Geography A-Level
Economic Hegemony
What Economic Hegemony means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic Hegemony
The role of GDP, trade blocs such as the EU and USMCA, and currency dominance in asserting global control and dictating the terms of international trade.
Topics that use Economic Hegemony
- Superpowers (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Carbon Colonialism
- Deindustrialisation and the Spiral of Decline
- Economic Interdependence
- Economic Interdependence and Asymmetry
- Environmental Diplomacy and Soft Power
- Environmental Externalities of Resource Extraction
- Environmental Governance
- Financialisation and Debt
Using Economic Hegemony in the exam
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