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12/06/2011

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3 pillars of decision making
Definition
single market- act as a nation state
foreign policy- eu acts as an igo, decision making must be unanimous and all have veto power, but each state has own foreign policy
justice and home affairs- as igo each state has veto power
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Ayatollah Khomeini
Definition
adopted political islam was exciled by shah, became supreme leader of iran after revolution in new authoritarian regime he is in charge of the military and legislative law, never compromises
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ECSC
Definition
european coal abd steal community beginning of eu to integrate steal and coal production
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EU Constitution
Definition
constitution didnt pass bc it needs to be unanimous, eventually got it after they limited it to the lisbon treaty, problem of unanimous voting
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EU Enlargement
Definition
in 2004 they accepted 10 new states that were post communist, people want in becuase of trade benefiets but to get in you have to meet conditionalities of democratic, market economy, and withstand pressures of being in EU, fear of muslim states
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East asian miracle
Definition
used in reference to the highly developed economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. These nations and areas were notable for maintaining exceptionally high growth rates (in excess of 7 percent a year) and rapid industrialization between the early 1960s and 1990s. By the 21st century, all four have developed into advanced and high-income economies,
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European economic crisis
Definition
eu is unified in monetary policy but not in fiscal policy so the EU has no control over taxation or budgets and its impossible to ratify a new treaty. There is also the n/s imbalance and the noth doesnt want to give money to the south
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GDR
Definition
german democratic republic that was east germany and occupied by the communists
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Great Leap Forward
Definition
maos idea to industrialize china trying to move forward economically through steel and grain production set goals for districts, when districts couldnt meet goals they inflated their numbers= less grain planted than harvested and starvation
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MNC
Definition
corporations that engage in trade in many different countries. Problem of langauge issues and cultural barriers, different rules and regulations in other countries. its not about cheap labor, you want to be located where other resources are readily available. technology=silicon valley. LOCATIOn specific advantages, politics
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OECD
Definition
international economic organisation of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade. It is a forum of countries committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a platform to compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practices, and co-ordinate domestic and international policies of its members.
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SAVAK
Definition
secret police in iran
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WTO
Definition
helps to promote global trade by creating free trade and limiting barriers an tariffs to trade
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acquis communautaire
Definition
accumulated legislation and court decisions that make up EU law
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anti-gloablization
Definition
people seek profit through capitalism by exploiting others and lowering working conditions
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berlin wall
Definition
seperated east from west germany people entered the embassy to get across and eventually in 1989 they tore it down
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berlusconi
Definition
after the debt crisis he recently retired as prime minister of italy
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bourgeoisie
Definition
upper class
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candidate countries
Definition
turkey and ukraine iceland croatia
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capital mobility
Definition
free movement of movement through globalization
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central planning
Definition
inefficient in communism because it gave people no incentives to work harder
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chinese migrant workers
Definition
have to migrate to find better work in cities becuase you cant own land and there is huge inequalitites through the hukuo system
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colonialism
Definition
he establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. It is a process whereby the metropole claims sovereignty over the colony and the social structure, government, and economics of the colony are changed by colonizers from the metropole. marxs thinks its a form of capitalism PHYSICAL occupation , traditional agricultural economies to benefiet empire, free trade economic organization before domestic developement . problems with building autonomy and generating domestic economic growth
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confucionism
Definition
official state ideology of china all about righteousness and altriusim
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copenhagen criteria
Definition
to become part of the eu you need to be democratic, market economy, and ablet o handle pressures of being in eu
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corruption
Definition
bribery, misappropraition of resources for private gain,but measuring it is very hard
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cultural revolution
Definition
led by mao its goal was its stated goal was to enforce socialism in the country by removing capitalist, traditional and cultural elements from Chinese society
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debt crisis
Definition
greece had debt defeciet, nobody thought they could oay back their debts, interest rates soared because they were high risk, so they got loans from IMF
irish and portuegues housing markets crash
italy has debt problem
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deng xiaoping
Definition
reformer who led china towards a market economy after communism
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dependency theory
Definition
the idea that developing countries on dependent on developed countries for buying goods and constantly get exploited
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dialectical materialism
Definition
hat every economic order grows to a state of maximum efficiency, while at the same time developing internal contradictions or weaknesses that contribute to its decay.
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dictatorship of the proletariat
Definition
refers to a socialist state in which the proletariat, or the working class, have control of political power
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domestic policy
Definition
high public employment but no accountability, bad quality and no private institutions, high tariffs so no agricultural specilization , bad geography, poor public service is poor public health , government monopolies on food to urban areas discouraged speciliztion and led to a pure urban wage force
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erich honecker
Definition
general secretary of socialist unity party after cold war refused reform and was ousted by the party
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european central bank
Definition
controls the euro and the interest rate
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european commission
Definition
executive cabinet in international negotiations and treaties
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european financial stability fund
Definition
forced to set up after many countries go bankrupt to help with crises it has 440 billion euros but the fund doesnt have enough money to bail out italy
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exclusive governing parties
Definition
party leadership does not allow social groups, belief in social change by only 1 party, cant dissent against them
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external destiny
Definition
huge barriers to trade, narrow commodities with volatile prices, aid isnt helping growth
land locked is a barrier to trade, exchange rates are overvalued making tariffs ridiculous, trade restrictions
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fair trade
Definition
market approach to help producers in lower income countries, better trading capabilites and sustainability by charging higher prices for artifacts
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false consciousness
Definition
is the Marxist thesis that material and institutional processes in capitalist society are misleading to the proletariat, and to other classes. These processes betray the true relations of forces between those classes, and the real state of affairs regarding the development of pre-socialist society (relative to the secular development of human society in general).
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farsi
Definition
language of the poeple in iran who got their roots from persia
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flower label program
Definition
The Flower Label Program ( FLP ) is a joint initiative of human rights organisations, labour unions, churches, flower producers and flower retailers. The FLP promotes the socially and environmentally responsible flower, fern, plant and foliage cultivation both in the northern and southern countries by setting universal standards.

The objective of the FLP standards is to improve especially

Labour, Social, Health and Safety Standards
Use of Pesticides and Chemicals
Environmental Protection Standards
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foreign direct investment
Definition
production in different countries, buying ownershup and having capital in other countries, its usually wealthy industrialized countries to others, its not about cheap labor
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four freedoms
Definition
free movement of goods, people, services, and capital
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fulan gong
Definition
most persecuted religious group in china, labor camos bc they were a legitamite challenge to authority, clash of ideology
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glasnost
Definition
reform to have openness and accountability in government
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globalization
Definition
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immigration and citizenship
Definition
have to be ethinically german to be a citizen even if you have been living their for twenty years, need for a new definition for citizenship
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imperialism
Definition
state was imposed on much of the world outside europe, ethnic and national identites are created, gender roles imposed
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import substitution
Definition
is a trade and economic policy that advocates replacing imports with domestic production.[1] It is based on the premise that a country should attempt to reduce its foreign dependency through the local production of industrialized product
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inclusive governing parties
Definition
recgonizes other social groups, uses co-ops and positive incitives, less use of coercion more like mubarack in egypt
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informal economy
Definition
economy that is not taxed or part of the GDP included things like self employed
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iranian revolution of 1979
Definition
despised for economic policies, overthrow irans monarchy of shahwith replacement of islamic republic under allatolah, civil resistance, authoritarian and repressive
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lisbon treaty
Definition
estabilished constitution of the EU, and unanimous voting for all new treaties
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location specific advantages
Definition
specific locations that are the most beneficial for specific industries. talent, resources, competition
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long march
Definition
massive military retreat by red army against communist party that eventually led to the rise of mao
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mao zedong
Definition
head of the communist party in china responsible for the great leap forward, led to starvation
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marketization
Definition
through decentralization and privitization you move to a more market economy. make state owned enterprises work like free goods
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measuring corruption
Definition
through perception indexes or individual surveys
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mechanisms for cooperation
Definition
force, co-opt, personality cults
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microfinance
Definition
fund businesses for people who little access to capital to help them start their own businesses
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mikhail gorbachev
Definition
in charge of russia when they tried to do reforms
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miklos nemeth
Definition
leader of socialists workers party in hungry that helped lead to the fall of the berlin wall
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modernization theory
Definition
straight path to developement, democracy, beneficial to have ties to developed states, the path that europe took was relatively smooth
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mousevi
Definition
ran as a reformist against khomeini in 2009 and lost
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national health service
Definition
health system in uk that covers everyone and is run by the government, bonuses for keeping people healthly, pay high taxes with high wait list, but no meical bankrupcy or out of pocket costs
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nicolae ceausescu
Definition
ruled romania with a personality cult and his reign was later overthrown in 1989, he executed those who tried to reform and constrained consumption of electricity in order to put more energy towards industrial production
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nomenklatura
Definition
the elite in communist society they got to shop at different stores, seperate rules
Term
november 1989
Definition
when communism and the berlin wall fell
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oil shock of 1979
Definition
protests in iran disrupted oil production which led to a shortage of oil and increased oil prices
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one child policy
Definition
policy in china held to a demographic problem with males and an aging generation with less people in the working class
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patrimonialism
Definition
property inherited from ones father created a problem in russia
Term
perception indices
Definition
accumulation of different surveys collecting perception of corruption in society, its only perception not actual facts
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perestrokia
Definition
restructuring of the economic system
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personality cults
Definition
worship like attitude towards a political leader, usually begin in the youth
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politburo
Definition
iterally "Political Bureau [of the Central Committee]," is the executive committee for a number of communist political parties.
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presidental election of 2009
Definition
almanenajad won, but there was election fraud eople revolt and demand a revote first time the gov moves towards repression and first cries against the supreme leader allotolah
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proletariat
Definition
working class
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property rights
Definition
system of documentation of ownership, without it there is no access to capitalism because you have no collateral for loans. led to a decrease in child labor
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red gaurd
Definition
were a mass movement of civilians and soldiers, mostly students and other young people in the People's Republic of China (PRC), who were mobilized by Mao Zedong in 1966 and 1967, during the Cultural Revolution.
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revolutionary gaurd
Definition
intended to protect iran islamic system
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russian elections
Definition
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shah
Definition
in power in iran for decades, secular rule title for ruler
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shia
Definition
not islamic fundamentalism, not theocracy, belief in religious allotalah and return of muhammad to establish justice, only muhammads line should be rulers
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shock therapy
Definition
what happened in russia as they tried to reform economically, elimination of government spending, free sale of goods, but their were shortages and it was painful
Term
sickness funds
Definition
how germany sets up their system, everyone must join a sickness funds, premiums are set as percentage of income to help poor
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solidarity
Definition
happened in poland, church was independent of the state collective farming did not work so they created an independent labor movement first challenge to communist movement but it was eventually shut down
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special economic zones
Definition
zones in china where there could be trade and investment without tariffs to help after maos death
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state administration of religious affairs in china
Definition
hate christianity becasue it is associated with the west, you have to be registered with state so that they can control it, only christianity is apolitical
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structural adjustment programs
Definition
put into place by imf and world bank to help developing countries, helps with fiscal imbalances and getting lower interest rates on loans implement free markets through deregulation and lack of trade barriers .
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sultanism
Definition
no rule of law based on whims of ruler, no ideology, mobilization is low, leadership is arbitrary
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sunnis
Definition
much more orthodox belief in elected muslim believers as long as they are following doctrine of muhammad
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supranational system
Definition
system in which it transcends national borders to act as one- EU , a method of decision making in multi national organizations, power delegated to authority by member states
Term
syrian protests
Definition
protests to get president to step down from authoritarian regime and give the people civil liberties
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tiananmen square
Definition
students leading civil resistant for economic reform tryng to get rid of communism were fired upon by the liberation army and murdered
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totalitarianism
Definition
highly centralized, most violent, no independent political space, few limitations on leaders no pluarlism but high mobalization
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urghurs
Definition
islamic ethnic group in china, what atonomy from chinese gove which leads to tension and repression. chinese have migrated into their area and are taking over economic benefiets
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us healthcare reform
Definition
extension of coverage 2014 all have to have insurance expansion of medicaid, easier to purchase independtly, no longer limits on lifetime coverage, children are eligible untill 26
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vaclav havel
Definition
president of through the velvet revolution they were able to peacefully overthrow the communist party
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vangaurd of proletariat
Definition
is a political party at the forefront of a mass action, movement, or revolution. The idea of a vanguard party has its origins in the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The concept is most well known for being put into practice by the Bolshevik Party in Russia.
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vladimir putin
Definition
current prime minister of russia
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voucher privitization
Definition
one of the economic reforms of communism along with stabilization, a way for people to reform large enterprises by buying stock in the form of vouchers
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welfare state
Definition
sweeden system of health care in which government takes a huge role in providing public goods, different states do it differently. sweeden everyone pays and takes care of the poor through insurance companies. taiwan has all the best of other countries and keeps costs too low that gov has to barrow money
Term
zambia vs south korea
Definition
they are different because of level of colonialism- extractiosion colonialism or imperialism, geogrphical problems- disease, soil quality, abd policies
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