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Globalisation
Benefits of globalisati
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Costs of globalisati
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Costs of globalisation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/9422156.stm
What are the arguments for globalisation in the UK?
What are the arguments against globalisation in the UK?
Consequences
increased dependency of economies on the output of other economies
greater consumer choicelower prices, through specialisation according to
comparative advantageincreasing environmental destruction and other
negative externalities‘Footloose’ companies (which can cause
unemployment as they move from Place to place)possible loss of culture/national identities.
What do you think these images represent?
Sustainability
Sustainability: maintaining the ability of the environment and the economy to continue to produce and satisfy needs and wants into the future; depends crucially on the preservation of the environment over
time. Related to the concept of sustainable development, meaning ‘Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs),
which is the idea that the use of natural resources in the present should not leave behind fewer or lower quality resources for use by future generations.
Increasing globalisation leads to environmental degradation and the danger of an unsustainable future
June 2012
Using the template provided and the marking scheme below, write an answer to the question above (20 marks):
June 2012 Paragraph 1DefinitionsDiagramsData
Definitions Diagram Data Total
Definition 1 Globalisation – increasing interdependence of the worlds economies Definition 2
What diagram can I use? AD/AS – increase in output/economic growth Labels (axis, curves, equilibrium) and shift
Where is my data reference?
Knowledge, application, analysis Evaluation
Paragraph 1:Key point:
Degradation of the environment
Paragraph 2:Key point:
Paragraph 3:Key point:
Paragraph 4:Key point:
Concluding paragraph
June 2012
June 2012
June 2012
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