Globalization, Interdependence, & Interconnectedness - PowerPoint Presentation

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Globalization, Interdependence, & InterconnectednessSlide2

Did you know?

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

YmwwrGV_aiESlide3

Global Village

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

Canadian, Marshall McLuhanSlide4

Marshall McLuhanSlide5

Global Village means

…

Modern electronic devices have the effect of shrinking time and space by greatly speeding up communication between different parts of the worldSlide6

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 function together.Slide7

Questions?

What are some results of the global village?

What are some examples of the world getting smaller?Slide8

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?)

Destruction of local cultures and weakening of traditional beliefsSlide9

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 Slide10

Communication

Telephones

Cell Phones

Internet –

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

Media –

Television, RadioSlide11

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.Slide12

Question.

Which groups of people have not been affected nearly as much by the improvements in transportation and communication? Why?Slide13

Globalization video

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

3oTLyPPrZE4Slide14

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, internetSlide15

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 ecosystemEx: Global warming and the Kyoto ProtocolSlide16

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 GlobalizationSlide17

Travel FlightsSlide18

Travel TimeSlide19

Miniature Earth

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

rvTFKpIaQhMSlide20

Pros and Cons of Globalization

Think-pair-share!Slide21

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 - technologySlide22

Kathie Lee Gifford

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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.Slide23

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?Slide24

Nike

Vs

TomsSlide25

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 - $140Slide26
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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. Slide29

http://

www.youtube.com

/user/

tomsshoesSlide30

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 changeSlide31

Videos

Child

Labour

in India

Nike SweatshopsSlide32

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 eruptionsSlide33

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/yearSlide34

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

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Time-space divergenceSlide35

Case Study

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