Globalisation Flashcards
what is the open door policy in 1978?
it is where China have opened the door to foreign business and investment.
What are the factors that affect the rate of globalisation?
technology
transport
governments
TNC’s
IGO’s
what is privatisation?
transferring ownership of a business or public service from the government to private organisations.
what are trade blocs?
groups of countries that establish rules for trade between all participating countries.
what are some environmental reasons for countries being switched off from globalisation?
drought
earthquakes
tropical storms
what are some physical reasons why places are switched off from globalisation?
landlocked
mountains
what are some economic reasons why countries are switched off from globalisation?
rapid overpopulation
lack of higher education
what are some political reasons why places are switched off from globalisation?
corruption
war
government type
what does widening of globalisation mean?
links to new places often further away
what does deepening of globalisation mean?
number and type of connections increase, and volume of flows grow
what is the KOF index?
a score each country is given out of 100 to rank how globalised they are.
what is an example of a country that is switched on?
China
why are China switched on?
- good trade links = open door policy
- positive sphere of influence
- GDP risen by over $1000 in the last 10 years
what is an example of a country that is switched off from globalisation?
North Korea
why are North Korea switched off from globalisation?
- government and political reasons, run by one family who control the nation.
- cannot leave the country
- websites banned
what is global shift?
the movement of manufacturing and the outsourcing of services from the West (USA/Europe) to the east (China and India)
what are some of the positive impacts of global shift for China?
- Increased amount of waged work (Foxconn)
- infrastructure
- 400 million people out of poverty
what are some of the negative impacts of global shift on China and give some examples
- poor working conditions
- Foxconn giving long shifts and the tiredness is leading to suicide
- Pearl river delta (denim town in xingtang) polluted because of factories.
what are some positive impacts of global shift on India?
- infrastructure (Dehli metro)
- rising middle class
universities and tech firms
what are some negative impacts of global shift to India?
- water pollution
- loss of lakes
- over population
what is cultural erosion?
the process of a civilisation, group or organisation losing it’s core elements - often because of new elements taking it’s place
who did the Achuar tribe allow on their land?
they allowed oil company on their land and were taken over by globalisation as as they didn’t have the rights.
what are some of the positives of Achuar tribe allowing the oil company on their land?
- jobs
- education
what are some negatives of the Achuar tribe allowing the oil company on their land?
- pollution
- no hunting lands
