Transcript Western Europe

Western Europe
Political & Economies
Objectives
• 10A Describe the forces that determine the
distribution of goods and services in free enterprise,
socialist, and communist economic systems
• 10 B Classify where specific Countries fall on the
economic spectrum
• 13B Compare maps of voting patterns or political
boundaries to make inferences about distribution of
political power
• 21A analyze and evaluate the validity, and utility of
multiple sources of geographic information such as
primary and secondary sources, aerial
photographs, and maps.
Warm-Up
• List all the different types of governments you can
think of.
Warm up part Dux
• What are the 3 identifying economic systems in the
Economic Spectrum?
• Draw it.
Governments of Western
Europe
• Western European governments are generally
evenly split between republics and constitutional
monarchies.
• Republics: Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, France, Germany,
Switzerland, Austria, Italy, San Marino, and Malta.
• Constitutional monarchies: United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, Spain, Andorra, Monaco, the
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, and
Sweden.
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• What is the Main difference between
a Republic and Constitutional
Monarchy?
Republic
• A republic is a form of government in which affairs
of state are a "public matter” in which public offices
are consequently appointed or elected rather than
privately accommodated.
• Most often a republic is a sovereign country, but
there are also subnational entities that are referred
to as republics,
Constitutional Monarchy
• A constitutional monarchy is a form of
government in which a monarch acts as
head of state within the perimeters of a
written constitution.
• Most constitutional monarchies employ a
parliamentary system:
o Monarch have strictly Ceremonial duties or may
have Reserve Powers
o Most power resides in Parliament and the Prime
Minister
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• Which form of Government do we
have in the United States?
• Are there any advantages of one form
over the other?
Economies
• A Command Economy, can be best
described by government deciding what
and how much to produce.
• A Socialist Economy has central planning of
economy but with public or collective
ownership of means of production.
• A Free Market, can be described by being
Unregulated by government, Supply an
Demand determining prices, and is
consumer driven
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• France: Where do they fall on the Economic Spectrum?
• The French economy is diversified across all sectors. The
government has partially or fully privatized many large
companies, including Air France, France Telecom,
Renault, and Thales. However, the government
maintains a strong presence in some sectors, particularly
power, public transport, and defense industries. With at
least 82 million foreign tourists per year, France is the
most visited country in the world and maintains the third
largest income in the world from tourism. France's
leaders remain committed to a capitalism in which they
maintain social equity by means of laws, tax policies,
and social spending that mitigate economic inequality.
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• Serbia: Where do they fall on the Economic Spectrum?
• Serbia has a transitional economy largely dominated by
market forces, but the state sector remains significant in
certain areas and many institutional reforms are needed.
The economy relies on manufacturing and exports,
driven largely by foreign investment. MILOSEVIC-era
mismanagement of the economy, an extended period
of international economic sanctions, civil war, and the
damage to Yugoslavia's infrastructure and industry
during the NATO airstrikes in 1999 left the economy only
half the size it was in 1990. After the ousting of former
Federal Yugoslav President MILOSEVIC in September
2000, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS)
coalition government implemented stabilization
measures and embarked on a market reform program.
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• Italy: Where do they fall on the Economic Spectrum?
• Italy has a diversified industrial economy, which is
divided into a developed industrial north, dominated by
private companies, and a less-developed, highly
subsidized, agricultural south, where unemployment is
higher. The Italian economy is driven in large part by the
manufacture of high-quality consumer goods produced
by small and medium-sized enterprises, many of them
family-owned. Italy also has a sizable underground
economy, which by some estimates accounts for as
much as 17% of GDP. These activities are most common
within the agriculture, construction, and service sectors.
Italy is the third-largest economy in the euro-zone, but its
exceptionally high public debt and structural
impediments to growth have rendered it vulnerable to
scrutiny by financial markets.