Globalisation is an inevitable phenomenon in human history that is bringing the world closer through the exchange of goods, products, information, knowledge and culture. However, the many challenges and problems that globalisation is creating have sparked a highly charged debate in recent years. This book looks at the winners and losers in globalisation and at the arguments for and against globalisation.
The information comes from a wide variety of sources and includes government reports and statistics, newspaper reports, features, magazine articles and surveys, literature from lobby groups and charitable organisations.
Table of Contents
Overview
Globalisation, Crack the code, The rough guide to globalisation, The IMF and World Bank, The IMF and World Bank - the statistics, Trade, Free trade, Free trade statistics.
Chapter One: The Debate
Globalisation, The effects of globalisation, Globalisation: a dirty word?, Questions young people ask about globalisation, British workers count the cost of globalisation, Working poor, What's wrong with world trade?, The stark reality of globalisation, The world for sale, Fairtrade retail sales, Power hungry, Free trade leaves world food in grip of global giants, Trade justice campaign, Half of all workers on $2 a day or less, Analysing inequality, Living standards, How do people in different parts of the world view globalisation?, Poverty or prosperity, Labour market and economic indicators, Global governance in crisis, 10 ways to democratise the global economy, Brown promises to lead the world in cutting global debt.
Key Facts
Additional Resources
Index
Acknowledgements
• Globalisation is an inevitable phenomenon in human history that's been bringing the world closer through the exchange of goods and products, information, knowledge and culture. (p. 1)
• In the age of the internet, 1.3 billion people worldwide have to live on less than 70 pence a day, and 800 million people do not have enough to eat. (p. 5)
• International trade is a much more effective way to reduce poverty than outright aid because trade can help a country become self-sufficient, instead of relying on foreign aid. (p. 9)
• While the developing world is struggling to attract trade, there is also a backlash against western workers as TNCs move their production plants abroad where wages will cost them so much less. (p. 13)
• The increased prosperity of globalisation goes hand-in-hand with mass poverty, and the widening of the gap between rich and poor. But well-managed and equitable growth has the potential to lift people out of poverty. (p. 16)
• If UK consumption levels were matched globally, we would need eight planets to provide the resources needed. (p. 21)
• The International Labour Organisation's World Employment report said about 2.8 billion people were employed globally in 2003. But nearly 1.4 billion, the highest number ever, are living on less than $2 a day, while 550 million are living under the $1 poverty line. (p. 32)
The Globalisation Issue Study Guide
Each book in the Issues series has a study guide. These four-page guides provide a variety of discussion points and other activities to suit a wide range of ability levels and interests..
Publisher: Independence Educational Publishers
Price: £1.50
ISBN: 978 1 86168 337 3
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