World History › Section Z · The contemporary world › Topic Z.1
A global economy
Since 1945, and especially since the Cold War ended, trade, investment and culture have bound the world's economies ever more tightly together. This topic traces the institutions and trade blocs behind that process, and the debate over who has gained and who has lost.
In this topic
- An old process, speeded up
- Building the European Union
- Brexit
- Trade blocs and the WTO
- Multinationals and global culture
- The push to privatise
- Worked example: the Cochabamba Water War
- China, factory of the world
- Worked example: who gained from globalisation?
- Crises of a connected world
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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