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Globalisation Flashcards

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What is globalisation?

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The variety of ways that places and people are becoming ever more close and connected.

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What are the 4 strands of globalisation?

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Economic, Social, Political, goods

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How have flows of capital caused globalisation?

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Money flows through banks/stock market. Profits are made from trading currencies.

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How does trading cause globalisation?

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Raw materials eg fossil fuels are traded between nations. Now there are more manufactured goods flowing. 1/3 of GBP from agriculture/industrial.

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What is shrinking world?

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Countries are now better connected giving the impression that the world is shrinking as its easier to get around. Improved transport eg planes/high speed rail

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TNC definition

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Businesses whose operations are spread across the world.

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Spatial division of labour definition

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Where TNCs move low skilled work abroad where labour costs are low. Skilled management are kept at HQ in HIC

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Technological leap frogging definition

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The adoption of new technology by a developing economy without using the basic tech first

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What motivates TNCs?

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Profit motivates TNCs to expand across the globe

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What allows TNCs to expand?

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Banking/free flow of capital

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Mobility for TNCs

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Faster/cheaper transport
Global production networks
Rapid communication

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Intermodal containers definition

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Large capacity storage units which can be transported long distances using multiple types of transport.

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Time space compression

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The perceptual change of time, distance and potential barriers to the migration of people, goods, money and information through heightened connectivity

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Examples of aircraft innovations

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Easyjet: cheap flights. £40. 337 planes 2020
Improves economies of flight destinations through tourism
Boeing 747
allows international travel

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Rail innovations

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Eurostar
Trans siberian 1904

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How has tech allowed economic globalisation?

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Manage people in other countries
Better communications

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How has tech allowed social globalisation?

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Skype- migrants can speak to family

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How has tech allowed cultural globalisation?

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cultural traits shared around the world.
Eg music/language
Tiktok 150 countries

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How has tech allowed political globalisation?

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Can raise awareness online
ISIS use the internet to recruit

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Broadband/fibre optics

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1980s/90s
fibre optic cables ocean floor connecting countries
1.2 million km of cables
Search/email/text

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Trade Blocs

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An agreement between a regional group of countries for free trade

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FDI(Foreign direct investment)

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Investment made by an overseas company or organisation into a company or organisation in another country

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Free market liberalisation

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The belief that reduced government intervention in the economy leads to more economic growth

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Privatisation

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Selling government assets eg water/rail to private companies to run for profit

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UK government tax break example

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UK gov gave tax breaks to companies investing in certain areas eg London dockyards
Encourages FDI
Encourages foreign companies to come to London

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UK government grants/subsidies

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Toyota factory Burniston
Nissan
Japanese car companies

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Glocalisation

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Changing a standard product to appeal to locals. For example McDonald’s maharaja mac

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Glocalisation

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Changing a standard product to appeal to locals. Eg dominos is vegetarian in hindu communities

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Tariffs

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Taxes paid when importing or exporting goods and services between countries

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Subsidies

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Grants given by governments to increase profits of key industries

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Trade liberalisation

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Removing barriers so free trade can occur

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World trade organisation

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Am organisation which believes in trade liberalisation, encourages trade between countries free of of tarrifs, quotas or restrictions on trade

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International monetary fund

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Organisation. Primary role to increase financial stability by stabilising currencies and granting loans to countries that can’t pay debts

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World bank

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Organisation that aims to tackle poverty by providing low interest loans for development in countries. Countries agree to certain conditions for repayment and economic growth

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IMF negative impact

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Governments may have to reduce spending in housing and health

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World Bank negative impact

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US influence

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Off shoring

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Outsourcing overseas

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Outsourcing

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When work is contracted out to another company

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Horizontal integration

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When a company expands at one level of the production process eg apple buying logic pro

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Vertical integration

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When a company controls / owns every stage of production

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Negatives of call centres in phillipines (case study)

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-Antisocial hours
-Health risks: diabetes/heart/obesity
-Night shifts can cause health issues

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Benefits of call centres in the phillipines (case study)

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-higher wages for citizens
-They understand Americans due to colonial link
-Fdi leads to economic growth
-Employee benefits eg gyms

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Global production network

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A chain of connected suppliers of parts and materials to the manufacturing or assembly of consumer goods

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What does KOF index measure

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-Economic globalisation (eg Fdi)
-Social globalisation (eg calls)
-Political globalisation (eg embassies)

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KOF index limitations

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-Complex calculation
-Gaps in data
-ignores internal markets

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What does the AT Kearney index measure?

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-Economic integration
-Personal contact through calls/remittances
-Political engagement
-Tech connectivity

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AT Kearney index limitations

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-Complex calculation
-Gaps in data
-Some indicators skew outcomes
-Trade bloc countries will have higher scores

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Advantages of factories in Bangladesh

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-80% of exports
-Provide work

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Disadvantages of factories in Bangladesh

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Poor conditions
380 died when a factory collapsed
Few rights
Staff threatened if they complain

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What does the KOF index and AT Kearney index measure?

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Level of globalisation

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Migration: benefits to host nations

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-Fills skill shortages
-Migrants do work that locals won’t do
-Some migrants will start businesses
contributing to the economy
- 2013 14% of start ups owned by migrants uk

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Migration: cost to host nations

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-citizens may believe migrants are taking jobs/housing
-Political parties may reduce migration to appeal to people
-Migrants may bring over their culture causing tension

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Migration: cost to source nations

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-Loss of skilled workers
-Lack of consumption
-Lack of young people
-Urban services closed
-Loss of doctors
-urban decline - > Warsaw

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Migration: benefits for source nations

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-remittances contribute to economy
Eg 28% of Nepals GDP 2017
-Less unemployment
-Migrants return with skills
-Less spending on public health

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Low wage migration: Qatar labour camps

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-40 men share a kitchen
-Poor toilet/washing
-185 Nepalese workers died in 2013
450 Indian workers dead since 2012
-workers ignored

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Global shift

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The movement of manufacturing industries from developed countries to emerging and developing ones

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Spiral of decline

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Old factories close
Land derelict
Jobs lost
People leave inner city
Fewer shops needed
More jobs lost
More leave
Area run down
Crime
Poor quality of life

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Positives of the global shift in deindustrialised regions

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Reduced pollution
Focus on tertiary and quaternary

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How has global shift affected developing countries

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Economic: more employment
Social: Bangladesh child labour
Environmental: Togo 60% of forest lost

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How does the global shift affect emerging countries (economic

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600 million in China out of poverty. Indians earning middle class wages.
Purchasing power
Some workers exploited
More consumption

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How does the global shift affect emerging countries (social)

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-Better education
-8.2 million graduates in China 2019
-health investment
-air pollution reduced life by 5yrs
-Pm 2.5

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How does the global shift affect emerging countries (environmental)

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Pollution
Shell has polluted Nigerians delta region
-16 of 20 most polluted cities in china

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How does the global shift affect developed countries?

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-Deindustrialisation
-Detroit: 1700 buildings abandoned
-8% unemployment 2019l
Lost 1.1 million residents

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Megacities

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Cities with a pollution above 10 million

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Urban pull factors

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-Employment urban areas get HDI
-Professional roles
-Better services/education/health

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Rural push factors

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-Poverty lack of jobs
-Agricultural modernisation
-Resource scarcity

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Environmental challenges for megacity growth.

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-Water pollution from untreated waste
-Air pollution from industry
-Severity depends on economic and physical factors

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Social challenges for megacity growth

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-Housing/health/education provision
-Unemployment not enough good jobs for people
-Drive extremist political parties

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Dharavi

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1 square mile 1 million people
-No sewage. Cholera.
Reycyling: eg electric cables to water pipes

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Cultural imperialism

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Forced assimilation of culture. Achieved through coercion. Using legal or military tools

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Americanisation

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Specific cultural influence of USA

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Westernisation

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Joint role played by European and north american countries bringing about cultural change using soft power. Global media / entertainment

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Elite migrants

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Skilled/influential. Few obstacles. Welcomed by governments. Wealth form profession/inherited assets

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Global hub

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A highly globally connected city of region

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Trade global hub example

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Shanghai

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Business global hub example

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London

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Governance global hub example

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The Hague

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Education/research global hub example

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Cambridge

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Cultural diffusion

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The spread of one culture to another

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Absolute poverty definition

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When a person’s income is too low for basic human needs to be met potentially resulting in hunger and homelessness

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Relative poverty definition

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When a person’s income is too low to maintain the average standard of living in a particular society. Caused by asset growth for very rich people

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Development definition

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The ways in which a country seeks to progress economically and to improve the quality of life for it’s inhabitants

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Post accession migration

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The flow of economic migrants after a country joins the EU

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Diaspora

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The dispersion of a group of people from their original homeland

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Nationalism

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A political movement focused on national independance or the abandonmenr of policies that are a threat to sovereignty or national culture

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Post colonial migrants

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People who moved to European countries from former colonies during the 50s 60s and 70s

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Cultural erosion

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The change / disappearance of a culture due to the spread of another

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Hyper globalisation

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The idea that a largely westernised global culture is emerging as a result of cultural erosion

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French reaction against globalisation

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Protective of culture. Gov supports French filmmakers. 40% of TV must be French productions. French language prominent in music

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China reaction to globalisation

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Great “firewall” of China. No foreign social media. Only 34 foreign films a year.

Some western culture like Christmas

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Nigerian opposition to globalisation

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Oil spills from TNCs like she’ll. Environmental damage. Gov executed a protester

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GDP

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Total value of goods and services earned by a country (just domestic)

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GNI

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Value of goods and services earned by a country both at home and abroad

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Limitations of GDP

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People earning loads makes number higher
Informal sector jobs aren’t registered

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PPP(purchasing power parity)

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Where GDP is adjusted to reflect local cost of living

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HDI

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Composite measure including life expectancy GDP mean yrs in school and literacy rate. From 0 to 1

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GII (Gender inequality index)

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Reproductive health
Empowerment (positions of authority)
Education
Employment

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What % of London is white

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43%

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What % of the UK is indian

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1.5%

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What processes have led to increased ethnic diversity in London

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Open borders during EU: 2015 250 000 french in London
Freedom to invest in businesses and transfer capital
Fdi overseas companies no gov approval needed

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Controlling flow of information example

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Chinese government
Great firewall of china
Censorship no western media
Fear of American influence
Huawei UK 5g tensions

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Controlling flow of resources example

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First nations canada
Indigenous groups eg Sahtu region
200 million barrels of oil extracted since 1920
Death of fish
Drug and alcohol problems brought by oil workers
Shale gas

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Controlling flow of goods example

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Trumps trade wars against china
Tarrifs on foreign products eg chinese
Encourage buying local products
Protectionism

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Sustainability

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Meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future generations

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Environmental sustainability examples

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-Protecting biodiversity
-climate protection
-Protecting resources
-Organic food
-No pesticides

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Society sustainability examples

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-Education
-equal rights
-fair trade

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Economic sustainability exmaples6

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Business/industry
Produce in season
Buying local

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Carbon footprint

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The amount of carbon dioxide produced by an individual or activity

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Water footprint

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A measure of the amount of water used in the production and transport to market of food and commodities

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Ecological footprint

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A crude measurement of the area of land or water required to provide a person or society with the energy food and resources needed to live and also absorb waste

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Fiji water

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Not sustainable. Bottled water containerised transport 20 000km to UK cheap labour

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Example of local sourcing

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Eden project. Provides 600 000 meals each year to visitors. 90% of produce is from Cornwall/Devon

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Lewes pound

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Lewes has its own currency that can be used in certain local businesses. Encourages visitors. Keeps money in the local economy. Money spent in chain stores leaves the town

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Totnes

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Transition town. Locals want to reduce energy costs/carbon emissions

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What have Totnes done?

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Saved 1.3 tonnes carbon emissions
Street share garage donate tools/toys
Bringing people together
Drop in work space reconomy centre
Community gardens grow food for locals - incredible edible scheme

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Bangladesh Rana plaza

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Factory collapsed in Dhaka
Over 1000 deaths
Mostly female garment workers

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Fair trade

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Agreed minimum price for product +social premium makes sure farmers are paid enough
Products like coffee bananas chocolate

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Fair trade advantages

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Improves pay for farmers
Social premium can pay for services like schools

119
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Fair trade disadvantages

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Most products aren’t fair trade
Makes up less than 1% of global trade
Expensive
Low income people won’t buy

120
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Supply chain monitoring examples

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Apple: iPhone screen supplier lianjian technology workers poisoned by chemical

Gap + Nike prohibit worker exploitation in they’re factories

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NGO action

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Oxfam. Amnesty international
NGO’s have limited financial resources
South African fruit pickers

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Bangladesh accord

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Legally binding agreement on worker safety. Ensures safety checks are carried out in factories. Signed by British TNCs

123
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Boohoo

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Anfislavery.org
Leicester factory
Unacceptable/dangerous working conditions
Lack of supply chain monitoring

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M and s sustainability

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Plan A. Protect planet help communities. Sourcing responsibly/reducing waste. 100 new commitments
Show info about suppliers on a map eg trade union/gender split

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