costs and benefits of global shifts for NEEs

Question 1

global shift definition

Answer 1

the international relocation of industries from HICs to NEEs/NICs

Question 2

what are the costs of global shift for NEEs

Answer 2

average income lower
environmental pressure and resource pressure
unplanned settlements

Question 3

benefits of global shift for NEEs

Answer 3

poverty reduction and job opportunities
education and training
improved infrastructure

Question 4

casestudy example for average income (as a benefit)

Answer 4

FDI with local firm Chaebols within South Korea has boosted South Korea to have 11th largest economy in the world

Question 5

casestudy example for poverty reduction and waged work (as a benefit)

Answer 5

1 billion people have escaped poverty since 1990
predicted that Asia will have 3bn middle class people

Question 6

casestudy example for education and training (as a benefit)

Answer 6

8.2 million graduates in China in 2019, leading quaternary sector
education in Asia has increased

Question 7

casestudy example for environment and resource pressure (as a negative)

Answer 7

Since 1990, Togo has lost 60% of forested area, Nigeria’s forest halved in size

Question 8

casestudy example infrastructure, built environment and settelements (as a benefit)

Answer 8

high rise developments increasing in Asian cities (Jakarta, Hong Kong, Singapore etc)

Question 9

casestudy example infrastructure, built environment and settelements (as a negative)

Answer 9

Dharavi slum is home to people living on less than £200 a month, but has a thriving recycling industry worth £700 million and employing 250,000 people