The world of globalisation.

Countries and levels of development
1. Developed countries
  1. The interests of governments continue to be considered more important than other things
  2. This group is made up of rich countries that control international institutions
  3. They are industrialized countries in which tertiary sector is the most powerful part the economy
  4. They trade relations often assist with their development. They have democratic political systems
  5. High levels of cultural and social development
  6. Per capita GDP is very high, as is consumption
2. Developing countries
  1. Consumption per capita is very low
  2. Very little industrialization
  3. Political instability
  4. They are dependent of the developed countries
  5. Emerging economies
    1. High rates of economic growth
    2. A level of industrialization that is sometimes even higher than developed countries
International decision-making bodies
1. The United Nations
  1. The UN is an international organization which includes every officially recognized state in the world
    1. It was created in 1945 following the Second World War
  2. Main functions of UN
    1. To guarantee international security and peace
    2. Defend human rights
    3. To provide humanitarian aid
  3. Organs of UN
    1. General Assembly
      1. Deliberation
    2. Security Council
      1. Decision
    3. Secretariat
      1. Proposing, putting into practice and supervising actions
    4. International court of justice
      1. Trying and setting case
  4. Limitations of the UN
    1. Dependence on financial contributions
      1. Some countries don’t pay on time
      2. Others use this contributions to try to influence the organization’s decisions
    2. The enormous power held by the five countries with the power of veto
      1. They can block any decision
    3. The lack of armed forces
      1. This is compensated by peacekeepers
  5. UN Organs
    1. FAO
      1. Food and Agriculture Organization
    2. ILO
      1. International Labour Organization
    3. UNESCO
      1. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
    4. WHO
      1. World Health Organization
    5. UNICEF
      1. United Nations Children’s Fund
    6. UNHCR
      1. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
2. Non-governmental organizations
  1. Most of their staff work as volunteers although they do also have paid employees
  2. They are founded by membership fees and contributions from companies, institutions and individuals
  3. They operate independently of any governmental power
  4. They deal with a wide variety of problems
3. Regional organizations
  1. Countries around the world
  2. European Union (EU)
  3. African Union (AU)
  4. Association of Southeast Asian Nations
  5. Organization of American States
4. Informal Forums
  1. G7 (1973)
    1. This group is made up of the countries with the most military and economic power
    2. G7 doesn ́t have any decisión- making power, but the group ́s proposals regarding policies and economics are often later put into practice by international organisations
    3. United States Japan Germany United Kingdom France Italy Canada
  2. BRICS
    1. Brazil Russia India China South Africa
    2. They believe that international organisations should be reformed so that there is more proportional representation. This would reflect the influence of these countries on today ́s economy
5. Economic organizations
  1. The World Trade Organization
  2. North American Free Trade Agreements
  3. International Monetary Fund
    1. AIM
      1. Prevent financial crises
      2. To encourage economic stability
    2. Method
      1. It advises governments on economic matters
      2. Gives loans to members countries
Economic globalization
1. Tertiarisation and financialisation
2. Concentration of wealth
3. Multinationals
4. Government bodies are now of secondary importance
5. Economic instability and increased inequality
6. Relocation of industry
7. Unemployment and loss of purchasing power

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