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Unit 3: Global actors
Quick questions on Transnational corporations as global actors: VCE Politics
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What are aims?Show answer
The aims of a TNC are commercial: profit, growth, market share, access to cheap inputs and the protection of its assets and brand. Unlike a state, a TNC does not seek security or sovereignty for a population; it seeks the conditions that let it make money, which is why it lobbies for open markets, stable regulation, low taxes and reliable supply chains.
What are roles?Show answer
TNCs play powerful roles in the global system.
What is power?Show answer
TNC power is primarily economic and structural rather than military or sovereign.
What are evaluating influence relative to states?Show answer
The influence of TNCs is real but bounded. They can pressure, shape and constrain states, and on economic questions they often hold the upper hand. Yet they lack sovereignty: they cannot make law, command armies or grant citizenship, and they operate only within the legal order that states create. States can tax, regulate, fine, break up or expel a TNC, as antitrust actions and digital regulation show.
What is q1?Show answer
Define a transnational corporation and identify its main aim. [4 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain two roles transnational corporations play in global politics, using one example. [6 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which transnational corporations rival states as global actors. [10 marks]
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