LibGuides: IB Geography: Part 2: HL Global Interactions

Power, Places, & Networks

Keywords & Phrases: globalization, global superpowers, G7/8, G20, OECD - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OPEC - Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, IMF - International Monetary Fund, NDB- New Development Bank, global trade, international aid, loans, debt relief; international remittances from economic migrants; illegal flows - trafficked peoples, counterfeit goods, narcotics; FDI - Foreign Direct Investment, TNC - Transnational Corporations, MGOs - Multi-governmental Organizations, free trade zones, economic migration, changing global data flow, communication infrastructure and use, natural resource availability, geographic isolation

Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new window Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of these issues. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal. Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database.
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Debt Relief Under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative
International Monetary Fund
The G7 and the Future of Multilateralism
Council on Foreign Relations
G20
Group of 20
Human Trafficking
UNDOC
IMF
International Monetary Fund
NDB
New Development Bank
OECD
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (USA)
OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Political Geography
Click to find serious articles on Political Geography and United States (7,436), Europe (4,782), Middle East (3,215), China (2,389), Asia (2,242), Russia (1,889)
QFinance: The Ultimate Resource Credo Reference. "The Ultimate Resource offers articles with key themes in over 250 best practice and thought leadership articles. This edition comprises key perspectives on environmental, social, and governance factors -- essential for understanding the long-term sustainability of a company." Editor(s): Qatar Financial Center, Qatar Financial Center Edition: 5th Articles: 10,142

Human Development & Diversity

Keywords & Phrases: UN Sustainable Development Goals, HDI - Human development index, GII - Gender inequality index, empowering women / indigenous / minorities, microfinanciubg, alternative trading networks , cultural traits, ethnicities, identities, cultural imperialism, glocalization of branded commodities, diasporas, rejection of globalized production, rise of anti-immigration movements, control on personal freedoms, national trade restrictions, protectionism, resource nationalism, international-mindedness

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Atlas of Global Inequalities Drawing on research from around the world, this atlas gives shape and meaning to statistics, making it an indispensable resource for understanding global inequalities and an inspiration for social and political action. Inequality underlies many of the challenges facing the world today, and The Atlas of Global Inequalities considers the issue in all its dimensions. Author(s): Ben Crow, Suresh K. Lodha Edition: 1st Articles: 60 Images: 204
Difficult Dialogues: A Compendium of Contemporary Essays on Gender Inequality in India
Brookings
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program
USAID
Gender Data Portal
World Bank

Pursuing Women's Eonomic Empowerment
International Monetary Fund 2018

Eurostat
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Global Risks & Resilience

Keywords & Phrases: hacking, identify theft, copyright infringement, surveillance of personal freedoms, risks to global supply chain, profit repatriation, tax avoidance, drones, 3D printing, transboundary pollution, localized pollution, shipping lanes pollution, crowd-sourcing technologies

Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new window Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of these issues. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal. Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database.
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3 Reasons Why China is the Gobal Drones Leader
World Economic Forum
Evaluating the Changed Incentives for Repatriating Foreign Earnings
Tax Foundation
International Electronic Issues
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Key Question Geography of Epidemics
How do epidemics effect societies? From World Geography
Pollution: Three steps to a Green Shipping Industry
Nature
Risks in Global Supply Chains
Hofstra U
Transboundary Pollution
Enviropedia
Eurostat
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