SOCI 254 Lecture Notes - Bonao, Chiquita Brands International, Four Asian Tigers
23 Jan 2013
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Sense of interconnectedness, oneness, universalism, powerlessness of nat-states. W/more interconnection, ppl feel powerless b/c decis affecting their lives takes place far away. Creates chronic insecurity b/c scale + speed of change. Across borders, regions, social, poli connectivity across continents. Ex: how apple spans fr/us, china, cda etc + affects all these places. Globalized politics (dali lama, intl rebel movements) Flows of culture not new (ex: spice trades) H: flows of goods, trade, services greatly increased. Easy to invest now, huge influx inflows of capital (via online trading) Cheaper transportation of goods w/econs of scale of transport containers. Deepening impact on us, events in distant places = imp, blurring boundary b/w domestic/gl/affairs. Nat gov s/times less capable of affecting internat exchanges. S/times sign away own sovereignty (trade agreements, accepting regulations) H: basic large scale instits not disappeared. Regulations b/w nats: s/things allowed 1 nat, not in another. Opportunities of glz = not equal basis for e/1 always winners + losers.
