TCW Module 6

TCW Module 6

GLOBAL POLITICS, GOVERNANCE, AND THE GLOBALIZATION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC AND SOUTH ASIA

GLOBAL INTERNCONNECTEDNESS

It is woven into the fabric of everyday life as it is visible to those observant

Multiple Choice

The following are similarities of Starbucks branches around the world, except

• ambiance

• employees

• structure

• menu

Multiple Choice

This is an example of political globalization.

• regulation of products

• monitoring prices

• exchange of man power

• creation and existence of the United Nations

Dimensions of Globalization

• Economic globalization

• Cultural Globalization

• Academic Globalization

Multiple Choice

Where do you find political globalization among dimensions of globalization?

• Economic Globalization

• Academic Globalization

• Cultural Globalization

• Regional Globalization

Fill in the Blank

The Global South is an emerging term, used by the _________ and other organizations, identifying countries with one side of the underlying global North–South divide.

Does it refer to geographical South?

Global South is within the Northern Hemisphere.

Multiple Select

What shows the difference among global corporations found in different locations? Check all possible answers.

• environment

• transportation

• people

• products

• pricing

Multiple Choice

The nations of the world can be divided into three major strata based on factors like (GDP) per capita, import-export ratios, quality of life, and the relative strength of military and state institutions, except

• core

• semi-periphery

• periphery

• economy

Multiple Choice

What strata is this: Nations are similar to the upper classes and that they receive disproportionate share of the world’s wealth and surplus production.

• Core

• Periphery

• Semi-periphery

• Rich

Core Nations

The core nations are also the primary base of the world’s banks and investment firms and of 300 or so giant transnational corporations whose combined assets comprise “roughly a quarter of the productive assets in the world “(Barnet and Cavanaugh, 1994).

- Source (American demographics. Belmont, California)

Multiple Choice

These nations belong to this strata because they are moving towards industrialization and a diversified economy, and their moderately strong governments give them a share of the surplus and some leverage in their dealings with the core nations (Chirot, 1997).

• Core

• Periphery

• Semi-periphery

• Rich

Semi-periphery

The semi-periphery nations such as Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Taiwan, are comparable to the middle class.

Multiple Choice

The poor and powerless and derive minimal benefits from their participation in the world economy belong to this strata.

• Core

• Periphery

• Semi-periphery

• Semi-Core

Periphery Nations

The periphery nations, including Haiti, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia resemble the lower and working classes. They are poor and powerless and derive minimal benefits from their participation in the world economy. 

Multiple Choice

These transnational corporations such as Exxon, Siemens, and Toyota (the key players in the global economy) provide poor countries with scarce capital the following, except

• new technology

• management skills

• products essential for growth

• financial aids

Multiple Choice

These are the responses of peoples of the global south to colonialism, except

• Solidarity

• Socialist Internationalism

• Decolonization

• Wars

Multiple Choice

These consisted of non-aligned countries, charting a middle way between the first and the second worlds.

• First World

• Second World

• Third World

• New World

Why global Powers are focused on Asia-Pacific and South Asia ?

Multiple Choice

This is an effect of globalization in the region

• External Phenomenon

• Internal Phenomenon

• Regional Phenomenon

• Cultural Phenomenon