Global Economy Maps Week 1

World trade imbalance web for the years 1960 and Directed network of merchandise trade imbalances between world countries. Each country appears as a node and the direction of the arrow follows that of the net flow of money. (Serrano et al 2007).(Serrano et al 2007)

Map of international phone-call traffic in 2005, from Telegeography. The map shows the disproportionate centrality of the USA in international telephone traffic.Telegeography

Structure of world trade of between 28 OECD countries in The size of the nodes gives the volume of flows in dollars (imports and exports) for each country. The size of the links stands for the volume of trade between any two countries. Colors give the regional respectively memberships in different trade organisations: EC countries (yellow), EFTA countries (green), USA and Canada (blue), Japan (red), East Asian Countries (pink), Oceania (Australia, New Zealand) (black). From Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies.Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies

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Flows of Foreign Aid Thicker lines drawn from capital to capital indicate aid flow in excess of $66 million per year. Thinner lines represent the $20 million to $66 million bracket. Smaller amounts have generally been ignored unless they represent a significant portion of the donor country’s budget (OECD November 2004).

Countries in red expected to suffer biggest trade balance losses from higher food prices; countries in blue expected to show biggest gains.

Annual flow of benefits from forests in selected countries

Global production, prices, and undernourishment

Organized Crime in South Africa

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Map of World’s Grain Trade