Case Studies For Chapter 9

Question 1

Foreign Direct Investment(FDI)

Answer 1

In 2012, the FDI in Singapore amounted to 747.7 billion dollars

Question 2

Free Trade Agreements

Answer 2

USA and Singapore signed an FTA in 2004, benefitting the electronics and information technology industries.

Question 3

Individuals positive

Answer 3

Engineer Jumadi Husani who was headhunted to work in Dubai for three times his Singapore pay.

Question 4

Companies multinational corporations

Answer 4

One singaporean example is Super, which has extended its reach regionally.

Question 5

Countries

Answer 5

For example, in the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, the USA’s economic downturn resulted in the decline of the global stock market and decreased the demands of goods and services, affecting 20 million Chinese migrants and a decrease in India’s FDI.

Question 6

Individuals negative

Answer 6

When Uniqlo shifted its operations from China to Vietnam in 2013.