Quiz 5 Flashcards
(19 cards)
Give 3 ideas about the political background of india
India was a British colony between 1859 and 1947
Since independence India has been a democracy
Since independence India and Pakistan have been in conflict around the region of kashmir
Give a specific fact for insecure employment for Unilever in india
TNCs are footloose so Unilever may move its factories if another country can provide cheaper labour costs
Give 2 ways India’s trading relationship have changed with the wider world
- Before 1947 India’s main trading partner was the uk,while today it’s the USA
- India’s largest exports were raw materials while today it is electronic services and products
What is a transnational corporation?
A company that operates in multiple countries
Describe the location of india
India is located in Southern Asia,to the north is the Himalayas and to the south the Indian Ocean
Give one reason why India is important regionally
Today India has a large tertiary and secondary sector which attracts economic migrants from neighbouring countries
Give a specific fact for charity programmes started by Unilever in india
Project shakti provided microfinance loans to women in rural India
Give a specific fact for the leakage effect for Unilever in India
Most of the profits made by Unilever’s manufacturing in India go back to the uk,the source country
Give a specific fact for job opportunities created by Unilever in india
21,000 jobs created
Name 3 big point positive impacts of Unilever in india
1.job opportunities created
2. Charity programmes started
3. Direct investment into healthcare
Name our case study of a LIC/NEE that has recently experienced economic development
India
Give 2 problems of aid
Can create dependency, bottom up aid can lack coordination
Give 2 ways India’s political relationships with the wider world have changed
- Since chinas development
India has tried to extend influence in south-east Asia with the look and act east government policy - Since India’s development they have argued they should have a permanent seat on the United Nations security council
Give 3 ideas about the social or cultural background of India
India has the worlds largest population
The most common religion in India is Hinduism
The most common language is Hindi
What is an example of a TNC that bases its manufacturing in India?
Unilever
Give a specific fact of direct investment in healthcare by Unilever in India
Suvidha centres, which give free access to clean drinking water
Give one reason India is important globally
India has regularly held a non-permanent seat on the United Nations security council
Name 3 big points negative impacts of Unilever in India
1.envrionmental damage
2.insecure employemeny
3.leakage effect
