Globalisation Case Studies Flashcards
How is the introduction of mobile phones changing Africa?
Allows people in Africa to gain free insurance
Allows children access to free online education in rural areas
Allows them to call doctors for free healthcare advice
Online banking called m-pesa allowing for loans and easier pay
How have companies changed mobile phones to work in Africa?
Companies made products more robust to withstand dusty and hot conditions and require less charge
Designed products to run off slower internet speeds and use less data making them quicker to use
What is an example of SEZs
China’s open door policy
Shenzehn
Investors receive special tax, tariffs and regulatory incentives where foreign investors to attract FDI
What is ASEAN?
Free trade areas with 10 members, uniform low tariffs applied
What are the disadvantages of global shift to china?
Air pollution- 1.2mill die due to problems
20% of pop live off of less then $2 a day
Exploited workers
Rapid migration meaning lack of accommodation
TNCs take advantage of weak laws
Looking abroad for materials as cannot meet demands
Problems of global shift on Glasgow
Developed nations
Dereliction- 1000 hectares of brownfield sights
Contamination- lots of deused land is toxic causing toxins in river, expensive as have to be cleaned before built on
Unemployment- consistency highest unemployment
Depopulation- 1/3 left city between 1961-1981
Crime- known as murder capital of Europe
What is Dhaka?
Fastest growing city
Located in Bangladesh
Social problems in Dhaka?
400,000 migrants each year
Lack of control
50,000 children die each year
40% of pop= slum dwellers
Low tax revenue as informal shops
Lack of adequate sanitation
High levels of disease
Environmental problems in Dhaka?
Prone to flooding
78mm of rainfall each year
During monsoon season floods several times a month
Little access to clean water
2/3 of sewage untreated
Lots of air pollution form congestion
Examples of Global hubs
London
New York
Tokyo
Beijing
How has cultural erosion affected the Korowai tribe?
More sugary drinks, increased alcoholism
Wear football shirts instead of traditional clothing
Radio and tv introduced
Try teaching them Christianity
Removed polygamy and levirate marriage
Perment settlements instead of moving around
What happens when the world loses a culture?
Lose the value of the natural world
How has cultural erosion affected Nigeria?
It has lost 100 languages
1,500 likely to not be spoken after the century
How have western diets affected Japan?
Introduction of fast food have lead to high rates of obesity and people dying younger
Contrast Japan as have high life expectancy
What are the issues with indigenous communities in Canada?
Wanting to put oil pipe line through communities contaminating water they rely on and damage the environment
