GLOBALISATION EQ1 Flashcards
What are the causes of globalisation and why has it accelerated in recent decades?
What is globalisation?
What is colonialism?
What is imperialism?
What is the shrinking world concept?
What are the four strands of globalisation?
What factors have accelerated globalisation (describe and explain)
How do smartphones illustrate globalisation?
CASE STUDY: HOW ARE MOBILE PHONES CHANGING AFRICA?
Who are the key players in globalisation?
What happened in Bretton Woods in 1944?
What is the WTO?
What is the IMF?
What is the WB?
What are barriers to trade? Why would a nation want this?
What is a trade bloc? (advantages and disadvantages)
What is neoliberalism?
What is free market liberalisation?
What is privatisation?
What is chinas open door policy?
How have national goverments encouraged buisness start ups?
CASE STUDY: SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES SHENZEN
What is FDI?
What are the indexes of measuring globalisation? (describe and evaluate)
CASE STUDY: SAHEL REGION (ECONOMCIC AND POLITICALLY SWITCHED OFF) NORTH KOREA (POLITICALLY SWITCHED OFF)
How do TNCs influence globalisation?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of TNCs?
