POL SCI 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: 00 Agent, Neoliberalism, Market Power
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Section 12 and 13: globalization, poverty, and international actors. Final exam is scheduled for may 12th. Course evaluations: please complete it, it"s really helpful: https://course-evaluations. berkeley. edu. Overall, the relationship between china and africa has been beneficial. A lot has been going on in the world during these past days. To what extent do you agree with the following statement: Many countries, which opened their economies to global markers following the prescriptions on the washington consensus faced major social and economic reversals that led to popular discontent. Smith"s chapter, after the implementation of neoliberal reforms organized labor lost its power and workers" conditions worsened. However, globalization also comes along with major gains: consumers can enjoy more products at competitive prices, increased trade generates governmental resources that can later on be spent on social policy, among others. Discuss: the benefits and costs of globalization are relative based on region and initial societal development.
