https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon Made with swagger en-us 2017-09-27 18:28:00 UTC 2017-11-30 19:12:43 UTC hello@padlet.com stephen_preiss100 https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/194940240 This video is relevant because it talks about how the Himalayan engineers are laying basic water pipes to siphon water from some of the mountains, and transfer it into man-made glaciers resulting in "3 million liters of water" so they can survive through the water crisis when they need water most. 

This article reminds me of Rostow's five stages of development, with these people most likely occupying the 
preconditions for Takeoff as they're starting to build minimal infrastructure but yet seem to still somewhat occupy a traditional society as their technology seems very limited. ]]> 2017-10-07 20:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/194940240 stephen_preiss100 https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/194941429 As one man in the beginning of the video surmises, had the Puerto Rico been a US state instead of a  US possession he thinks help would have arrived much quicker.  Puerto Rico was without water, electricity, and food often for much of this time. 

If what the man says is true about why the U.S. did not lend aid (which I agree with) the situation reminds me much of metropoles and satellites where the metropoles take from the satellites in very much a one sided relationship indicative also of how the core takes more from the periphery states. Had Puerto Rico been apart of the core (in this case the U.S.) it's doubtful this crises would have played out the same way. ]]> 2017-10-07 20:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/194941429 stephen_preiss100 https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/194942146 The past three decades London has been the heart of the European economy flourishing in that time. With Brexit that puts that in jeopardy. London had plans to put a new subway system in to handle the increases in population and tourism yet with Brexit those needs might not be as strong as they once had. On the other hand with Brexit it's vital that England flourish now more than ever. The article makes special mention of how many Megaprojects have taken place in recent past.

The article reminds me of both Rostow's five stages of development and the core-periphery concepts. Clearly England, and thus London occupy the Core and Stage 5 High Mass Consumption, however it sounds like within that stage, and within the ranking of countries within the Core, they might both be in jeopardy of trending downward due to Brexit. ]]> 2017-10-07 20:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/194942146 stephen_preiss100 https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/194943125 The article focuses on how North Korea is very much dug in and attached to the proliferation of a nuclear arsenal and how the U.S. sees that as a unacceptable outcome, possibly leading to an eventual war. 

The way this relates to the material we've been learning is that Core countries often have tremendous political and economic control (we've leaned more towards the economic aspect) over other countries outside of the core, especially in the periphery. North Korea understands this as they've been through terrible economic crisis including a famine, and so they feel that acquiring nuclear weapons is their way of forcing themselves into the semi periphery, and maybe the core, as countries will be then most likely be forced to give into what they want whether it be trading or political independence. ]]> 2017-10-07 21:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/194943125 stephen_preiss100 https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/194943653 This video mainly discusses the obesity crisis forming in Ghana after much new development within the country has taken place. Fast food, and shopping malls have cropped up across the country with the rising economy of Ghana. 

While it's not the focus of the article, the development of Ghana relates much to the five stages of development, where it sounds like Ghana is somewhere between preconditions for takeoff and the takeoff stage. It doesn't sound like they have much manufacturing specifically aside from oil but it does sound like they have a lot of infrastructure and a flourishing economy now. It wouldn't be surprising if they did, or do develop a stronger manufacturing sector as the average citizen wealth seems to be increasing rapidly the past few decades. ]]> 2017-10-07 21:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/194943653 stephen_preiss100 https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/210713845 This article talks about the low wage conditions immigrants to Australia face. It talks about the exploitation of those immigrants due to their often inability to speak and understand English fluently, along with their lack of knowledge of national laws. 

This article reminds me of both human migration and the teachings on core countries and periphery countries. Some argue countries places within this context are static and this article somewhat backs that up. That even when citizens of other countries (often periphery) emigrate (in this case to Australia) they often don't enjoy the same rights and privileges of those who have been born in a core country. However I would argue that over time generally those who live in a country over multiple generations more often than not trend towards equality with other "more" native groups. I say more native because rarely do you find people who you can trace their earliest ancestry to the area they live now.]]> 2017-11-28 01:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/210713845 stephen_preiss100 https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/210716515 Two Key agencies currently in the UK, The European Medicine Agency, and the European Banking Authority are set to move to Amsterdam and Paris respectively. This is a huge blow to Britains Economy as the European Medicine Agency currently employs almost a thousand employees and has an annual budget of roughly 300 million. The European Banking authority on the other hand only employees about 150 people however there are fears that they could encourage other banks to leave Britain for other European countries furthering damaging the British economy.

While England will most likely always be a Core country for the foreseeable future moves like these definitely endanger their economic dominance in the European region. It's likely that many "lesser" countries will take much of England's industry and businesses into their own. This article reminds me of Porters article on Trade where it talks about the negative side effects of isolation brought on by the Trump movement in the U.S. I think Britain is a good example of what the U.S. might be soon in terms of isolationism and economic trouble/backlash. ]]> 2017-11-28 01:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/210716515 stephen_preiss100 https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/210716639 Huawei, the second largest phone manufacturer in the world has launched it's first "premium flagship" phone the Mate 10 Pro with a price tag of almost $1000. This is a huge deal as it marks the first premium flagship phone to be produced and sold by a Chinese company.

This directly contradicts those who say Periphery or Semi Periphery countries can't move into the status of being a Core country. If China becomes a place where premium products can be made and sold it shows progress towards competing with other rival 1st world countries. China going from mass production to both that and flexible specialization will allow it to compete with the U.S. in many more sub markets, many of which have much higher profit margins per item. Using Rauch's three relationships between trade and growth in the article "trade" China seems to be experiencing both a handmaiden of growth and and engine of growth. ]]> 2017-11-28 01:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/210716639 stephen_preiss100 https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/210716668 While Norway has been a major oil producer in the past and probably will be in the short term future it has begun divesting some of it's investments into other ventures such as offshore wind power. Norway believes that oil production only provides short term financial security and wants to secure it's future beyond that. 

This is (potentially) tremendous for Norways long term economic security as assuming they make intelligent investments they will be a strong economic power once their, or the worlds oil resources run dry. I am skeptical if their oil deposits will run dry in 10 or 20 years but there seems to be no question that eventually they, like the rest of the world will run out of oil so it seems a wise decision to begin to look for alternative sources of income, unlike countries like Saudi Arabia who depend on FDI to maintain their economy.  ]]> 2017-11-28 01:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/210716668 stephen_preiss100 https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/210716692 The article talks about how Tesla, and Embark are set to announce and showcase their new autonomous technology soon, making autonomous vehicles more of a reality than ever. One of the industries expected to be affected first is the trucking industry, as the cost for drivers, insurance, and accidents is extremely high. Autonomous vehicles could mitigate much of these costs long term as the technology progresses and becomes more viable. 

This technology goes well beyond just the logistics of trucking and I would argue will affect almost every industry out there. If heavily congested countries as cities such as Japan, New York, L.A., Mexico City, etc. become more autonomous in regards to vehicles, it's possible that we see traffic heavily reduced as vehicles move in unison without as much stopping and going, increasing efficiency through better logistics.  I would argue that as workers are replaced and the rich are less dependent on them, they will only get richer as the less rich get poorer, increasing social stratification. ]]> 2017-11-28 01:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/stephen_preiss100/b5x7odhjdeon/wish/210716692