The Global Village
Globalization
An Interconnected World
Marshall McLuhan
The Canadian who introduced the term “Global Village”
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
(we sometimes know more about what is going
on in far off places than in our local regions
• trade and transportation has become much
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Communication
• Telephones
• Cell Phones…2008
SMART PHONES
•Apple - iPhone 5 - The thinnest, lightest, fastest
iPhone ever.
• 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.
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Interconnectedness
The decisions and events in our country
affect the lives of people in other
countries, just as the decisions and
events in other countries affect us.
For Example:
The War in Iraq (2002-2011) 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. 2000- 70 cents/litre
Where were your clothes made?
• Take a look at the labels in
your clothing and in those of
the people sitting around you.
• Label all of the places on the
map and draw lines showing how
you think they got to the point
of purchase.
Assignment #1
IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS, LOOK AT YOUR
CLOTHES AND WRITE
DOWN THE PLACES
YOUR CLOTHING IS
MADE. As a class, we
will collate trends!
Our findings:
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Sri Lanka- LDC
Bangladesh-LLDC
Cambodia-LDC
China-LDC
India-LDC
Taiwan-MDC
USA-MDC, Canada-ROOTS, STANFIELDS IN TRURO, Canada Goose
Iran –LDC (HANDMADE)
Pakistan-LDC
Salvador, Spain-MDC
France (expensive haute couture), Italian shoes
Afghanistan (handmade)
Mocassins (Mi’kmaq)
Scotland (Kilt)
Germany (Birkenstocks) Israel (NAOT)
Vietnam-LDC
Indonesia-LDC
South Korea-MDC
Japan-MDC
Mexico (ADIDAS-GERMAN BUT MADE ABROAD)-LDC
Honduras-LDC
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High end DESIGNER ITEMS or speciality items are generally made in MDCs or nations like
Afghanistan with unique cultural value
Mass produced items come from LDCs usually. Most of them are in either Asia or Central
America. “ASIA IS THE FACTORY TO THE WORLD”
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ASSIGNMENT #2- “in class”
• Mr Big Chocolate Bar
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Select a product that is sold in Canada that contains at least 4 ingredients
that are produced outside of Canada.
Research the ingredients on the web and find out who the major producers
are of the ingredient.
Give the rationale for why you think each of the 4 ingredients are produced
in those countries. (Cost? Labor? Proximity?)
“Mr. Big”
Ingredient
Sugar
Rice
Cocoa
Peanuts
Soya (bean)
Lecithin
Parts of the
World that
Export the
ingredient to
Canada
Africa
Asia
South America
Caribbean
China
India
Pakistan 75%
Vietnam
Thailand
United States
Ivory Coast 37%
Ghana 19%
Indonesia 14%
Nigeria 6%
Brazil 6%
Cameroon 5%
China 27%
US 19%
Argentina 14%
Vietnam 12%
US
South America
RAINFORESTS
Other
Refined in Canada
Most of our rice
comes from the
US
Where do you
think most of
ours come from?
Why?
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AIN'T IT THE TRUTH!!?
Joe Smith started the day early having set his
alarm clock
(MADE IN JAPAN ) for 6am.
While his coffeepot
(MADE IN CHINA )
was BREWING, he shaved with his
electric razor
(MADE IN HONG KONG).
He put on a
dress shirt
(MADE IN SRI LANKA),
GAP 1969 jeans
(MADE IN SINGAPORE)
and
tennis shoes
(MADE IN KOREA)
After cooking his breakfast in his new
electric skillet
(MADE IN INDIA)
he sat down with his
calculator
(MADE IN MEXICO)
to see how much he could spend today.
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After setting his
watch
(MADE IN TAIWAN)
to the radio
(MADE IN INDIA)
he got in his car
(MADE IN GERMANY)
filled it with GAS
(from Saudi Arabia)
and continued his search
for a good paying CANADIAN JOB.
At the end
of yet another discouraging
and fruitless day
checking his
Computer
(Made In Malaysia),
Joe decided to relax for a while.
He put on his sandals
(MADE IN BRAZIL)
poured himself a glass of
wine
(MADE IN FRANCE)
and turned on his
TV
(MADE IN INDONESIA),
and then wondered
why he can't find
a good paying job
in CANADA .
GLOBALIZATION: PROS AND
CONS
• Globalization is one of the world’s most
controversial topics at the beginning of the 21st
Century.
• Pros: Increased knowledge of different cultures,
ability to respond to global crisis situations
quicker (Haitian earthquake), more economic
resources going to countries that had previously
been lacking investment and jobs (leading
countries like China and India to have an
increased standard of living/wealth). Increased
access to technology and scientific innovations
(medicine) in poorer nations.
• Cons: Many anti-globalization protesters worldwide (as
seen in 2010 at Toronto’s G8/G20 summit destroying
police cars and famous brand stores’ windows, “Battle of
Seattle” Protests 1999) dislike the economic side of
globalization that sees huge multinational corporations
like The Gap, Nike and Wal Mart setting up or buying
from factories in nations where workers are paid very low
wages so that costs are kept low and profits are high.
EXPLOITATION OF THE POOR BY THE RICH?
• The Fair Trade movement has grown to address companies like
Starbucks who have been accused of paying producers (eg. Coffee
farmers) in poorer nations much less than what their product is
worth (“Just Us Coffee” in Nova Scotia is Fair Trade Coffee).
Starbucks is working towards remedying this issue.
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It is also believed that globalization has led to poorer
standards (e.g. lead paint in toys from China being
recalled in western countries), increased pollution and
global warming increases and a greater gap between the
world’s rich and its poor. Also, increases in child labour
and sweat shops in nations with no unions or
environmental/employment laws.
• Some feel globalization leads to a more homogeneous,
less interesting world where everyone eats Subway
drinks Starbucks while using their i-phones wearing Nike
and Gap clothing. American Culture becoming world
culture!
• The IMF (International Monetary Fund), the World Bank
and the WTO (World Trade Organization) are usually
targeted for allowing large corporations and
governments to set up policies that allow the world’s rich
to exploit the poor. The Occupy Wall Street movement
against the wealthiest 1% of Americans is closely linked
with the anti-Globalization movement.
“FAIR TRADE”
• TEACHER WILL SHOW SOME
INFORMATION TO YOU from cd rom disc.
A GLOBAL VILLAGE?
• http://www.miniature-earth.com/
• IF THE WORLD WERE A VILLAGE
VIDEO.
• 7 Billion, National Geographic Magazine –
YouTube
Third world has
become an obsolete
term and fourth
world was rarely
used
Assignment 700-800 word essay
DUE October 16
“Perhaps one of the most controversial topics at the beginning of the
21st Century is Globalization. It raises much debate.”
• USE THE THREE ARTICLES YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN (“What Is
Globalization?” “Child Labour” and “Why Is Globalization
Controversial?”) plus any video source we have seen to…
• Discuss why this is and offer some evidence of controversies (cite
some video sources that we see).
• Do you support or disagree with Globalization? Why?
• How could globalization be a better concept? Which reforms do you
think could make it more positive?
• If you are on an adapted program, see me for assignment.
“NO LOGO”
• No Logo: No Space,No Choice,No Jobs:
Naomi Klein: 9780312421434:
Amazon.com: Books
GLOBALIZATION and Fair Trade IN THE NEWS AND
DOCUMENTARIES
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ANTI-GLOBALIZATION
NoLogo Book Trailer (No Logo by Naomi Klein) – YouTube
Nike sweatshops - Try not to cry – YouTube
Freedom hero. Iqbal Masih – YouTube
Free The Children – Our Story
THE CORPORATION [5/23] Case Histories - YouTube
UDHR: Plain Language Version
Mike Daisey on Real Time with Bill Maher - YouTube
The Battle of Toronto(G20 Protest) – YouTube
Battle of Seattle – YouTube
Fair Trade - The Story – YouTube
Trade campaign | Oxfam International
Coldplay's Chris Martin for the Make Trade Fair campaign – YouTube
Make Trade Fair: Chris Martin – YouTube
Chris Martin in Ghana - YouTube
Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op
Watch Documentaries Online | Promote Documentary Film | Global Village or Global
Pillage?
PRO GLOBALIZATION
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/alex_tabarrok_foresees_economic_growth.html
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The Negative Effects of Globalization
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In order to cut down costs, many firms in developed nations have outsourced their
manufacturing and white-collar jobs to Third-World countries like India and China,
where the cost of labor is low. The most prominent among these have been jobs in
the customer service field as many developing nations have a large English-speaking
population - ready to work at one-fifth of what someone in developed world may call
'low-pay'. This has caused a lot of resentment among the people of developed
countries, and companies have been accused of taking their jobs away. Another
problem is that many Americans are not satisfied with the level of customer service
that they are subjected to, and this has caused a lot of animosity among people and
has added to the dissent that people already have against outsourcing.
There are various schools of thought which argue that globalization has led to an
increase in activities such as child labor and slavery. In countries with little or no
accountability, corporations employing children can work smoothly by bribing the
officials, which may result in an increase in illegal activities. Critics opine that
globalization has resulted in a fiercely-competitive global market, and unethical
practices in business is a by-product of this.
Globalization may have inadvertently helped terrorists and criminals. At the heart of
globalization is an idea that humans, materials, food etc. be allowed to travel freely
across borders, but 9/11 was a ghastly reminder that people with evil intentions can
use it as an opportunity and cause damage.
It is not only the developed nations that are complaining about its negative effects,
people in developing nations - where most of the industries have been set up, have
their own set of reasons against globalization. They often complain that their cities
have been reduced to garbage-dumps where all the industrial waste is accumulated
and pollution levels are sky-high.
Fast food chains like McDonalds and KFC are spreading fast in the developing
world. People are consuming more junk food which has an adverse impact on
their health. Apart from the health concerns, there is something else that
globalization has been criticized for, and it is the accusation that it has opened
floodgates for restaurants and eateries which are insensitive to the religious
beliefs of the host nation. For example, a lawsuit had to be filed against
McDonalds in India, after it was accused of serving beef in their burgers.
While the rich are getting richer, the poor are struggling for a square meal. If the
current Occupy Wall Street protests are a reminder of how angry people are
with the current set-up, then those who govern us should take notice, and work
towards alleviating poverty. Ideally, globalization should have resulted in
creation of wealth and prosperity, but corporate greed and corrupt government
has ensured that money is not distributed equally.
When the first-known case of AIDS came up in America, only few would have
traced its origin to Sub-Saharan Africa. Globalization bought people from
various countries together, and this is perhaps the reason that a virus from a
jungle was transported to almost every country in the world.
• Environmental degradation is an issue which has been debated
ferociously in various international meetings, and it has to be
accepted that globalization is one of the most important factors that
has aggravated the situation. The amount of raw materials needed
to run industries and factories is taking a toll on the natural reserves
of planet earth, and pollution has severely impacted the quality of air
that we need so very much for our survival.