Globalisation: Case Studies

Question 1

Containerisation

Question 2

Amazon

Question 3

Meta

Question 4

North Korea

Question 5

Sahel

Question 6

Pearl River Delta, China

Question 7

Bangalore, India

Question 8

Mumbai, India

Question 9

Karachi, Pakistan

Question 10

Indian Migrants in the UAE

Question 11

Filipino Migrant in Saudi Arabia

Question 12

Pakistani Migrants is Oman

Question 13

Russian Oligarchs in London

Question 14

Qatari and Emirati Billionaires in London

Question 15

Paralympic Movement

Answer 15

1948 - Dr Lutwig Guttman hosted a sports competition for British WWII veterans with spinal cord injuries., with an overarching ai to create an elite sports competition for people with disabilities that would be equivalent to the Olympic Games.
1960 - First official Paralympic Games, no longer one solely open to war veterans, held in Rome
Success of movement spread around the globe - now with athletes coming from over 189 countries - shows how globalisation can create new opportunities for disadvantaged groups.

Question 16

Race Relations

Answer 16

1955 - Montgomery Bus Boycott, sparked by Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, in US demonstrated power of grassroots activism in challenging racial segregation and discrimination, whilst also setting a global precedent for non-violent resistance against systematic oppression. These tactics are still used today, illustrating the lasting legacy of grassroots activism.
2013 - Black Lives Matter movement emerged, originally starting in the US, but spreading to counties such as the UK and Canada, to challenge systematic racism, police violence and racial inequality.
Shows how globalisation can amplify voices of marginalised groups and mobilise support across borders. This has helped to push the DIVERSITY AGENDA (a western idea that government have responsibility to protect disadvantaged groups from discrimination), contributing to the formation of legalisation, e.g. Race Relations Act (1968)

Question 17

Gender Equality

Question 18

LGBTQI+ Movements

Question 19

Papua New Guinea

Answer 19

Since integrating into the global economy after achieving political independence 41 years ago, the nation has faced many challenges - including alarmingly high unemployment, uneven access to basic services and severe environmental degradation as a result of urbanisation and cultural erosion:
- younger generations exposed to western culture and consumerism = desire to accumulate wealth regardless of cost for environment
- forests converted to large-scale commercial plantations, disregarding cultural traditions and the environment = damage to wetlands and watersheds (biodiversity hotspots)
- hunting for accumulation of personal wealth using firearms = threatens species, e.g. tree kangaroos.

Question 20

Disney

Question 21

Cuba

Answer 21

After opening up to globalisation in the 1990s/early 2000s, the nation has experienced a variety of positives and negative impacts due to cultural diffusion:
- cap on remittances sent by Cuban Americans lifted = GDP growth and improved quality of life for many
- more open minded and accepting of minorities/disadvantaged groups
- can now trade freely, set up businesses due to greater individual freedoms and choices = greater individual wealth
- homogenisation/cultural erosion = loss of identity and traditions and values challenged
- most vulnerable ‘left behind’ by capitalism as lack education, money or skills to establish a business or access jobs = increased inequality
- environmental impacts - beach resorts and hotel encroach on habitats = loss of biodiversity

Question 22

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Question 23

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Answer 23

Since being founded in 1945, the IMF has worked to promote global economic and financial stability, encouraging countries to accept FDI and open up their economies to free trade. It lends money to developing countries, in return it attempts to force the nation to privatise their government assets to increase the size of the private sector and generate wealth. However by pushing this western model of economic development, some may argue this is political and cultural imperialism (leads to countries adopting consumerism and other western traits), and even a form of NEO-COLONIALISM as it arguably strips a government of the ability to decide how to manage the economy independently.