1. The Basics

2. Key Economic Actors States = countries
Multinational corporations (MNCs)
Prominent individuals
Int’l coalitions
NAFTA
G20 (‘rich’ + emerging= 85% wealth)
Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)
IMF, WTO, EU, WB
Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
Global, regional, national, local
Aid, policy development

3. Global Divide Global North Global South
Advanced Industrialized Countries
~ 32 countries
Global South
Generic = ‘developing’
~162 countries
= 83 % of states

4. GN - GS

5. 3 Categories
of the
Global South

6. Emerging Economies (EEs)
Upper end of GS
Majority >$10/day

7. Least Developed Countries
Map based on info from
Rank
IMF 2015
Country
GDP p/c
155
 Chad
$2640
160
Benin
$2113
165
Afghanistan
$1937
170
Burkina Faso
$1727
175
 Togo
$1489
180
Malawi
$1126
185
Central African Republic
$628

8. Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs)
34 of those located in sub-Saharan Africa
Debt relief- HIPCs qualify
Relief of ~$72 B
Reliance on single cash crops
Raw cotton = 42% ($366 m) of Mali’s exports
Gold = 36% ($311 m)

9. IPE Int’l Monetary System Int’l Trade System
Int’l Investment & Int’l Finance
Development
Theories