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Other Agencies of Development
Potential Questions we might be answering
• Evaluate the view that Transnational Corporations (TNCs) have had a significant part to play in the existence of global inequality. (30)
• Evaluate sociological explanations of ethnic inequalities in the developing world. (30)
•What other agencies can stimulate development?
States (countries)
• How is the state different from the government?
• Governments are temporary• The state encompasses: legal system, police,
civil service, military• What kind of people control the state?• The difference between modernisation and
neo-liberal when we think about states?
What can the states do?
• Support development – Runs the infrastructure – buys goods – employs the population
• Development states• These are the kind of states modernists like
Neo-Liberal
• States do the bare minimum required and allow transnationals and businesses to develop the country
Block
• Corruption• Spending on bureaucracies• Predatory states – prey on their own people
so the people at the top get very wealthy – i.e. D R Congo
• What theory would argue that these blocks are the reason for a lack of development?
International Government Organisations (IGO)
• The UN• Made up of:
–The General Assembly–The Security Council (5 permanent members –
UK, USA, France, Russia, China)• How would dependency theorists view the 5
permanent members?• In the general assembly third world nations have a
vote – How would modernisation theorists view this?
What does the UN do?
• Development Program – Measures development – gives loans for sustainable development
• WHO – World Health Organisation• WFP – World Food Program• FAO – Food and Agriculture Program• Refugee program• Peacekeeping
World Bank
• Member states all pay in money and it is then used for development projects
• The more money a country pays in the more its vote counts for
• It lends at low rates to developing countries• It often dictates what projects should be
carried out
IMF and WTO
• IMF polices international debt• It can lend to developed countries• Neo-liberal policies/structural adjustment
programs• Short term interests• The WTO tries to introduce neo-liberal policies
to world trade• Has been unable to stop developed countries
using subsidies