Globalisation

Question 1

What is globalisation?

Answer 1

• Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a
  result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange.

Question 2

How can you measure globalisation?

Answer 2

• KOF globalisation index (2002) measures extent to which countries are socially, politically and economically linked to others
• Kearney index uses measures of business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience and political engagement.
• IMF’s annual report on exchange arrangements and restrictions.
• KAOPEN index of openness to capital, how easy it is to invest and withdraw investment in different countries.

Question 3

Why do levels of globalisation vary between countries?

Answer 3

• pattern of connection is not uniform across all countries, benefits are not evenly distributed.
• global hubs host TNC’s and diverse populations, demographic flows, finance, trade all flow towards global hubs.
• infrastructure, transport and communications networks are focused in core areas, leading to more incentive for businesses to invest in those areas.
• internet connection also allows greater opportunities for businesses.
• offshoring and outsourcing come from the core.

Question 4

What role do TNC’s play in the globalisation process?

Answer 4

• architects of globalisation ,bolt together different national markets with their supply chains and marketing strategies.
• import and export goods and services whilst making significant investments in foreign countries.
• increased sales and profit encourages TNC’s to expand internationally
• outsourcing where a business makes a contract with another company to complete some of their work.
• offshoring where a company moves part of its operations to another country due to lower costs.

Question 5

Why are some countries excluded from globalisation?

Answer 5

• isolation causes peripheral locations to remain switche doff from globalisation
• distance from market discouraging FDI
• corruption
• government debt

Question 6

What is the global shift and why did it occur?

Answer 6

• the changing economic fortunes of different world regions over time.
• the shift of manufacturing to Asia and outsourcing of services from developed to emerging economies means there is a greater share of economic activity which brings a greater share of global influence.
• the changing location of production is termed the global shift.

Question 7

What impact has globalisation had on NIC’s? (positive, negative and SEE impacts)

Answer 7

• rapid industrialisation and urbanisation from global shift have caused pollution, over exploitation of resources and dumping of waste.
• speeds up development of infrastructure and services due to improved economy
• megacities traffic congestion, 75% of co2 emissions

Question 8

What social impacts has globalisation had on poor countries?

Answer 8

• increased number of jobs and decreased unemployment
• which could improve economy slightly
• however low paid jobs in bad conditions have a negative social impact on quality of life
• tax towards government is not large due to low paid jobs.

Question 9

How has globalisation impacted developed countries?

Answer 9

• deindustrialisation reduces number of jobs and increases derelict land unless the land is repurposed.
• highly skilled secondary workers may struggle to find jobs.
• unemployment increases causing depopulation as people seek opportunities elsewhere.

Question 10

What is a megacity?

Answer 10

• city with a population of 10 million or more

Question 11

What are the reasons for growth in mega cities

Answer 11

• driven by rural to urban migration due to underplay net, scarcity of goods, loss of farmland, pollution, conflicts.
• mass transportation has made movement easier.
• pull factors, more job opportunities, improved services and better quality of life.

Question 12

What social and environmental challenges do rapidly growing urban areas create?

Answer 12

• overcrowding, causes pressure on resources whihc lead sto a poorer quality of life for many.
• poor housing, authorities cannot plan for mass migration so migrants are forced to live in poor conditions
• traffic congestion, rapid growth faster than the authorities can build new routes so congestion occurs.
• air pollution, concentration of solid fuel stoves, industrial fumes and waste, and emissions from vehicles.

Question 13

How has international migration created global hub cities?

Answer 13

• when cities are strongly connected to similar places globally through trade, they experience flows of elite migrants.
• they may be affluent people whose investment is sought by countries through tax breaks, these people face few barriers because their immigration is considered by governments to be beneficial to economic growth.
• Nationality act 2006 created a five tier system for awarding entry visas tier 1 being for high value immigrants.

Question 14

How has international migration deepened interdependence between regions?

Answer 14

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Question 15

What are the economic impacts of migration to the host country?

Answer 15

• filling of skills gaps and labour shortages.
• migrants contribute to economy as consumers
• more tax paying workers to support and offset an ageing population.

Question 16

What are the economic impacts of migration to the host country?

Answer 16

• extra community policing and translation costs.
• need for extra school places and health services in areas of concentrated immigration
• pressure on rented sector housing market.

Question 17

What are the economic impacts of migration to the source country?

Answer 17

• skills shortages in key areas of the economy
• demographic imbalance
• depopulation leading to dereliction.

Question 18

What are the positive impacts of migration to the source country?

Answer 18

• reduced pressure on welfare spending
• reduction of workforce balanced by remittances
• returning migrants bring professional, social and political experience.

Question 19

What is westernisation and how does it impact countries?

Answer 19

• Westernisation is the conversion to or adoption of western customs

Question 20

How has globalisation increased opportunities for disadvantaged groups in emerging and
developing countries?

Answer 20

• globalisation has enabled mass migrations of people from different cultures.
• British nationality act 1948 granted subjects of the British empire the right to live and work in the UK.
• created push factors from former colonies to the uk, demand for labour in the UK after the Second World War provided a powerful pull factor.
• migration rules have been tightened since the 1960’s and 1970’s

Question 21

What impact has cultural erosion had on the built and natural environment?

Answer 21

• the ease and frequency with which people move around the world leads to them adopting new clothes, way of speaking, values and traditions.
• this can lead to cultural erosion of built and natural environments.
• landscapes are shaped by our cultures e.g. Stonehenge (ancient culture), London dock lands (culture of today).
• as a result most cultural landscapes are mixed with traces of past and present cultures.
• developed countries e.g. The UK, protect their cultural landscapes, 400,000 listed buildings and 20,000 ancient monuments.
• emerging economies may have a limited capacity to protect cultural landscapes.
• LEDC’s remain highly vulnerable to cultural economies.

Question 22

Why are some groups opposed to globalisation?

Answer 22

• due to concern about cultural impacts and economic and environmental exploitation some groups oppose globalisation.
• concerns similiar to those expressed during the independence movements during the process of decolonisation. These groups are known as structuralist as they explain inequalities arising from globalisation e.g. Capital vs labour, men vs women.
• they argue that inequality in the global economy will only be resolved by structural change.
• other groups regard inequality in a globalised world as the product of winners and losers in global competition. Promote free trade and free markets as a means of eradicating inequality. They support globalisation because they believe that all countries will receive same benefits as western economies.

Question 23

What economic measures can be used to measure development?

Answer 23

• GDP per capita (measures total value of goods and services produced in a country over 1 year)
• income equality (Lorenz curve - % of households x against % of income y) (gini coefficient - number between 0-1 )

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Question 24

What social measures can be used to measure development?

Answer 24

• HDI, quality of life, access to services, infant mortality rate, life expectancy.

Question 25

What environmental indicators can be used to measure development?

Answer 25

• pollution levels

Question 26

Has globalisation narrowed or widened the development gap?

Answer 26

• global inequality has begun to fall as poorer countries catch up with richer ones.
• ‘global gini’ measures scale of income disparities.
• income equality has widened in developed countries e.g. Germany and also emerging economies such as india.
• brazil and Latin America have had reduction in income inequality

Question 27

How has globalisation led to a rise in extremism in Europe?

Answer 27

• right wing political parties that are arguing for controls on globalisation are gaining support
• groups of people such as lower middle class citizens and skilled and unskilled manual workers have a hostility towards immigration and ethnic diversity.
• popular extremist parties suggest minority groups e.g. Muslims pose an economic and major cultural threats to societies.

Question 28

How has globalisation and development created trans boundary water conflicts?

Answer 28

• significant rising demand for water in the Nike basin, Ethiopia wants to use the Nike river for HEP plants and industrial development.
• high population rates are increasing demand.
• Egyptian population predicted to double to 150million by 2050
• diminishing supply of water due to desertification
• deteriorating water quality spreading waterborne diseases
• many conflicting user needs, 360 million people through 10 countries depending on it, waters are split 75/25 between Egypt and Sudan.
• however Ethiopia and Kenya need increased water allocation for their development.
• Egypt fears storing water behind the proposed damn will reduce capacity of its own lake nassar, reducing power generating capacity of egypts hydroelectric plant.

Question 29

What attempts have been made to control the spread of globalisation?

Answer 29

• china have tried to control impact of globalisation through censorship.
• other countries have put limits on migration e.g. Japan

Question 30

What is trade protectionism?

Answer 30

• economic policy of limiting trade between counties through tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas and regulations that disadvantage foreign companies compared to domestic ones.
• protectionists believe there is a need for restrictions on trade in order to protect economy, the standard of living of domestic workers and the dominant culture.

Question 31

How can the impacts of globalisation be managed?

Answer 31

• trade protectionism
• reduced immigration
• regulation (preventing TNC’s setting up internationally)

Question 32

What are the positive and negative impacts of transition towns?

Answer 32

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Question 33

What the positive and negative impacts of localism?

Answer 33

• supports local production and consumption of goods, local control of government and promotion of local history, local culture and local identity
• increases sustainability
• global TNC’s will be negatively impact as unable to import, have to source locally

Question 34

What role can fair-trade and ethical consumption play in reducing environmental degradation
and the inequalities in global trade?

Answer 34

• ethical consumption means deliberately choosing a purchase because of the products ethical nature.
• aims to reduce the inequalities of global trade and improve working conditions for disadvantaged groups.
• popularised by uk magazine Ethical consumer whihc gives ratings tables for different tables.
• ethical and environmental ratings have become more common for products and businesses have become aware of the importance.
• m&s announce ‘planA’ set out 100 commitments to source responsibly.

Question 35

How does recycling manage resource consumption?

Answer 35

• EU countries are aiming to recycle at least half of their municipal waste by 2020.
• waste will be diverted from landfill and raw materials used for new consumption, offering lower environmental costs as well as employment.
• increased recycling cut greenhouse gas emissions by 56% between 2001 and 2010 in the EU