Global Governance: Political and Economic | Edexcel A-Level Politics (9PL0)
Global Governance: Political and Economic
- 61 questions
- 5 subtopics
- Component 3 Route A: global politics, one route of two
- Component 3
Covers the institutions through which states manage common problems: the United Nations and NATO, the IMF, World Bank and WTO, the theories of development that underpin them, and the criticisms of how they handle poverty..
It covers key institutions and terms in global governance, the United Nations: structure, strengths and weaknesses, nATO and the IMF: mandate, strengths and criticisms, the WTO, the G7/G20 and theories of development and poverty, the critique of economic governance, and NGOs.
Sample questions from Global Governance: Political and Economic
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Key institutions and terms in global governance
What is NATO and what was its original purpose?
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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) is a military alliance originally formed for collective defence against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. -
Key institutions and terms in global governance
Which countries comprise the G7 and what happened to the G8?
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The G7 comprises the USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan—the seven largest advanced economies meeting to coordinate economic policy. The G8 included Russia until 2014. -
The United Nations: structure, strengths and weaknesses
What is the role of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)?
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ECOSOC coordinates the economic and social work of the UN and its specialised agencies, promoting international cooperation on development. -
The United Nations: structure, strengths and weaknesses
What are the strengths of the International Court of Justice?
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Strengths include providing peaceful dispute resolution, developing international law through judgments, and its independence from political bodies. -
NATO and the IMF: mandate, strengths and criticisms
What are the main strengths of NATO as a military alliance?
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Strengths include its military capability, collective security guarantee, interoperability between member forces, and deterrent effect. -
NATO and the IMF: mandate, strengths and criticisms
What are the main strengths of the IMF?
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Strengths include providing emergency financial assistance, promoting global monetary stability, and offering technical expertise to member states. -
The WTO, the G7/G20 and theories of development
What are the weaknesses of the G7/G8/G20 forums?
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Weaknesses include lack of democratic legitimacy, exclusion of most countries, non-binding agreements, and dominance by wealthy states. -
The WTO, the G7/G20 and theories of development
What does classical economic development theory argue about how countries develop?
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Classical economic development theory argues that all countries progress through similar stages of economic growth, with free markets and trade driving development.
The 5 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Key institutions and terms in global governance | Recall questions on the main global bodies, structural adjustment programmes, the North-South divide and dependency theory. | 11 |
| The United Nations: structure, strengths and weaknesses | Recall questions on the founding of the UN, the Security Council, General Assembly, ECOSOC and ICJ, and the strengths and weaknesses of each. | 14 |
| NATO and the IMF: mandate, strengths and criticisms | Recall questions on NATO’s founding, Article 5 and post-Cold War role, and on the lending, strengths and criticisms of the IMF and the World Bank. | 11 |
| The WTO, the G7/G20 and theories of development | Recall questions on the strengths and weaknesses of the WTO and the G7, G8 and G20, world-systems theory, orthodox and alternative measures of poverty, and classical, structuralist and neo-classical theories of development. | 10 |
| Poverty, the critique of economic governance, and NGOs | Recall questions on why the veto blocks Security Council action, why the IMF and World Bank are criticised over poverty, and on the role and limits of NGOs. | 15 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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