Globalisatiob Critique

Question 1

What social advantages are there to globalisation?

Answer 1

Understand different culture
More jobs
New tech

Question 2

What social disadvantages are there to globalisation?

Answer 2

Global village
Exploitation
Outsourcing - unemployment
Inequality WITHIN countries
Increased migration - strained resources, brain drain, extremism.

Question 3

What economic advantages are there to globalisation?

Answer 3

Containerisation
Wider market access
Free trade
FDI

Question 4

What economic disadvantages are there to globalisation?

Answer 4

Exploitation
TNCs more powerful than governments
Global financial crisis + dependency
When America sneezes the whole world catches a cold.

Question 5

What environmental advantages are there to globalisation?

Answer 5

Spread message and thrust for change
International pressure groups - Greenpeace

Question 6

What environmental disadvantages are there to globalisation?

Answer 6

Pollution
Creates waste - fast fashion
Challenging when countries are trying to industrialise

Question 7

What political advantages are there to globalisation?

Answer 7

Peace
Decreased disparities between countries
Increased cooperation - covid, natural hazards

Question 8

What political disadvantages are there to globalisation?

Answer 8

TNCs - more influence over people than government
HDES - more control