Globalisation (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Globalization integrates
Globalization integrates
World economies, industries, markets, cultures, policy-making
TNCs (transnational corporations)
TNCs (transnational corporations)
Businesses operating in more than one country
Globalization benefits for business
Globalization benefits for business
More profitable, cheaper production costs
Chinese lifted from poverty since 1978
Chinese lifted from poverty since 1978
800 million (World Bank)
Sweatshops
Sweatshops
Factories where workers are exploited, low pay, long hours
Nike stopped US manufacturing in
Nike stopped US manufacturing in
1971
Nike 1996 controversy
Nike 1996 controversy
Photo of child stitching footballs distributed, caused outrage
Organizations monitoring Nike
Organizations monitoring Nike
NikeWatch and Clean Clothes Campaign
Rana Plaza collapse date
Rana Plaza collapse date
24 April 2013
Rana Plaza casualties
Rana Plaza casualties
1,134 deaths, 2,500 injured
Foxconn main client
Foxconn main client
Apple (iPad, iPhone production)
Foxconn typical shift length
Foxconn typical shift length
12-hour shifts for years
Foxconn workforce suicide rate
Foxconn workforce suicide rate
22% attempted or committed suicide
Utilitarian view on globalization
Utilitarian view on globalization
Supports if it achieves greatest overall happiness
Kantian concern on globalization
Kantian concern on globalization
Treating people as means not ends