financial returns with giving back to their communities worldwide. Globalisation The term "globalisation" is frequently used but seldom defined. It refers to the rapid increase in the share of economic activity taking place across national boundaries. This goes beyond just the international trade in goods and includes the way those goods are produced‚ the delivery and sale of services‚ and the movement of capital. Globalisation is the result of a number of interrelated developments including:
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To what extent do the opportunities presented by China outweigh the threats? Justify your answer with reference to your own research and the item above. China is considered to be a leading emerging market in the world of business. Because of this‚ China can offer a sum of opportunities‚ such as a promising youthful demographic and a bourgeoning middle class‚ who have an increasing disposable income. However‚ with this range of opportunities come potential threats also. These may include the problem
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One advantage of economic globalisation comes from the free trade. “Two nations can benefit from free trade by specializing in producing those products in which they enjoy a comparative advantage” (Case & Fair 2004‚ p.716). A country enjoys a comparative advantage in the manufacturing of a good if the production has a lower opportunity cost than it would have if produced in other country. When specialization takes place in a production‚ the production will become more efficient. It is due to research
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GLOBALISATION- A BACK GROUND STUDY Globalization has been the prominent buzz word of recent times from America to Europe and the UK to Japan to Nigeria in West Africa this is what is making the world go round and indeed flat. It is common to hear of today’s world economic system as being “globalisation”. Some describe the historical events leading up to today’s global free trade “inevitable”. The UK’S former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was famous for her TINA acronym and Gordon Brown the
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NB: when discussing globalisation some sources discuss remote events such as setting up of East India Company. As term ‘developing countries’ is used students should focus on modern post-colonial era – probably shouldn’t go further back than 1960s |Advantages |Disadvantages | |Multinational companies (MNCs) have more opportunities for Foreign |MNCs tend to use cheap labour – many jobs
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Pros and Cons of Globalisation There are many advantages and disadvantages of globalisation. Some of these good and bad points of this worldwide phenomenon are discussed below: Advantages of Globalisation Globalisation has the potential to make this world a better place to live in and solve some deep-seated problems like unemployment and poverty. The pros of globalisation are many and some are as follows: 1. Globalisation promotes global economic growth‚ creates jobs‚ makes companies more competitive
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GLOBALISATION AND SOUTH AFRICA AIM Student 431 May‚ 14th‚ 2012 Index Introduction page 3 Definition of Globalization in own words page 4 South Africa as an emerging country and globalization page 5 Trade agreements the South African government made since 1994 page 6 Globalization‚ the economy and foreign direct investment page 7 Globalization and Technology in South Africa page 8 Conclusion page 9 Bibliography page 10 Introduction
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half-century‚ Globalisation has been imminent throughout the world. Globalisation can be defined as the movement of mainly economic activity around the world‚ within a borderless marketplace. In other words‚ the economies of countries are becoming increasingly integrated with one-another‚ and influences on one country will cause dramatic ripple effects on others. Globalisation brings both positive and negative effects. One country in which the positives of globalisation have far outweighed the negatives is
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Now‚ what is globalisation? Globalisation is an ongoing process which eventually leads to integration of countries in the world as trade barriers are reduced. Globalisation essentially began with GATT‚ the global agreement on trade and tariffs. The first stage of GATT began in 1974 with the third and final stage being in 1994‚ when the WTO was formed. The aim of the WTO is to provide a level playing field with respect to trade across the globe so that businesses could trade freely across borders
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Case Study: Globalisation for Good or Evil? Qn 2: From these summaries‚ prepare a case for globalisation and prepare a case against globalisation‚ integrating both the ‘Western’ & local perspectives’ Globalisation fundamentally describes the increasing interconnected nature of the world due to massive rise in economical‚ political‚ social and cultural exchanges between different countries around the globe. (Mejía-Vergnaud‚ 2004) One significant advantage of globalisation is rapid economic growth
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