POL208Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Business Travel, North American Free Trade Agreement, Natural Monopoly
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Jenny, and maja zehfuss, eds. , global politics: a new introduction, 2nd ed. Citizenship and legality --> who constructs an identity. Longest continuous border between first and third world counting. Pushed illegal to more dangerous routes and smugglers. Only difference between us / them is citizenship. Maja zehfuss, eds. , global politics: a new introduction, 2nd ed. Borders / political divides are arbitrary and artificial. Divisions are fairly recent --> much unknown, not divided. Claim to authority / rule --> what is i/legitimate. 1659 treaty of pyrenees between spain and france --> 1st border agreed upon. Rise of modern states, attention to defining rules. Land is a natural monopoly --> can only be redivided. Scarce resource --> cannot be produced, only re-divided. Some push towards isolation --> us and palestine post 9/11. Advances in geometry, cartography, land surveying, measurement of. Advances in geometry, cartography, land surveying, measurement of time. Importance of maintaining borders (can lead to conflict)