Thing Feb 11

P 222 table – summarize positive and negative impact of different types of political actors on development

Actor	Positive Impact	Negative Impact
States	Can create regulation which positively affects development promoting development is an important priority for states	Can choose certain aspects of development as being more important than others (consider the China case study, making incredible leaps in economic development while at the expense of labor issues found by China Labor Watch in 2018– countless hours of overtime, contact with dangerous chemicals, barely livable wages)
NGOs/CSOs	They may not be beholden by shareholders in ways that MNCs would be, allowing them to act outside of commercial considerations Can be experts in a particular field – such as humanitarian relief or disaster response As a non-conflict actor, it can support those in need, and call out actions that abuse human rights and humanitarian law	May not have enough funds to conduct as much aid as they wish funding from state actors could result in decrease in autonomy in complying with certain conditions by that donor
IGOs	Can monitor economic and financial developments Can provide money and resources to reduce poverty and incur growth The UN can provide agreed upon global goals to reach for improving development	Can have a disproportionate influence by larger states
MNCs	Can give job opportunities	Can minimize paying taxes in the countries that they operate. This reduces funding for national governments, reducing the lack of funds for national developments at an economic level Tend to have greater negative impact where environmental protection regulation and legislation is relatively weak