Contemporary World
Contemporary World
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caused by the war.
Demand - iif demand for
product/services is more in the
country than what it can The Global Interstate System -
domestically produce, then it The study of the contemporary
goes for import.. world is not just about the
globalization of economy but
also of governance.
International Economic
Organizations
With the emergence of the
study of international relations,
International Monetary Fund
interactions among various
(IMF) - The IMF’s fundamental
actors in the international
mission is to ensure the
stage have become relevant in
stability of the international
the academic realm.
monetary system.
It does so in three ways:
keeping The expanding of these
interactions paved the way to
● track of the global
the phenomenon known as
economy and the
internationalization.
economies of member
countries;
● lending to countries
with balance of
payments difficulties;
What is Internatlization?
● giving practical help to
members.
Internationalization – is the
process of increasing
World Bank - a.k.a the involvement in international
International Bank for operations, both sides of inward
Reconstruction and the and outward should be involved
Development. in a broader concept of
internationalization.
Purpose
Internationalism – it is the
● provide long-term loans system of heightened
for the economic interaction between states with
development of the desire for greater
developing countries cooperation and unity.
● reconstruction of
affected countries Interstate system – interaction
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of modern states with one formal structure that implements
another on the global system. and enforces these rules.
This led to the shifting from
international politics to “global
politics.” The United Nations (UN)
is the primary international
The occurrence of problems organization responsible to
and issues such as climate maintain international peace,
change, terrorism, and cooperation and security
pandemic has become global in . As of now, it has 193 Member
nature and eventually affect all States which are all members
the states. of the General Assembly.