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Contemporary Centers of Power

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Political Science

Summary of Contemporary Centers of Power for Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 Political Science. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

The end of bipolar world politics made room for new centres of power that could influence global politics and economics without relying only on the United States. Europe, East and Southeast Asia, and China emerged as important alternatives. The European Union built regional integration through share

Key Concepts

The European Union evolved from

The European Union evolved from the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951 to the European Economic Community in 1957 and then to the EU in 1992 th

The Organisation for European Economic Cooperation

The Organisation for European Economic Cooperation was established in 1948 to channel Marshall Plan aid to west European states, and the Council of Eu

The Association of South East Asian

The Association of South East Asian Nations was established in 1967 by five founding countries through the Bangkok Declaration and later expanded to t

In 2003

In 2003, ASEAN agreed to create a community with three pillars: Security, Economic, and Socio-Cultural Communities. The ASEAN Regional Forum, establis

After the communist revolution led by

After the communist revolution led by Mao in 1949, China followed a Soviet-style economy. From 1978, Deng Xiaoping introduced the open door policy and

Learning Objectives

  • Understand why the post-Cold War world needed alternative centres of power
  • Explain the formation and growth of the European Union
  • Describe ASEAN’s origin, expansion, and working style
  • Analyse China’s economic rise and its impact on world politics
  • Assess Japan and South Korea as major Asian economic powers

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