1. Wallerstein’s World-Systems Theory The World economy has one market and a global division of labor. Although the world has multiple states, almost everything takes place within the context of the world economy. The world economy has a three-tier structure.

2. Three-Tiered Structure Core developed countries  incorporate higher levels of education, higher salaries, and more technology  core processes generate more wealth in the world economy Semi-periphery developing countries  places where core and periphery processes are both occurring  places that are exploited by the core but in turn exploit the periphery. Periphery underdeveloped countries  incorporate lower levels of education, lower salaries and less technology  peripheral processes generate less wealth in the world economy

6. Most important thing to realize: Each Tier is a group of processes (not a region or place) -processes like education, salaries and use of technology are linked -the tiers are interdependent (interconnected) - tiers do not even have to be contiguous (they are in multiple pockets found around the world)

7. the world economic system is CAPITALISM  also called free-market system  based on the concept of supply and demand  tends to be innovative  is unevenly spread (both globally and locally)  one primary function is profit  is not interested with fairness

8. Advanced Economies First World: Industrialized Capitalist Systems Second World: Industrialized Old Command Systems Third World: Everybody else An older ways of viewing the world: First, Second, and Third World

9. What color would most likely be the periphery tier? What color would most likely be the semi-periphery tier?

10. GDP in Billions US$ ( 2004): What are limitations to these maps? How would population density impact these map?

11. per capita Oil Consumption/ton

12. Why would this be a better map to determine the Core and Periphery countries?

13. How does this map relate to World Systems Theory? Would it be appropriate to try to determine Core and Periphery counties on this map? Why or Why not? This cartogram show the relative increase spending for primary education from 1990- 2001. Would it be appropriate to try to determine Core and Periphery counties on this map? Why or Why not?

14. Medical Processes: Can you spot the tiers in these maps of diseases? How?

15. To sum up World System Theory is based on a set of processes that are interconnected World Systems theory is based on three tenets: – The World economy has one market and a global division of labor. – Although the world has multiple states, almost everything takes place within the context of the world economy. – The world economy has a three-tier structure. Core: incorporate higher levels of education, higher salaries, and more technology Semi-periphery: places where core and periphery processes are both occurring Periphery: incorporate lower levels of education, lower salaries and less technology

16. These processes are not just uneven at the global level, and may best be described at the regional level – These processes would include education, occupational levels – Rates would include GDP, access to medical facilities, population growth, etc. The tiers are interconnected the world economic system is CAPITALISM – also called free-market system – based on the concept of supply and demand – one primary function is profit – tends to be innovative – is unevenly spread (both globally and locally)