AP Comparative Government and Politics Flashcards: Challenges from Globalization
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In what four general ways can globalization challenge a regime's sovereignty?
Globalization can challenge regime sovereignty through foreign economic influence, cultural backlash, environmental degradation from economic development, and political or economic pressure from foreign governments.
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In what four general ways can globalization challenge a regime's sovereignty?
Globalization can challenge regime sovereignty through foreign economic influence, cultural backlash, environmental degradation from economic development, and political or economic pressure from foreign governments.
What forms of pressure can foreign governments exert on regimes whose actions offend them?
Foreign governments can bring political and economic pressure, such as treaty reversals, public condemnation at intergovernmental organizations like the UN, and economic sanctions.
Define the environmental challenge to regime sovereignty caused by globalization.
Increased economic development, often a result of globalization, can cause environmental degradation and related health issues, which can alienate citizens and challenge the regime.
If a country's rapid, foreign-funded industrial growth leads to severe air pollution and citizen protests, what challenge of globalization does this represent?
This represents how increased economic development from globalization can cause environmental degradation and health issues that alienate citizens from their government.
What is a potential domestic reaction to the cultural influences that accompany globalization?
Cultural influences, often Western, that accompany foreign investment and trade can provoke a domestic backlash among the population.
How do governments often react to internal demands for reform that are driven by global market forces?
In response to global market forces and internal demands, governments frequently strive to implement domestic reforms.
Besides managing domestic policy, what is another way governments attempt to deflect criticism and improve economic conditions?
Governments also attempt to extend their influence regionally to deflect criticism from abroad and improve their economic situations.
A government is condemned at the United Nations for human rights violations and faces economic sanctions from several other countries. This is an example of what challenge to its sovereignty?
This is an example of foreign governments bringing political and economic pressure to bear on a country, which challenges its sovereignty.
What is one strategy governments use to manage internal criticism related to globalization?
Governments often work to control domestic policy debates in an attempt to manage criticism and influence public opinion.
How do Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and multinational corporations challenge a host country's government?
They can pose a challenge to a government’s foundational economic and political ideas by introducing principles from their originating regimes.