Globalisation
Enquiry Question 2: What are the impacts of globalisation for
countries, different groups of people and cultures and the
physical environment?
, 3.4 The global shift has created winners and losers for people and the physical
environment.
Globalisation has had a range of impacts on different countries, as well as different groups
of people and cultures through:
Global shift in economic activity that have brought a range of economic, social and
environmental impacts.
The increasing scale and pace of economic migration, resulting in a range of impacts
to places at varying scales.
Global and local cultural changes associated with globalisation.
The Consequences of the Global Shift of Manufacturing to China
Positive Consequences Negative Consequences
Foreign companies wishing to
manufacture/sell in China are
often required to set up a joint
venture with a Chinese company, Widening wealth gap. The wealthiest
Economic eg: Tianjin Toyota, so they can 10% of China earned 65x more than
learn new skills and use new the poorest 10%.
technologies which will train
their workforce and help
establish their own TNC's.
680 million people moved out of
extreme poverty between 1981 High inequality.
and 2012. 20% of Chinas population lives on less
12% of Chinese government than 1US$ per day.
Social
public spending went into Housing is old and some was
healthcare. demolished to make way for the
16.3% of Chinese government Beijing 2008 Olympic developments.
spending went into education.
Environmental - Air pollution. 40x the maximum level
allowed by the WTO.
Water pollution. 70% of lakes are
polluted. 40% of those 'seriously
polluted'. WHO estimates 100,000
people die annually from water
pollution related illnesses. 94 million
people become ill annually because of
bacterial food borne diseases.
Loss of farmland as a result of
economic growth, resulting in rapid
urbanisation and conversion of large
amounts of farmland into residential,
industrial, commercial and
Enquiry Question 2: What are the impacts of globalisation for
countries, different groups of people and cultures and the
physical environment?
, 3.4 The global shift has created winners and losers for people and the physical
environment.
Globalisation has had a range of impacts on different countries, as well as different groups
of people and cultures through:
Global shift in economic activity that have brought a range of economic, social and
environmental impacts.
The increasing scale and pace of economic migration, resulting in a range of impacts
to places at varying scales.
Global and local cultural changes associated with globalisation.
The Consequences of the Global Shift of Manufacturing to China
Positive Consequences Negative Consequences
Foreign companies wishing to
manufacture/sell in China are
often required to set up a joint
venture with a Chinese company, Widening wealth gap. The wealthiest
Economic eg: Tianjin Toyota, so they can 10% of China earned 65x more than
learn new skills and use new the poorest 10%.
technologies which will train
their workforce and help
establish their own TNC's.
680 million people moved out of
extreme poverty between 1981 High inequality.
and 2012. 20% of Chinas population lives on less
12% of Chinese government than 1US$ per day.
Social
public spending went into Housing is old and some was
healthcare. demolished to make way for the
16.3% of Chinese government Beijing 2008 Olympic developments.
spending went into education.
Environmental - Air pollution. 40x the maximum level
allowed by the WTO.
Water pollution. 70% of lakes are
polluted. 40% of those 'seriously
polluted'. WHO estimates 100,000
people die annually from water
pollution related illnesses. 94 million
people become ill annually because of
bacterial food borne diseases.
Loss of farmland as a result of
economic growth, resulting in rapid
urbanisation and conversion of large
amounts of farmland into residential,
industrial, commercial and
