INTD 200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Chungking Mansions, Starbucks, Unfreedom

• School: McGill University
• Department: International Development
• Course: INTD 200
• Professor: Kazue Takamura

Document Summary

Keep in mind while studying . (1) context (2) main ideas (3) key theorists & their arguments (4) limitations / problems. High-end globalization: visible, large-scale actors = multinational corporations, visible and rapid diffusion of global consumer brands (mcdonalds, starbucks, 2: conflict between price competition (market) and human rights race to the bottom (cid:523)worker(cid:495) well-being) The rana plaza tragedy (2013: factory in bangladesh collapsed in 2013 killing over 1000 workers / injured. 2500: due to negligence of factory owners who knew of cracks in the structure, example of profit > labourers. Background: failure of isi (import substitution industrialization supported by. Dependency theorists: failure of development projects and lack of progress in africa, growing inequality in developing countries due to neoliberal policies, economic success of nics (newly industrializing countries) in east asia . Key thinkers: amartya sen (theoretical concept), mahbub ul-haq (actual measurement) Key goals: equitable distribution of economic growth (equal opportunities for all)