Case study:
Enai has worked as a rice farmer in
Nigeria all his life. He used to work
for his cousin and had a decent
income. Enai’s cousin recently sold
his fields to a global food company
who have agreed to keep Enai on,
but at a slightly lower rate and
working less flexible hours.
Hanu is part of a very traditional
tribe who live in the rainforest in
Peru. Hanu’s tribe lived without
contact with outsiders until the
1960s. Since contact, her tribe has
access to medicines and clothing but
each generation sees more young
people leaving to work in nearby
villages. Some youths have brought
alcohol back – a drink the tribe
never had access to previously and
therefore no tolerance of.
Andy worked on a market stall in
Leeds selling handcrafted jewellery.
His jewellery was always popular but
since he created an online shop five
years ago, business has boomed. He
is trading all over the world now –
and instead of his family making the
jewellery with him, he can pay
people in India to make the pieces
for pennies. The orders are rolling
in from all over the globe.
Type of globalisation
Positive and negative aspects
Why I think this…
Think of your own scenario to test
a partner:
ASSIGNMENT
In your own words write a short speech that could be given to some of the people who are protesting against globalisation. Use
the advantages we have discussed and your own ideas to try and convince them that globalisation is a good idea.