Formative Assessment on Nation-state system

Name: Rio Awitin

General Instruction: Write all your answers in a Wordfile and upload it in the designated classwork. In
each of these items, please answer clearly and concisely (preferably in no more than 5 sentences per
item). (5 points each)
1. Cite at least two (2) factors or reasons that led to the development of nation-state system.
Two main factors which led to the rise of nation-states. They are the decline of feudalism and
the decline of Church power.
Feudalism is a political and economic systems that groups class of people with power, with
interdependence based on land ownership. Feudalism decline because of the Black Death and the
Magna Carta. One of the reasons why the decline of Feudalism is they gave the king less power, and the
people more power. People were moving to cities and towns where they had more rights. Aside from
that, the decline of Church power because people were disgusted at the actions of the corrupt church
officials. The struggle between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France had serious consequences
for the papacy.

2. How did the state system which was unique to Europe spread to the rest of the world?
Europe was of no particular relevance to the rest of the world. Europe had few connections to other
continents, and European states were not more powerful, and positively no more productive than those
elsewhere. But this began to change from around the year 1500. This was when the Europeans first
developed extensive trading links with the rest of the world. That trade helped to spur both economic
development and social change. As a result, the Europeans began to assert themselves. Yet, as we will
see, it was only when the colonized countries became independent in the twentieth century that the
European state and the European way of organizing international relations finally became the universal
norm. Today’s global system is for good and bad, made by Europeans and non-Europeans copying
European.

3. How do the colonial and neo-colonial history of the state (like the Philippines for example) lead
to its current struggles and/or conditions?
The neocolonial status of the Philippines was The Bell Trade Act was anything but fair. First, the Act
dismayed many Filipinos because it pushed forward an overt neo-colonial policy in which Americans are
explicitly given “the right to own and operate public utilities and to develop natural resources in the
Republic on an equal footing with Filipino citizens.” This means that Americans were allowed to
maintain their colonial footing over the Philippines with their ability to operate businesses and own
properties as if they were right inside sovereign US territory. This is no different from any colonial power
operating inside their colonies. The Act was an overt neo-colonial extension of US power over the
Philippines; it was also passed under neo-colonial auspices. In an undemocratic manner, local elites did
everything in their power to muzzle dissent.

4. Out of the internal and external challenges and competitions of the state, which do you think
are the most relevant in the case of the Philippines and why?
For me corruption is one of the most salient and relevant issues currently affecting the Philippines. As a
nation that experiences moderate economic advance in contrast to its rapid population growth,
exploitation of what little exist only further denigrates Fiipino livelihood. Corruption weakens the
already limited capability of the bureaucracy to perform its duties efficiently according to established
rules, hindering the possibility for political, economic, and social progress.
 5. From current events, please give one example of a failed or marginal state and provide an
explanation why do you consider it as failed or marginal state. 
Market failure, I consider it as a failed in marginal state because it occurs when the price mechanism
fails to account for all of the costs and benefits necessary to provide and consume a good. The market
will fail by not supplying the socially optimal amount of goods. Before the market failure, the supply and
demand within the market do not produce quantities of the products where the price reflects the
marginal benefit of consumption. The imbalance causes allocative inefficiency, which is the over- or
under-consumption of the good. The structure of market systems contributes to market failure. In the
real world, markets can't be perfect due to inefficient producers, externalities, environmental concerns,
and lack of public goods. An externality is an effect on a third party caused by the production or
consumption of a good or service.