourcing and offshoring to lower costs.
-industries moved to developing countries to save money on labour, brining economic growth there
-trade blocs create economic integration between states and promote development
-sources of income from international companies
-global transactions of money
political factors of globalisation
-goverments form connections to trade, such as trade deals and trade blocs.
-weatern democracies especially have had a global influence on political ideas, such as developmet if market economies in former communist states.
-deregulation policies allow markets to grow with an international reach
-international organisations exist to harmonise national economies and political relation