Unit 6: Economic Geo Review

Ratzel (the Organic State guy) more likely to have a successful economy if in a temperate climate which is why NW Europe & NE US lead world economy (Knox 57)

What factors determine HDI? a. GNP, dependency ratio & sector of the economy GDP per capita, literacy rate, level of education, & life expectancy PPP, literacy rate, & dependency ratio GDP per capita, PPP, & GNP

Human Development Index economics (GDP per capita), social (literacy rate & level of education), and demographic factors (life expectancy)

Motor Vehicles per Capita

The percentage of people working in agriculture exceeds 75% in many LDC’s of Africa and Asia. In Anglo-America and Western Europe the figure is <5% Primary Products

Industrial Regions Industrial Rev. began in England

Where is the Black Triangle? In the Detroit area North of China, close to Mongolia Central Europe, in the area of Czech Rep. North Japan, at the site of the earthquake

Major Manufacturing Regions of East Asia

Balanced Growth through Self-Sufficiency A country should spread investment as equally as possible across all sectors of its economy and in all regions. Incomes in rural areas keep pace with urban incomes Businesses remain independent of foreign corporations Limit imports through tariffs and quotas

Liberal Models by definition Rostow’s Model All countries are capable of development All countries follow the same model of development For countries that have developed in modern times – only China has followed THE model of development Economic disparities are a result of short term inefficiencies in local or regional market forces

International Trade Approach Some countries have switched from self-sufficiency approach to international trade

International Trade Approach World Trade Organization (1995) works to reduce barriers to international trade by Negotiate reductions in trade restrictions, such as quotas & tariffs Enforces trade agreements

IMF: Lends to countries with balance of payments problems Pushes for economic reforms Reports on policies in member states World Bank: Aims to help development by advising and lending – with many conditions Countries encouraged to lift import and export barriers, cut subsidies and remove price controls

Models of Development Structuralist Models Dependency Theory Regional disparities are a structural feature of the global economy Neo-Colonialism Things have come to be organized or structured in a certain way and cannot be changed easily Old method of industrializing is no longer possible because other factors have changed

Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory Core Processes that incorporate higher levels of education, higher salaries, and more technology * Generate more wealth in the world economy Periphery Processes that incorporate lower levels of education, lower salaries, and less technology * Generate less wealth in the world economy Semi-periphery Places where core and periphery processes are both occurring. Places that are exploited by the core but then exploit the periphery. * Serves as a buffer between core and periphery

Four Dragons Aka Four Tigers or Gang of Four S. Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong Lacked natural resources Strongly influenced by Japan’s success Concentrated on handful of manufactured goods Low labor costs Entrepot - sell to MDCs

BRIC Brazil, Russia, India, and China aka “the big four” At a similar stage of advanced economic development There has been a shift away from the G7 economies (Fr, Ger, It, UK, US, Jap, Can) BRICs have begun meeting to coordinate global economies – similar to EU Some include South Africa for BRICS

GDP

10 Largest Economies (measured in USD)

More fun … Mex, Indonesia, Korea, Turkey MIKT Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Turkey, S. Korea, Vietnam MIKT N – 11 – id by Goldman Sachs as high potential of becoming world’s largest economies – in addition to BRICs

Millennium Development Goals Adopted by world leaders in the year 2000 and set to be achieved by 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide concrete, numerical benchmarks for tackling extreme poverty in its many dimensions. The MDGs also provide a framework for the entire international community to work together towards a common end – making sure that human development reaches everyone, everywhere. If these goals are achieved, world poverty will be cut by half, tens of millions of lives will be saved, and billions more people will have the opportunity to benefit from the global economy.

Millennium Development Goals The eight MDGs break down into 21 quantifiable targets that are measured by 60 indicators. Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women Goal 4: Reduce child mortality Goal 5: Improve maternal health Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development http://www.undp.org/mdg/basics.shtml

All industries want to maximize profits by minimizing costs so if choose locations based on Energy Labor Transportation Or Footloose

Location Models Weber’s Model Hotelling’s Model Least Cost Theory Manufacturing plants will locate where costs are the least (least cost theory) Theory: Least Cost Theory Costs: Transportation, Labor, Agglomeration Hotelling’s Model Location of an industry cannot be understood without reference to other industries of the same kind. Theory: Locational interdependence Losch’s Model Manufacturing plants choose locations where they can maximize profit. Theory: Zone of Profitability

Least Cost Theory Alfred Weber’s model – owners of manufacturing plants seek to minimize costs through: 1) Transportation, and 2) labor 3) agglomeration Weight-losing / weight-gaining

Hotelling’s Model Harold Hotelling (1895-1973) Locational Interdependence Originally locate near customers – but will gravitate to each other to maximize profits The costs for some customers will be greater if the 2 sellers cluster – further to walk. Also fewer customers aware of service. But can’t move for fear of losing customers.

Changing Markets Outsourcing New international division of labor Moving industry to low-cost labor Just-in-time Delivery Post-Fordist system – more flexible, less mass produced (time-space compression) deindustrialization

Break of bulk points Informal economy High-tech corridors agglomeration