POL469H1 Lecture Notes - World Trade Organization, Vandana Shiva, World Social Forum
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These notes are made available courtesy of elena goracinova. Feel free to add points and relevant links and resources to the note. (click on the edit tab above, make the additions, and be sure to click save at the bottom of the page when finished) Roles of players like ngo"s, corporations, states, think tanks, and individuals. Shortcomings of wb definition of development (measuring development through gdp) How we decide what to measure is predetermined by the kind of assumptions we have about the world or what we value about the world. If you value material wealth then gdp might be a good indicator, but if you value various freedoms, then you might think of other ways of measuring well-being in addition to gdp. Ideas of progress: increasing faith in the power of science in explaining the world; some people are stuck in early stage of progress, while others are developed.
