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Superpower-
British Empire
Soviet Union
USA only superpower
Characteristics-
Colonialism
British Empire people believed it was good as politically it gave
Britain land, and economically cheaper, and variety of goods
British Navy 100,000
Defence budget was 2.5% of GDPP
Modernism -
Mackinders
Heartland theory -
Evangelical Christianity
And Social Darwinism
USA -
IMF -
World Bank
Ghana
Dependency Theory
Cause of poverty in developing countries is their reliance on developed
economies
Maintains trade of primary products (does not add value)
Production Primary Goods exported Low value Low profits No
investment in machinery or manufacturing
Overseas tariffs
Countries tend not to have tariff on raw cocoa beans, but tariff
manufactured goods such as chocolate
WTO
Ghanaian govt used to subsidise farmers, but WTO did not like this
Now Ghana imports a lot of food
No market for tomatoes as EU tomatoes are much cheaper
A co-operative was formed as Kokoo, where 40,000 members could
have increased bargaining power (produce 1% of crop) helped pay for
drink water and health insurance
China
Imports 250,000tonnes of iron from Australia per day
Accounted for 90% increase in sea traffic in past century
Makes 33% of world steel 500million tonnes
Used 50% of cement
Chinas Economy
State owned Chinalco (Aluminium) bought Peru Copper
Cnocc. Ltd bought $2.7billion worth of oil fields in Nigeria
Only 2 of the 200 largest firms were in China
$360billion trade surplus
Since 2000 received largest investment 60% increase in world
trade since 2004
Estimated $90 billion spent on military (3 rd largest)
Chinas Pollution
16/20 of the cities are the most polluted
70% of Chinas lakes and rivers are polluted
30% of China suffers from Acid rain
Largest emitter of CO2
Chinas Problems
Rural population yet to experience boom
20% China live on less than a $1 a day
Child labour
Housing
Russia and the USSR
Gorbachev allowed economic reforms, private wealth and investment
etc in 1991
Privatisation occurred after state corruption occurred
80% decline in investment in 1990s
50% unemployment factories sold off
Inflation occurred when Govt protection was removed
Emigration of young Russians
Decline in govt revenue
Alcoholism led to decline in male life expectancy
Russias Re-emergence
60% of exports are oil and gas
Devaluation of Russian currency
Loans from IMF
China and Indias rapid energy demand
Europes expanding influence
Eurovision song contest bring people together
31% of global GDP (EU)
Role in NATO and G8
Common laws
Currency
European parliament
EU enlargement 51 altogether if all countries were accepted
Russias Influence
Influence of Culture
Firms and brand names
Film industry
TV
Culture and Music
News and Media Internet, publishers, newspaper
Forced spread of culture British empire
Voluntary Americas street culture