The world today

The world today

1. Historical events

   • the end of cold war
     • the disolution of soviet union
       • The fall of the berlin wall

2. disadvantages of globalisation

   • migrations
   • urban and demographic problems
   • international conflicts

3. Globalisation

   • since lates 1980s
     • All of the world´s societies are being brought together in a single system
   • The pace of globalisation has steadilly increased
     • Economically Socially Politically Culturally
     • Interact with each other
     • They depend on

4. Economic globalisation

   • consequence
     • has changed the map of global production
       • features
         • economic instability and increased inequality
         • relocation of industry
         • multinationals
         • concentration of wealth
         • unemployment and a loss of purchasing power
         • goberment bodies are of secondary importance
         • tertiarisation and financialisation
   • Cause
     • The spread of capitalism as an economic system

5. scientific and technological globalisation

   • high technology
   • comunications

6. Globalisation

   • consequences
     • wars between nations
     • territorial disputes
     • terrorism
     • civil conflicts
     • geopolitical conflicts
   • DIPLOMACY AND MEDIATION
     • displacement of population and poverty
     • death an injury
     • Mitigate the disastrous effects of these disputes
   • migration
     • political causes
     • types of migration
       • permanent
       • temporary
       • forced
       • voluntary
     • socioeconomic
     • natural causes

7. in 2007 it was estimated that more than the half of the people live in the city

   • advantages for their inhabitants
     • more services an leisure facilities
     • better employment oportunities
   • disadvantages
     • environmental degrdation
     • supplies and wast managements
     • social segregation
     • housing

8. population

   • is the number of inhabitants living in an area at a certain time
   • the are more than 7.3 billion of people in the world
   • By 2050, there will be an estimated 9,7 billion inhabitants.
   • Most of this population growth will occur in developing countries.
   • Natural growth tells us how a population has developed or changed in a specific period.
   • the birth rate is the number of people who are born iin a population.
   • the life expectancy It is the number of years a person is expected to live on average. Women usually live longer than men
   • The death rate is the number of people who die in a population.

9. countries

   • developed
   • developing
     • underdeveloped
     • emerging economies

10. INTERNATIONAL DECISION-MAKING BODIES

    • regional organisations
    • informal forums
    • economic organisations
    • NGOs
      • The first NGOs appeared in developed countries
      • Greater public awareness of issues
      • In response to the injustice and inequality en the world, especially in the poorest countries
      • In the final decades of the 20th century
      • characteristics
        • They are funded by membership fees and contributions from companies, institutions, and individuals
        • They deal with a wide variety of problems .NGOs work to solve one or more specific porblems and to respond to emergencies and natural disasters
        • They opérate independently of any governmental power
        • Most of their staff work as volunteers, although they do also have paid employees
    • the united nations
      • The United Nations (UN) is an international organization which includes every officially recognized state in the world . It was created in 1945 following the Second World War.
      • main functions
        • guarantee international security and peace
        • to provide humanitarian aid
        • defend human rights
      • organs
        • security council
        • general assembly
        • international court of justice
        • secretariat
      • limitations
        • depend on financial contributions
        • the enormous power field by the five countries with the powerof veto on the security council
        • the lack of armed forces to make sure its resolution are obeyed

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