International Studies

Which type of production system is also referred to as craft-based production?

Labor Intensive, economies of scope

What is Neo-Liberalism and what are some of its benefits?

Neo-Liberalism: Removes controls seen as barriers to national trade and does not care about social effects a. Comparative advantage, promotes free trade, encourages competition, and boosts labor productivity

What is the difference between globalization and neoliberalism?

Neoliberalism is the economic theory and ideology that serves as the backdrop to what is commonly referred to as globalization. Globalization is integrating on a global scale.

USA example of Anglo- Saxon?

The United States has a major reliance on free market trade in the sense of macroeconomics Characteristics of this model include levels of regulation and taxes being low, and the public sector provides fewer services (Wikipedia) The Anglo-Saxon model is the most unequal, deregulated, and financialized type of capitalism. Professor Baskin says, "this model allows us to see a big difference between the rich and poor."

TIP Report

Trafficing in Persons Report -used to engage foreign governments on human trafficing

What is the difference between trafficking and smuggling?

Trafficking involves using people as victims to get what you are wanting (money) Smuggling is sneaking products over the border on your own terms and risk.

True or false: The main thing that prohibits Turkey from being inducted into the EU is political difference.

True

The international bank for reconstruction and development led to?

World Bank

3 most followed religions

christianity Islam Hinduism

Socialism

everyone should have access to every public good public ownership of natural resources and property, advancement of worker's rights- fair compensation for individual works that benefit the greater good of the society. - Socialism is a society where the resources of the society, controlled by the workers, are used for the benefit of the whole economy, not just the rich -The government has control over production and economic activity but workers decide what, where and how to produce.

Communism

extreme socialism when the government controls all goods

Neoliberalism

idea of free market trade and privatized goods(no public or government goods) conservatives- free market, liberals- public goods

schools of thought on human rights

relative- human rights are necessary,buy vary by culture universal- uniform human rights used worldwide

Turkey's EU situation

the location of turkey is essential to to its import ants of demographic location involving politics

Name the 3 stages of ethnorelative orientation for Milton Bennet's model?

○ Acceptance ○ Adaptation ○ Integration

Name the first two stages of deductive and inductive reasoning?

○ Deductive ■ Theory ■ Hypothesis ○ Inductive ■ Observation ■ Pattern

What are the 3 stages ethnocentric orientation

○ Denial ○ Defense ○ Minimization

# of members in Euro Zone

17

What year was the United Nations established

1945

How many EU members

28

German-Turkish Agreement

60's West Germany labor shortage. agreement signed but never terminated

BENELUX is composed of what three nations?

Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg

BRICS

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa "-large, fast growing economies and significant influence on regional and global affairs."

What are 3 reasons that Turkey should not be allowed into the European Union?

Cyprus Invasion of 1974 Lack of respect for Human Rights Do not recognize the genocide in World War I

What is the difference between Economics of Scale and Economics of Scope?

Economies of Scale: Markets that exploit standardized products in large quantities at low per-unit costs. Economies of Scope: Markets that exploit novel products in small quantities at higher per-unit costs.

Bretton Woods

Established an international trade regime, resulting in smoother international trade.

What is GDP? What the equation used to calculate it, and what do the letters stand for?

GDP = C + I + G + NX Where C is Consumption, I is Investment, G is Government Expenditures, NX is Exports-imports

Internationalism vs. globalization

Globalization works towards the creation of a borderless world while internationalism is based upon various countries working together

Under Bretton Woods the US dollar was linked to what?

Gold

What is the world's most important source of food?

Grain/ cereal/wheat

What is the main point of the Opium Nation story?

"-the trafficking of opium in Afghanistan supports the economy, but it leads to corruption and importantly child brides."

What is Social - Cultural Globalization?

"-when the social aspect of your culture is influenced by globalization." For example, the foods we eat today differs from the food our ancestors ate because we have been influenced by globalization.

What is internationalism?

Increasing interconnection that recognizes that different peoples and cultures exist.

Why do people in India dislike the "Modern Indian Woman?"

It takes away from the traditional cultures that are thought of when Indians imagine women. Modernization gives women a voice and for a long time they were only viewed as someone to have children and answer to her husbands every wish.

most consumed meat worldwide

Pigs/pork

What does the "3P" paradigm in the TIP report represent?

Prosecution, protection, prevention, (Partnership)

Anthropocene

The period of time in which humans have affected the earth The Great Acceleration was a period within the Anthropocene. The Anthropocene began shortly after the Industrial Revolution in Europe (circa 1800) approximately 250 years ago.<-- this was from the reading for the guest lecture. The Anthropocene began in the 1950s with the start of the Great Acceleration.

Name the 8 UN Millenium development goals

○ Eradicate poverty and hunger ○ Achieve universal primary education ○ Promote gender equality and empower women ○ Reduce child mortality ○ Improve maternal health ○ Combat aids and other diseases ○ Develop global partnership ○ Ensure environmental stability

Name the 3 original organizations that Bretton Woods created?

○ International bank for reconstructions and developments ○ International Monetary Fund ○ General agreement on tariffs and trade

4 types of globalization

○ Social cultural ○ Economics ○ Political ○ Environmental

Name 3 deficits from the democracy revolutions

○ Women's empowerment ○ Knowledge ○ Governance