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16 Cards in this Set
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3 main objectives of German foreign policy untilthe 1990s
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Security Economic development Reunification |
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what is the “Basic Law” |
Law prohibiting germany from military action outside colective defense |
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why a “political culture of restraint” guides German policies. |
Do not want to repeat the mistakes of Hitler Parties seeking to overturn democracy are unconstitutional Lower house can only pass vote of no confidence |
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What are the 2 houses of the British Parliament |
House of commons-elected House of lords- hereditary |
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Why have British attitudes towards Europe always been so hostile |
known as euro-skepticism dont want to be brought down by EU's economic problems EU erodes sovereignty |
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what are Churchill’s 3 interlinked circles and what do they mean |
Alanticism -US and Canada Europeanism - United Europe Globalism - British empire around the world |
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Scandinavianmodel of democracy,” |
•Political consensus
•Managed market economy – Smith vs. Keynes •High level of union membership •Active labour market policy •Centrally-coordinated labour market •Tend towards wage equality •Low unemployment •Income security •Welfare state •Fiscal problems since 1970s |
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Scandinavian politicalactors |
•5-party system – Conservatives, Agrarians, Social Democrats, radical socialists populist right Economic actors Farm co-ops Trade unions Employers organizations |
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Scandinavian politicalinstitutions |
•All (except Finland) pure parliamentarysystems = direct election of unicameral parliament Multiparty system minority/coalition governments •Proportional representation |
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challenges to the Scandinavian model |
Political, Social, Economic and International –Risein female participation in labour market –Competingin a global economy –Copewith rising life expectancy –Balancefiscal responsibility with continued “welfarism” Immigration Rise of the populist party |
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Post-communistchallenges for CEE counties; |
–Create democracies –Create market economies –Build new states (except Poland, Hungary) -How to manage privatization? -How to move towards pluralism |
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typeof government model and its institutions in CEE countries in the post-1989 era |
–Parliamentary democracy –Proportional representation electoralsystem –Multiparty systems –Coalition governments |
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factors thatcontributed to Hungary’s early economic and political success during the 1990s. |
-FDI has played a huge role - Had a head start in social and economic reforms –Strictmonetary and fiscal policy –Theinstitutional system of the market economy hasbeen built up fast -Successful, market-based privatization |
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The Scandinavian countries: their old and new model of capitalism |
Capitalism: 3 factors forcing change limited resources globalism Growing diversity Sweden has cut public spending drastically -no longer a all inclusive welfare state -new contribution based pensions Less reliance on companies to provide state revenue due to globalization New model begins with the individual and not the state - high emphasis on individual development and education Nordic countries can no longer afford big government |
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The Scandinavian countries: their old and new model of democracy
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Phrase: "Getting to Denmark" How they have reformed? cutting taxes and leaner government letting private companies run schools and hospitals ( they ran all private and public institutions) Support free trade to the fullest extent (let Saab go bankrupt) |
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Srebreninca and no mans land |
Killing were carried by Bosnian-Serb general Ratko Mladic Over 8000 killed City was declared a "Safe Zone" by the UN Dutch UN peacekeepers did nothing to stop the genocide |
