ICE – 6th June 2014 Some background material on

Transcript:ICE – 6th June 2014 Some background material on:
ICE – 6th June 2014 Some background material on the ways globalisation is changing the role of national governments Anthony Giddens ‘globalisation is the intensification of world wide social relations, which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away and vice versa’. To this Michael Mann added ‘ the extension of distinct relations of ideological, economic, military and political power across the world’. He ended by stating that ‘ the capitalist mode of production, the extension of military striking distances and the extension of the nation-state across the world, first with TWO empires and now with ONE’ Some may now say that the above is being overtaken by a new and emerging world order. Some apparent trends in the changes caused by globalisation Greater de-localisation, production/productivity increasingly controlled by a knowledge-based generation, who have access to and can control vast flows of information. A decline in face-to-face interaction, people now have to deal with distant systems, we are developing a different concept of what is known as our space. What happens in our world of work, neighbourhood employment patterns are increasing influenced by forces that operate miles away from where the impact of those decisions is felt. A changing world… The reality of how we live is one of deeper, multiple connections. This has seen a reduction in the influence and power of national governments – World Bank, IMF, EU, ECB al add another level of control that is above the national government. Policy is now being driven more and more by market forces, governments do not have the control over domestic economies in the ways they once had – they now have to ‘manage’ national politics in ways that allow domestic conditions to adjust to the pressures of a trans-national set of market forces. The relationship between a domestic government and its citizens is altering A changing world…. The rise of the knowledge economy – knowledge capitalism – innovate, get to market, make returns – what of the gap between rich and poor nations? Should knowledge be more open – so encouraging those in a wider range of countries to be more ambitious? What will government do to generate this, who will control ‘rights’ and access to new ideas? What of the hazards raised through trade across vast distances and from different cultures – linked risk is now an