NEW250Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Neoliberalism, Four Asian Tigers, World Trade Organization
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We see everyone being touched by european imperialism: throughout that period we have the colonization, the international financial situations (the britain woods institutions) [world bank, imf, wto at the ti(cid:373)e it"s (cid:272)alled gat]. Globalization: developments in one region of the world rapidly have significant consequences for security and well being in distant regions, refers to: widening scope, deepening impact, speeding up of inter-regional flows and networks. Impact of globalization: contraints and possibilities, uneven process, 3 distinct accounts of how globalization shapes the world order, 1. Because of the interconnectivity, the spread of technologies to countries where neo-liberals think are backwards: ex. Land lines were not always available in africa: 2. Radical: reinforces patterns of dominance and dependence that is produced by colonialism: deeply uneven and problematic process, 3. Transformationalist: more complex and dynamic patterns of global hierarchy and stratifications: the ways in which social movements organize globally, rural farmers networks and negotiate on a rural scale.
