AP®︎ Comparative Government Unit 5: Notes & Study Guide
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 5 of AP Comparative Government – Political and Economic Changes and Development.
Unit 5: Political and Economic Changes and Development
This unit examines how globalization, economic liberalization, demographic shifts, and natural resources drive political and economic change, and how countries respond through policy adaptation.
Begin with Topic 5.1: Impact of Global Economic...To review Unit 5, go through each of the 9 topics below.
Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 5 test, pulled directly from the AP® Comparative Government & Politics curriculum.
Impact of Global Economic and Technological Forces
Impact of Global Economic and Technological Forces
- What Global Economic and Technological Forces Are
- Main Global Actors and Mechanisms
- How Globalization Changes Policy, Behavior, and Culture
Political Responses to Global Market Forces
Political Responses to Global Market Forces
- Political Responses to Global Market Forces
- The Continuum of Private and State Control
- The Key Country Examples
Challenges from Globalization
Challenges from Globalization
- What Globalization Does to Regime Sovereignty
- Main Ways Globalization Challenges Sovereignty
- Pressure from Foreign Governments
Policies and Economic Liberalization
Policies and Economic Liberalization
- What Economic and Political Liberalization Are
- Main Economic Liberalization Policies
- Why Governments Liberalize and How to Measure the Results
International and Supranational Organizations
International and Supranational Organizations
- What International and Supranational Organizations Are
- How International Organizations Influence Policy
- ISI vs Structural Adjustment
Adaptation of Social Policies
Adaptation of Social Policies
- How social policy gets rewritten
- Major Social Policy Areas in This Topic
- Required Country Cases
Impact of Industrialization and Economic Development
Impact of Industrialization and Economic Development
- How Industrialization Changes Government Policy
- Government Responses to Pollution and Industrial Damage
- Trade Liberalization and Tariff Tradeoffs
Causes and Effects of Demographic Change
Causes and Effects of Demographic Change
- What Demographic Change Is
- Political Causes of Demographic Change
- Political and Social Effects of Demographic Change
Impact of Natural Resources
Impact of Natural Resources
- What Natural Resources Do to Politics and the Economy
- Rentier States and the Resource Curse
- Nationalization vs Privatization
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