Globalisation Case Studies

Question 1

typical income in India

Answer 1

£40 per week

Question 2

Working hours in India

Answer 2

10hrs a day, 6 days a week

Question 3

Why is India recieving global recognition?

Answer 3

Innovation in data processing which is leading to more specialised highly paid work for Indian population

Question 4

What is the impact of a growing middle class?

Answer 4

More disposable income and fuel consumption

Question 5

Indian poverty stats

Answer 5

more people in absolute poverty than all of Africa

Question 6

Link between GDP and CO2

Answer 6

“GDP has a direct, proportional relationship with the extent of CO2 emissions in India”- WTO

Question 7

Environmental impacts of global shift on India

Answer 7

Increased fuel consumption and waste

Increased slum housing as people move to cities in search of better work

Question 8

What is the most spoken language on the internet?

Answer 8

Chinese

Question 9

Size of middle class in China

Answer 9

300 Million

Question 10

Poverty stats in China

Answer 10

Poverty reduced by 680 million people, 74% decrease since the 1980s

Question 11

Literacy rate in China

Answer 11

94% of people over 15 are literate

Question 12

Number of airports in China

Answer 12

250

Question 13

Pollution of Chinese water

Answer 13

70% of fresh water
100 cities with severe water shortages
Chongqing tap water contains 101 forbidden toxins

Question 14

Farmland degredation in China

Answer 14

40% of farmland experiencing degredation

Question 15

Biodiversity stats in China

Answer 15

50% decrease in terrestrial vertebrates since 1970s

Question 16

HIPC in Africa

Answer 16

Heavily indebted poor countries
Countries with debt to high to lower by traditional methods
14 African countries debt completely written off
Critics say parameters are too strict

Question 17

Pakistan and WTO

Answer 17

Joined in 1995
Forced to open up 200km exclusion zone around the coast to international competition
TNC trawlers from India profit- locals in poverty

Question 18

Vietnam and WTO

Answer 18

ASEAN and EU renegotiate in 2014
All duties and quota’s removed
31 million jobs in EU and 90 million consumers in Vietnam

Question 19

% of guatemalan cotten exported in 1980s

Answer 19

75%

Question 20

Why Guatamala stopped raw cotten production in 2005

Answer 20

WTO forced them to produce raw cotten- less profitable and more land then processed cotten,
out competed, cheap labour force making tshirts

Question 21

Why is african trade so poor?

Answer 21

Poor infrastructure
government corruption
AIDs pandemic affecting working population
WTO forced their markets open without reducing MEDC tariffs
MEDC products in africa undercut local producers

Question 22

When did Ghana join the WTO

Answer 22

1995

Question 23

What dictates global cocoa prices?

Answer 23

1) COMMODITY TRADERS- trade in future markets to ensure supply- downward pressure on prices
2) OVERSEAS TARIFFS- Tariff in EU on processed cocoa not unprocessed- Ghana sells unprocessed to keep price low
3) UNEQUAL POWER- Ghana government not allowed to subsidies farmers, EU and USA openly do it

Question 24

Who is Africa’s biggest trading partner

Answer 24

China, $160 billion in goods exchanged per year

Over 1 million chinese traders/ labourers moved in africa in past 10 years

Question 25

Why does China have no political ambitions in Africa

Answer 25

Africans distrust Chinses- demand transparency and regard for their human rights. Failed attempts of China to prevent Sudanese civil war

Question 26

Why is DR Congo a switched off location?

Answer 26

Centuries of colonialism draining their resources Faction wars funded internationally to perpetuate conflict Racial cleansing + government corruption siphoning money off investment

Question 27

Advances in global technology over time

Answer 27

1970: First GPS satellite launched 1973: First mobile phone 1988: Internet goes international 2012: Flighs carrying 300 000 including cargo

Question 28

Reason for African debt

Answer 28

Oil price up in 1970s, middle east rich, invest in western banks- this money then loaned to africa to build power stations Global interest rates doubled in 1980s, loan repayment increases- africa can't pay- repayment delayed to prevent WB collapse Africa made spending cuts in education and healthcare- cycle of poverty continues

Question 29

Banana wars explained

Answer 29

7% EU bananas from Caribbean, 75% from US multinationals- USA think EU favour Caribbean USA won 1997 WTO trial- EU removed quotas from caribbean America imposes 100% import duties on EU

Question 30

How did TNCs impact the Banana wars

Answer 30

Chiqueta- republican US multinational | Donate $0.5 million to democratic party- less than 24 hrs later, Clinton brings case to WTO

Question 31

Why is North Korea switched off

Answer 31

Political Isolation- extreme ideologies and refusal to honour international law

Question 32

Why are the Himilayas switched off

Answer 32

Physical isolation- harsh mountainous terrain and lack of transport links

Question 33

Why is Sahel switched off

Answer 33

Econolically isolated- mostly subsistence farming, language barrier due to local dialects make it difficult to establish trade lisnks

Question 34

Why are russian oligarchs moving to London

Answer 34

Seeking haven from deteriorating international relations Distrust of russian banks + collapse of pensions in 90s, London housing market allows them to conceal assets from international sanction Londan is the centre of international litigation

Question 35

Why is London allowing russian oligarchs to settle

Answer 35

Gilt investment between £1 million and £10 million required for UK citezenship fast track Russians account for 20% of all investor visa's granted

Question 36

Why is the mass exodus of oligarchs a problem in russia

Answer 36

Major cash flight + economic stutter

Question 37

Why is the movement of russian oligarchs a problem for the UK

Answer 37

Cameron accused of hypocracy when he criticised french for providing russian war gallions when he is harbpuring oligarchs in his capital

Question 38

Why are Indians moving to UAE

Answer 38

Oil creating jobs, typical wage of $300 per month for Indians No federal income tax, better quality of life

Question 39

How is India benefiting from population moving to UAE

Answer 39

Reduced strain on public services- remittence money made in UAE returned to India

Question 40

Why is the Indian movement to UAE bad for UAE

Answer 40

Smuggling and narcotics trade in UAE proliferated by difficult to monitor migration

Question 41

How is India being exploited by UAE

Answer 41

Workers not compensated for oil rig accidents, exploited

Question 42

Cultural erosion in Amazonia

Answer 42

Indigenous people becoming aware of western culture- style of dress modernising Young generation choosing to move into cities- decay of traditional lifestyle Hunting jaguars in peru almost to extinction

Question 43

French reaction to globalisation

Answer 43

Law dictates 40% of tv output must be french productions | Government subsidise french film making

Question 44

Chinese reaction to globalisation

Answer 44

"Great fire wall of China" + 34 foreign movies per year allowed (Quota)

Question 45

Tension in EU causes by globalisation

Answer 45

8 eastern european countries joined the eu in 2004 Mass post accession migration, 1 million eatern europe migrants in UK Locals beliece young migrants increase crude birth rate beyond school capacity poor behaviour of young brits in europe

Question 46

Rise of EU nationalism

Answer 46

Nationalist parties command significant support in the EU opposition to migration, rejection of multiculturalism, rise of facism Nationalist alliance in recent European Parliament elections

Question 47

Fairtrade and coffee

Answer 47

coffee price plummets in 2001, Fairtrade emerges in 2002 Cause influx of cofee producers which puts downward pressure on prices Decreased pesticide usage 80%, reduced worker exploitation Audit fee of £1200

Question 48

Ethical shopping and Marks & Spencers

Answer 48

Voluntary code of conduct- sets out basic workers rights M&S reduce carbon emissions through buying from small foreign businesses Cannot prevent businesses demanding lower prices Supply chain monitored to hold large businesses accountable (Primark sweatshops)

Question 49

Fairtrade and coffee

Answer 49

coffee price plummets in 2001, Fairtrade emerges in 2002 Cause influx of cofee producers which puts downward pressure on prices Decreased pesticide usage 80%, reduced worker exploitation Audit fee of £1200

Question 50

Ethical shopping and Marks & Spencers

Answer 50

Voluntary code of conduct- sets out basic workers rights M&S reduce carbon emissions through buying from small foreign businesses Cannot prevent businesses demanding lower prices Supply chain monitored to hold large businesses accountable (Primark sweatshops)