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Shift happens:
Globalisation video
Karl Fisch: “Shift Happens” (link)
research
social
networks
issues with
availability
to all e.g.
poor
Internet generate
business
raise
awareness
of issues
raise
cultural
awareness
Internet use worldwide
social
technology
language industrial
effects of
globalisation
law
environmental
travel
Industrial
Emergence of worldwide production markets
Larger product range
Multi country production
Financial
Worldwide financial markets
Growth of over seas investment
Economic
Existence of global market
Fuelled by freedom of exchange of goods and capital.
Countries interdependent on one another so a problem in
one country affect many
Informational
Increase in access to internet even on remote
areas
Legal/Ethical
Cases now cross boarder.
International laws. E.g. human rights
Language
Increasing spread of English as a dominate
language
About 35% of the world's mail, telexes, and
cables are in English.
Approximately 40% of the world's radio programs
are in English.
About 50% of all Internet traffic uses English
Competition
Increased competition form global market lead to
an increase in skills and innovation in order to
compete.
Ecological
Global climate issues. Attempts to solve on global
level e.g. G8 , Kyoto
Increase in pollution due abuse by trans national
Increase in pressure on country to use natural
resources e.g. Brazil clearing Amazon for farming
Cultural
Internet and other media. Cultures mix
Loss of cultural identity
Loss language
Mix of food
World culture emerging.
Travel
Easier access around world
Impact of tourism
Loss of boundaries
WHO estimates that up to 500,000 people are on
planes at any time.
More immigration and migration to easy of transport
Easy of trading and importing goods from aboard
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Technical
Internet
Social networking
Information sharing. Online forums and debates
Global communication e.g. web can, web conferencing
Global data acquisition and positioning
Negative effect of
globalisation
Rich poor divide growing
1.3 billon survive on les then a dollar a day
(friend of the earth)
Exploitation of resources encouraged in poor
countries who need material to trade
Countries want foreign investment. Will sacrifice
environmental and human policies to get it e.g.
poor wages, less safety
Pro globalisation
Journalist and author Philippe Legrain
talks to the BBC's Allan Little about
global poverty and anti-
globalisation
http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?hl=
defence of globalisation.
Barriers to globalisation
Rich guard traditional industries .e.g. farming
Protect countries farms by imposing high imports
on products from aboard.
France and grape industry.
Protectionist measures
Import quota restrict total volume or value of goods
imported
Documentation overload: Ensure lots of red tape
Anti globalization
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World bank