Globalisation Case Studies Flashcards
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Cultural Erosion - Changing diets in China
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- Traditional diet is high in vegetables and low in meat.
- Meat consumption increased ten fold.
- Fast food chains and processed food increased
- Caused poor health and an increase in emissions.
- Now consumes 25% of global meat consumption
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Cultural Erosion - Indigenous people of Amazonia
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- Tribes became more aware of western culture.
- Many indigenous people are now wearing western clothes.
- Indigenous people are leaving for western lives and jobs
- 90 tribes have dissapeared in the 20th century
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Cultural Erosion - Paralympics
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- Cultural attitudes to disability are changing.
- Global media has made paralympics very popular.
- 150 countries now take part in the paralympics
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Migration controls in UK
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- Points based system which prioritises individuals whose skills are more beneficial to the UK’s economy and society
- UK government pledged to reduce migration.
- Leaving EU has reduced migration from EU
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International tensions - Mekong river
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- China have planned to build 28 dams on the Mekong for hydroelectric power further benefitting their economic growth
- The reduction in water would prevent annual floods in Vietnam and prevent rice from being grown.
- Laos is a poor nation and 90% depends on the water for agriculture
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Winners of Global Shift in China
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- China - FDI has increased and infrastructure has improved
- Public in China:
- 600 million have been lifted out of poverty
- 50% of Chinas population are middle class.
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Switched off places - North Korea
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- Dictatorship
- Politically and socially isolated - no access to internet and social media.
- Cut off from westernisation
- Cut of from global trade
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Offshoring in China
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- TNC’s move part of production process to China due to the global shift and cheaper labour.
- Incomes have risen in China and there has been economic growth and developments.
- The increase in production in China has caused environmental damage.
- 17% of deaths are a result of pollution in China
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Outsourcing in India
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- TNC’s have moved services to India. E.g: Call centres
- 10% of Indians are fluent in English
- Broadband capacity is good in India.
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Megacity growth - Mumbai
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- Rural - urban migration into Mumbai due to higher paid jobs
Population increased from 10 million to 22 million from 1970 to 2015 due to urban migration. - 40% of Mumbai’s population live in slums.
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Developments in Communications, travel and technology - EasyJet
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- Budget airlines make tourism more accessible due to cheap flights
- One of the first airlines to use technology for booking flights
- Carries more than 65 million people a year.
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Trade Blocs - EU
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- Freedom of movement for goods, capital and people
- 1.5 million people migrated within the EU in 2022
- Integrated economic policies and use of the same currency
- Joining the EU, Tesco gained access to an extra 500 million customers
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Trade Blocs - USMCA
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- Trade bloc including USA, Mexico and Canada
- The agreement allows the free movement of goods but not people
- Created more than a million jobs for Canada
- Mexico is dependant on USA for 90% of its imports
- USA benefits from lower labour costs in Mexico
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Open door - China
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- Open door to Economic and Political globalisation
- China changed political attitudes by becoming more liberal
- SEZ’s created on coastal China, attracting FDI
- China recieved $190 billion in FDI in 2022
- China joined WTO
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Closed door - China
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- Closed door to Social and Cultural globalisation
- China restricts information flows - Google and Facebook blocked
- Cultural erosion is limited - 34 foriegn films allowed a year.
