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Globalisation Flashcards

1
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How many members does the WTO have?

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157

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How many companies does the Tata Group have?

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100 companies with each of them operating independently

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How many countries does the Tata Group operate in?

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80 countries which receive 58% of its revenue

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What is the Tata Groups presence in the UK?

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  • Jaguar and Land Rover bought by Tata Motors for $2.5bn in 2008
  • Tetley Groupby Tata Tea for $430mn in 2000
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5
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How many people live in a around Bangalore?

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10mn people

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How many Technology companies are registered in Bangalore?

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120

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How many millionaire are there in Bangalore?

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13,000

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What % of global trade did China have in 2013?

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38.1%

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What is China’s current economic growth?

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6.9% –> should be above 7%

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How much do local Zambians get paid by the Chinese?

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$53

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What is China’s electronics business like?

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  • Innovating and advancing in electronics
  • 2nd biggest P.C manufacturer
  • Zenevo - now the biggest P.C manufacturer
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Why has Guangdong experienced a remarkable economic boom in the last 30 years?

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1) Government polices - free trade and GDI
2) Geographical advantages - coastal location and close proximity to Hong Kong
3) Huge workforce - 104.4mn

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What influence does the PRD have on Guangdong?

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PRD accounts for 78.9% of Guangdong’s GDP and 72.5% of Guangdong’s retail sales in 2014

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14
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What is the growth rate of urbanisation?

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5%

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How many Guangdong cities have no sewage treatment?

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75%

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16
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How many days in a year is their brown smog?

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130 days

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17
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What are the economic problems in Guangdong?

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-Low wages - US$107 a month

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18
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How much of UK exports do financial services and business services make up?

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One third of exports

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How attractive is the UK for FDI?

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The UK is the 2nd most attractive country in the world for FDI

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UK migration in 2014

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15% of the workforce is foreign born compared to 12.5% in 2006

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21
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How people do Ikea employ worldwide?

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118,000

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22
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How many countries does Ikea operate in?

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35 countries

23
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What does Ikea’s HQ control?

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Controls a complex network of 1350 supplies spread across 50 countries with two thirds of suppliers are located in Europe

24
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How many people work in Ikea’s own furniture manufacturing company?

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13,000 in 38 different factories

25
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How many people work in the Tae Hwa sports shoe factory?

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5250 - 80% are women

26
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What is the monthly wage in the Tae Hwa sports shoe factory?

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US$72 - the minimum legal rate

27
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How long is the working day in the Tae Hwa sports shoe factory?

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from 7am to 9pm + overtime is compulsory and often they don’t get a day off

28
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What renewable energy ideas did Ikea invest in?

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  • Invested in 224 wind turbines and solar panels which accounted for 42% of all energy used in Ikea stores
  • All paper is 100% recyclable
  • PCA taps reduce water by 30%
29
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What projects do Ikea invest in?

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  • Farmer fields schools - 20 weeks training for up to 100,000 farmer + encourage farmers to grow in a sustainable way
  • No child labour - between 2000-2015 around 10n children in more than 15,000 villages in India and Pakistan benefit from programmes supported by Ikea
30
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Which is the most powerful trading bloc?

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EU - accounts for 18% of world trade

31
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How much trade do LEDC’s account for?

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The poorest 49 countries account for only 0.4% of world trade

32
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How much trade to the top 500 TNC’s account for?

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Account for 70% of world trade

33
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How much of the Uk’s merchandise imports and exports are within the EU?

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60%

34
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How large is Brazil’s economy?

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10th largest economy in the world

35
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How bad is Brazil’s income inequality?

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1/5 of the population lives in poverty

36
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Where do Brazils imports and exports go?

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75% of exports and 6% of imports were with South and Central America

37
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How much of Burundi exports go to the EU?

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50%

38
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How many members are in the WTO?

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152

39
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What is Bangladesh the largest exporter/supplier of?

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  • Largest exporter of jute

- Largest supplier of t-shirts/shirts to Europe

40
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How many garment factories are in Bangladesh?

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over 1500 factories that employ around 2mn

41
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How much were the UK exports to Bangladesh worth in 2004?

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£61mn

42
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How much were UK imports worth from Bangladesh in 2004? What was the most imported item?

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  • £600mn
  • Ready made garments which have tariff free access to the EU under the generalised system of preferences scheme accounted for 79% of imports
43
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What resource was Zambia’s trade dependent on?

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Copper - in 2002 it accounted for 68% of total exports until the collapse in the international copper price

44
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How much of aid is bilateral?

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  • 75% of aid is bilateral
45
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How impoverished are people in Ethiopia?

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78% of people struggle with an income below US$2 a day

46
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How much money did the Eu commit to Ethiopia? What were the benefits?

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  • $2.5bn in aid between 1976 and 1994
  • Touched almost every sector of the Ethiopian economy
  • Non-formal education centres set up –> Age 7-14
47
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How much aid had been given to Africa?

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  • Over the past 60 years $1trillion of development aid has been given to Africa yet more than 50% of the population live on less than $1 a day
48
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What was the extent of political corruption in Zaire (DRC) and Malawi?

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  • The president, Mobutu Sese Seko is reputed to have stolen at least $5bn from the country
  • The former president, Bakili Muluzi, was charged with embezzling aid money worth $12mn
49
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How much aid money was given to Haiti?

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$100 million from the USA and $330 million from the EU

50
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What did the USA send to Haiti?

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They sent ships, helicopters, 10,000 troops and search and rescue

51
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How many people were placed in aid camps in Haiti?

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810,000

52
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What shelter was given to Haiti?

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115,000 tents and 1,000,000+ tarpaulin shelters provided

53
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How many people were provided with food rations after the Haiti earthquake?

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4.3million people

54
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What did the American Red Cross do during the Haiti earthquake?

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They let people donate via text message which raised US$7 million in 24 hours

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