Political Science BS Political Science/MA Political Science/MS Political Science 8 Semester/Term UOS — University of Sargodha

UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA

Department of Political Science

Mid-Term Examination

Semester: Intake (8 Semester)

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1. It has become widely accepted that we are now living in a "GVC world".

The 2013 world investment report published by UNCTAD around 80% of

global trade flowed through Global value chains. The ILO estimated in 2015

that 1 in every 5 jobs worldwide was linked to production in Global Value

Chains (GVCs). This concept is closely related to the concept of global

production networks, refers to a pattern of global and regional production,

coordinated and controlled by TNCs. Their production process is broken down

into different stages and each stage involves many different suppliers, prod-

uces, woducers, workers, factories, workplaces and so on. The implicatso. The

implications of the GVCs Integrats into GVC is thought to be associated with

economic development actively deploying in different ways. Integration

creation and opportunities for many people. It can provide employment, higher

wages, more decent work and routes out of poverty for many people. A different

perspective though draws attention to the developmentally adverse consequences of

this mode of production. GVCs may be associated with job creation, but it is the

poor quality of these jobs that matters. Many more people may be employed but

they are working in conditions that are harsh. The monitoring and accountability

for labour standards are often weak.

Comment on the above statement with respect to IPE theory. (15)

2. The largest island in the southern portion of the Philippines, Mindanao is no

stranger to conflict, given its Muslim and Christian populations and position on

the periphery of the state, as opposed to the Philippines centre on Luzon. In may

2017, anf 4 terrorist groups, including the Maute ted from as far away as Indonesia

and Malaysia and seized the city of Marawai. They have destroyed large sections

and 120,000 people made refugees. Islamic state (IS) propaganda wn. They also

claimed narrative victory in the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique. Rich in

nature resources but economically impoverishes, reported via Telegram and other

platform like Twitter (X) etc. Samuel Huntington suggested that a major fault-line

exists between western civilization and an Islamic civilization. In the 1960s,

Fanon exists between western economic and power imbalances were removed.

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