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typical income in India

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£40 per week

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Working hours in India

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10hrs a day, 6 days a week

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Why is India recieving global recognition?

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Innovation in data processing which is leading to more specialised highly paid work for Indian population

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What is the impact of a growing middle class?

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More disposable income and fuel consumption

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Indian poverty stats

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more people in absolute poverty than all of Africa

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Link between GDP and CO2

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“GDP has a direct, proportional relationship with the extent of CO2 emissions in India”- WTO

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Environmental impacts of global shift on India

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Increased fuel consumption and waste

Increased slum housing as people move to cities in search of better work

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What is the most spoken language on the internet?

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Chinese

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Size of middle class in China

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300 Million

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Poverty stats in China

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Poverty reduced by 680 million people, 74% decrease since the 1980s

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Literacy rate in China

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94% of people over 15 are literate

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Number of airports in China

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250

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Pollution of Chinese water

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70% of fresh water
100 cities with severe water shortages
Chongqing tap water contains 101 forbidden toxins

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Farmland degredation in China

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40% of farmland experiencing degredation

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Biodiversity stats in China

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50% decrease in terrestrial vertebrates since 1970s

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HIPC in Africa

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Heavily indebted poor countries
Countries with debt to high to lower by traditional methods
14 African countries debt completely written off
Critics say parameters are too strict

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Pakistan and WTO

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Joined in 1995
Forced to open up 200km exclusion zone around the coast to international competition
TNC trawlers from India profit- locals in poverty

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Vietnam and WTO

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ASEAN and EU renegotiate in 2014
All duties and quota’s removed
31 million jobs in EU and 90 million consumers in Vietnam

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% of guatemalan cotten exported in 1980s

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75%

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Why Guatamala stopped raw cotten production in 2005

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WTO forced them to produce raw cotten- less profitable and more land then processed cotten,
out competed, cheap labour force making tshirts

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Why is african trade so poor?

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Poor infrastructure
government corruption
AIDs pandemic affecting working population
WTO forced their markets open without reducing MEDC tariffs
MEDC products in africa undercut local producers

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When did Ghana join the WTO

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1995

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What dictates global cocoa prices?

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1) COMMODITY TRADERS- trade in future markets to ensure supply- downward pressure on prices
2) OVERSEAS TARIFFS- Tariff in EU on processed cocoa not unprocessed- Ghana sells unprocessed to keep price low
3) UNEQUAL POWER- Ghana government not allowed to subsidies farmers, EU and USA openly do it

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Who is Africa’s biggest trading partner

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China, $160 billion in goods exchanged per year

Over 1 million chinese traders/ labourers moved in africa in past 10 years

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Why does China have no political ambitions in Africa

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Africans distrust Chinses- demand transparency and regard for their human rights.
Failed attempts of China to prevent Sudanese civil war

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Why is DR Congo a switched off location?

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Centuries of colonialism draining their resources
Faction wars funded internationally to perpetuate conflict
Racial cleansing + government corruption siphoning money off investment

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Advances in global technology over time

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1970: First GPS satellite launched
1973: First mobile phone
1988: Internet goes international
2012: Flighs carrying 300 000 including cargo

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Reason for African debt

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Oil price up in 1970s, middle east rich, invest in western banks- this money then loaned to africa to build power stations
Global interest rates doubled in 1980s, loan repayment increases- africa can’t pay- repayment delayed to prevent WB collapse
Africa made spending cuts in education and healthcare- cycle of poverty continues

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Banana wars explained

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7% EU bananas from Caribbean, 75% from US multinationals- USA think EU favour Caribbean
USA won 1997 WTO trial- EU removed quotas from caribbean
America imposes 100% import duties on EU

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How did TNCs impact the Banana wars

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Chiqueta- republican US multinational

Donate $0.5 million to democratic party- less than 24 hrs later, Clinton brings case to WTO

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Why is North Korea switched off

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Political Isolation- extreme ideologies and refusal to honour international law

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Why are the Himilayas switched off

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Physical isolation- harsh mountainous terrain and lack of transport links

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Why is Sahel switched off

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Econolically isolated- mostly subsistence farming, language barrier due to local dialects make it difficult to establish trade lisnks

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Why are russian oligarchs moving to London

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Seeking haven from deteriorating international relations
Distrust of russian banks + collapse of pensions in 90s,
London housing market allows them to conceal assets from international sanction
Londan is the centre of international litigation

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Why is London allowing russian oligarchs to settle

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Gilt investment between £1 million and £10 million required for UK citezenship fast track
Russians account for 20% of all investor visa’s granted

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Why is the mass exodus of oligarchs a problem in russia

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Major cash flight + economic stutter

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Why is the movement of russian oligarchs a problem for the UK

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Cameron accused of hypocracy when he criticised french for providing russian war gallions when he is harbpuring oligarchs in his capital

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Why are Indians moving to UAE

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Oil creating jobs, typical wage of $300 per month for Indians
No federal income tax, better quality of life

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How is India benefiting from population moving to UAE

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Reduced strain on public services- remittence money made in UAE returned to India

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Why is the Indian movement to UAE bad for UAE

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Smuggling and narcotics trade in UAE proliferated by difficult to monitor migration

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How is India being exploited by UAE

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Workers not compensated for oil rig accidents, exploited

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Cultural erosion in Amazonia

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Indigenous people becoming aware of western culture- style of dress modernising
Young generation choosing to move into cities- decay of traditional lifestyle
Hunting jaguars in peru almost to extinction

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French reaction to globalisation

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Law dictates 40% of tv output must be french productions

Government subsidise french film making

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Chinese reaction to globalisation

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“Great fire wall of China” + 34 foreign movies per year allowed (Quota)

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Tension in EU causes by globalisation

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8 eastern european countries joined the eu in 2004
Mass post accession migration, 1 million eatern europe migrants in UK
Locals beliece young migrants increase crude birth rate beyond school capacity
poor behaviour of young brits in europe

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Rise of EU nationalism

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Nationalist parties command significant support in the EU
opposition to migration, rejection of multiculturalism, rise of facism
Nationalist alliance in recent European Parliament elections

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Fairtrade and coffee

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coffee price plummets in 2001, Fairtrade emerges in 2002
Cause influx of cofee producers which puts downward pressure on prices
Decreased pesticide usage 80%, reduced worker exploitation
Audit fee of £1200

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Ethical shopping and Marks & Spencers

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Voluntary code of conduct- sets out basic workers rights
M&S reduce carbon emissions through buying from small foreign businesses
Cannot prevent businesses demanding lower prices
Supply chain monitored to hold large businesses accountable (Primark sweatshops)

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Fairtrade and coffee

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coffee price plummets in 2001, Fairtrade emerges in 2002
Cause influx of cofee producers which puts downward pressure on prices
Decreased pesticide usage 80%, reduced worker exploitation
Audit fee of £1200

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Ethical shopping and Marks & Spencers

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Voluntary code of conduct- sets out basic workers rights
M&S reduce carbon emissions through buying from small foreign businesses
Cannot prevent businesses demanding lower prices
Supply chain monitored to hold large businesses accountable (Primark sweatshops)

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