Migration Flashcards
Japan
27% population over 65 - a declining population
44 million people of working age in 2037
1.7% immigrants
closed dor policy towards migrants - japan isn’t an international language
Schengen agreement
less internal border controls resulted in unemployment being reduced by 6% over Europe
Australia
70% of immigrants are accepted based on skill shortages
2015-2959, skilled immigrants will contribute over $1 trillion to the GDP
88% of immigrants under 40 compared to only 54% of Australian residents
Asylum seekers
2015 was only 0.1% of EU population that were accepted
Syrian war
12 million displaced
foreign ownership
by 2025, China will own over £100 billion of the UK’s energy, transport and property investments
13% of property bought in London between 2014 and 2016 was nought by foreign owners
company nationality
foreign ownership is bad - given the profits leave the country, and less is paid in tax to the government
migration
3.8 million in 1993
8.7 million in 2015
Singapore
a high percentage of migrant workers
4th largest financial centre
international schools to cater education to migrants
immigrants do not count towards Singapores GDP
causes of migration
joining family
voluntary economic migration - improve Q of Life
refugees - war + conflict
Asylum seekers - international protection
Environmental refugees - Tectonic events + climate change impacts
international students - migrating to study elsewhere.
UN
maintaining international peace and security
promoting sustainable development
protecting human rights
upholding international law
delivering humanitarian aid
WB and IMF
stabilise global finance markets
fixed exchange rate for any loans or financial assistance
SAPS (structural adjustment policies):
open up the domestic market - private investment
reduce the role of government - privatising industries
remove restriction on capital - no limits on international investment
reducing govt spending
devalue currency - exports cheaper
IGO
environmental agreements and protocols between governments
nationalism
promote British values
extreme right-wing parties - UKIP has grown rapidly since 1991
Catalonia
North East Spain - Barcelona is capital
want independence from Spain
have their own language and customs
90% of people wanted independence in 2017 - did not happen
Brazil
$22 billion spent on world cup preparation
this could have been used to solve domestic problems such as :
poor public services, high food prices and corruption
India
500 million Indian people live in extreme poverty and lack access to healthcare and education - inequality in benefits from globalisation
China
Hukou system - rural migrants cannot benefit from globalisation - they cannot work in factories supplying TNC’s
300 million rural migrants - suffer from poverty, famine and illness from living close to polluting factories.
