EQ 3 Flashcards
(15 cards)
How do we measure globalisation economically?
-GNI
-GDP
-Gini Coefficient
-PPP
GNI
Gross National Income- amount of money earned
GDP
Gross Domestic Product- amount of goods and services in a country
Gini Coefficient
Measure of inequality
PPP
Purchasing Power Party- compares cost of living and price of goods
How do we measure globalisation socially?
-Life expectancy
-Education quality
-Doctors per person
-HDI
-Rights in a country
What are some other ways we measure globalisation?
-Carbon emissions
-Greenspace
-Freedom of speech
-Environmental quality
What is a reason for inequality across a country
-Due to where TNCs set up
What are some conflict and tensions caused by globalisation?
-Migration pressure
-Damage to environment
-Political tensions
-Resource conflict
How do places try to control globalisation?
-Censorship e.g China
-Limiting migration e.g BREXIT
-Trade protection e.g tariffs
-Cultural protectism
What are some strategies for sustainable globalisation?
1-Transition Towns
2- Fair trade
3-Managing waste & recycling
Transition towns
“Localism”- relies on local product, food and businesses e.g Todmorden Yorkshire
Fair Trade
Aims to help farmers and producers in less economically developed countries (1/3 banana in UK fair trade
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- Not all shops will pay more for this
-Difficult to ensure workers are getting the benefits
Managing waste & recycling
More recycling points e.g 20 tips in Manchester
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-Uk recycling rate below most of Europe
Other strategies
-Protests
-Brownfield sites regenerated
-Global awareness, TNCs
