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Globalization, Interdependence, & Interconnectedness

Did you know?

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE

Global Village

  “The new electronic interdependence reconfigures the world in the image of a global village”

  Canadian, Marshall McLuhan

Marshall McLuhan

Global Village means…

  Modern electronic devices have the effect of shrinking time and space by greatly speeding up communication between different parts of the world

What is Globalization?

  The  trend  toward  greater  interconnectedness  of  the  world’s  systems.  

  It  can  be  described  as  a  process  by  which  the  people  of  the  world  are  unified  into  a  single  society  and  func;on  together.  

Questions?

  What are some results of the global village?

  What are some examples of the world getting smaller?

What does Globalization mean?

To  some  it  means:  

-­‐  A  global  village  where  everyone  is  linked  by  the  latest  advances  in  technology    

-­‐  The  reason  a  local  factory  shuts  down  only  to  reopen  thousands  of  kilometers  away  (why?)  

-­‐  Destruc;on  of  local  cultures  and  weakening  of  tradi;onal  beliefs  

More Key Concepts

  technology is making the world seem smaller

  we know more about what is going on in other parts of the world much more quickly

  trade and transportation has become much easier and more efficient

Communication

•  Telephones

•  Cell Phones

•  Internet – spread of information (literature, news, arts, sports, etc.)

•  Media – Television, Radio

Goods, Foods, & Travel

•  We eat foods from all over the World.

•  We wear clothing and shoes produced in other countries.

•  We drive cars made in foreign countries.

•  We are able to travel around the World in a matter of days.

Question.

  Which groups of people have not been affected nearly as much by the improvements in transportation and communication? Why?

Globalization video

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oTLyPPrZE4

Types of Globalization

  Financial Globalization – interconnection of the world’s financial systems.   Ex: Asian market results affects N.A. markets

  Economic Globalization – permits easy movement of goods, production, capital, and resources   Ex: Free trade, Multinational corporations, EU

  Results: Greater global wealth, increases the difference between countries’ wealth, creates more power and influence

  Technological Globalization – connections through television, radio, telephones, internet

Types of Globalization

  Cultural Globalization – harmonization of cultures instead of distinct local cultures   Ex: Someone in India eating a donair and watching The Simpsons on

HD TV

  Political Globalization – adoption of uniform policies   Ex: NATO (Canada, USA, Mexico)

  Ecological Globalization – seeing earth as a single ecosystem   Ex: Global warming and the Kyoto Protocol

  Sociological Globalization- a belief that all citizens should be held to the same standards and have the same rights   Ex: morality of capital punishment, right to practice religion,

equal rights for both men and women

  Geographical Globalization – world becoming borderless

Types of Globalization

Travel Flights

Travel Time

Miniature Earth

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvTFKpIaQhM

Pros and Cons of Globalization

  Think-pair-share!

Interdependence

  Depending on each other, people’s actions affect other people’s actions

  Has   Higher rates of communication

  New devices   Telephone, TV, Internet

  The need for everyday items

  Globalization   Easier to import and export, cheaper - technology

Kathie Lee Gifford Page 24-25 textbook

  Clothing she endorsed on her show were made by child labourers in Honduras

  Our consumer oriented culture in N.A. is to some extent made possible by the low standard of living and low wages paid to workers in less developed countries.

The things we buy may have an impact on other parts of the world.

  We may not know where or how the companies we buy from get products, we just know that we like them and that we want them

  If abuses are pointed out, will we make different choices?

Nike Vs Toms

Facts about NIKE

- Number of workings making Nike products each day 500,000 -  Number of People employed by Indonesia which makes Nike Runners 23,000 -  Average daily wage for Indonesian worker making Nike products $1.10 -  Average Daily wage for Chinese workers making Nike products $2 -  Average daily wage for Vietnamese workers making Nike products is $1.60 -  Amount Nike CEO Phil Knights is work.. $ 4.5 Billion -  Nikes 2012 Revenue was $ 22 Billion -  Carolyn Davidson, a Oregon University Student who designed swooshed charged $ 35 for her design -  Number of Ontario workers who lost their jobs when Nike shifted production to cheaper non disclosed locations.- 100 -  Estimated costs of doubling the 10 cents an hour wage of Nike’s 80,000 Indonesia employees $22 million a year -  Amount Nike paid Michael Jordan for promoting Nike - $ 20 million -  Approx cost of making Nikes $5 -  Average retail cost of Nikes - $140

Facts about Toms - If the world was a village of 100 people 40 would be without shoes. - Toms Stand for Shoes for Tomorrow - Their motto is One for One. -  For each pair of Tom shoes that get bought, one pair of Tom shoes to a child in need. -  Tom shoes are made in China, Ethiopia and Argentina. We are aware of challenges associated with overseeing a global supply chain and our global staff actively manages and oversees our suppliers and vendors to ensure that our corporate responsibility standards are upheld; including the prevention of slavery, child labor and human trafficking within our supply chain. - Average cost to make a pair of Tom Shoes - $9 - Average retail cost of Toms - $50 -  Toms does not release their financial report, but this company has made millions of dollars over the last few years.

http://www.youtube.com/user/tomsshoes

Other Examples of Interdependence

  North American and European consumers demand for coffee and tea leads to farmers in Sri Lanka and Columbia growing just these crops. When there is a bad crop, farmers have no other crop to fall back on.

  Aerosol cans and air conditioning usage in N.A. – increase of skin cancer in Australia

  Burning of fossil fuels – climate change

Videos

  Child Labour in India

  Nike Sweatshops

Interconnectedness

  To be involved with each other, often in very complex ways.

  The decisions in our country affect the lives of people in other countries and vice versa   The War in Iraq has increased the World oil prices and our gas has

become more expensive. Therefore less people are driving large vehicles, taxis and public transportation have become more expensive, and they have a greater demand on them.

  Our human and cultural activities have an impact on Earth and the environment, and the Earth’s processes also have an impact on is.

Examples: water cycle, oxygen cycle, food chain, positive connection between education and economic development, deforestation, volcanic eruptions

Time-space Convergence

  Technology allows people, goods, and information to move from one location to another much more quickly than it could before.

  Example: (London to Halifax)

  1920 (by ship) – 336 hours – 2 weeks

  1958 (by jet airliner) – 7 hours

Time Savings = 329 hours

Time-space convergence = 329/38 = 8.66 hours/year

Time-space Convergence

  Information (now down to seconds)

  Local levels   Improved roads, and speedier vehicles

  Also worked in opposite direction   People clogged up the road (everyone bought cars)

  Commuting time went up!

  Time-space divergence

Case Study

  Choose.

  Page 32   #5

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