GEOG 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Core Countries, World-Systems Theory, Industrial Revolution
13 Aug 2020
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Production enhancement of industrial revolution (1700s) promoted capitalism and fueled need to expand. Raised productivity, need for resources, more markets, etc. Imperialism: the deliberate exercise of military power and economic influence by powerful states in order to advance and secure national interest. Imperialism: core countries engage in preemptive geographic expansion to protect their established interests and to limit opportunities of others. Three broad geographic divisions evolving through combination of process of public and private economic competition among states (political) Core: dominate trade, control most advance technology, high level of productivity, diversified economies. Can be more than one core country; american and china are both core countries. America: giving cheap labor to foreigners, dominates over the other. Semi peripheral: able to exploit peripheral regions, but still dominated by core regions countries and provides for america. Mostly countries that were peripheral (can more up or down) Move up by maintaining competitiveness of their domestic product.
