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The New Global Inequalities David Brady Duke University
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Brand (Levi’s) Factory in Haiti Retailer (Wal-Mart) Factory in Mexico Factory in DR Dominican Manufacturer U.S. Manufacturer Inputs: Cotton (India) Thread (China) Denim (China) Inputs: Cotton (Texas) Thread (S. CA) Denim (Mexico) Taiwanese Manufacturer Factory in China Sent over land from Mexico to Wal-Mart DC in Bentonville, Ark. Shipped by container from Santo Domingo to Miami Shipped by container from Shenzhen to West Coast ports BLUE JEANS SOLD AT WALMART (Jennifer Bair)
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OUTLINE 1.What is Globalization? 2.Trends in Globalization 3.Traditional Global Inequalities 4.Newly Emerging Global Inequalities 5.Possibilities for Global Social Justice?
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What Is Globalization? Growth of ties/connections; compression of world; reduction of international barriers Growing irrelevance of geographical distance Growing Flows across national borders –people, capital, information, goods & services –including greater share of world and leading to increasing integration across spaces -Timing: –long history of international economic integration that began with the rise of capitalism in 1500s –Early wave peaked in early 20 th century: before WWI –Recent wave rising since early 1970s
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Globalization’s First Wave: Steamship Routes, 1900
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Globalization’s Second Wave: The Internet, 2002
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Dimensions of Globalization 1)Diffusion 2)Interdependence 3)Organization 4)Culture Concrete Economic Aspects -int’l exchange and flows of goods, services, people, information and capital across nation-states -Exports & Imports -Direct & Portfolio Investment -Migration
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Concrete Organizations 1)Global Actors International Monetary Fund (IMF) -goal: monetary cooperation & coordination -job: credit-rating agency BUT lends money with conditions World Bank -goal: poverty reduction, development and reconstruction -job: lend to poor countries BUT debt relief and research 2)Global Institutions World Trade Organization -goal: promote free trade, fair competition, dispute resolution -job: forum for negotiations BUT administers agreements European Union -goal: avoid conflict and enable free movement -job: manage EU BUT growing judiciary and bureaucracy
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Trends in Globalization: Trade 1820-1995 (% of World GDP)
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Trends in Globalization: Trade & FDI 1960-2006 (% World GDP)
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Trade % GDP in Key Regions
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% Immigrant in Key Regions
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Net Migration (Thousands) in Key Regions
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Persistent Global Inequalities (Ravallion & Wade Readings): GDP 2005 Billions US Dollars
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GDP Per Capita ($) & Population (Billions) 2005
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Three Ways to Measure Global Income Inequality
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Life Expectancy in Years
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Under-5 Mortality Rate per 1,000
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Newly Emerging Global Inequalities From Dependency to New International Division of Labor –Historically, poor countries were source of natural resources and agricultural products for rich countries –Natural Resource Trap: drive up currency, volatile boom-bust cycles, corrupt governments –In past 30 years, poor countries have industrialized because of FDI and exports
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Triggered Massive Social Changes –Migration to cities in poor countries –Migration to rich countries –Dramatic advances in technology for communication, transportation and travel Rapid and Uneven Urbanization (Goldman & Longhofer Reading)
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Urbanization Rate
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Dharavi in Mumbai, India
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Landfill New Delhi India 2007
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HIV Prevalence Rate (% 15-49) 2007
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Possibilities for Global Social Justice? Economic Growth? –World composed of rich billion, middle four billion and “bottom billion” –Middle four billion grew 2.5% annually in 1970s, 4% annually in 1980s & 1990s, and 4.5% annually since 2000 –Bottom billion grew only.5% in 1970s, DECLINED.4% in 1980s, and DECLINED.5% in 1990s –Bottom billion was poorer in 2000 than 1970 –Paul Collier “Growth is not a cure-all, but the lack of growth is a kill-all.
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The World Polity (Meyer & Lerner Readings) –Canopy of international governmental organizations (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) –United Nations, Amnesty International, etc. –Global civil society and superstates have potential to improve world well-being 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 1820184018601880190019201940196019802000 IGOs States
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Secondary School Enrollment Rate
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Fertility Rate
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Aid as % of GDP in 2007
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