PDF-(BOOK)-Boomtown: Runaway Globalisation on the Queensland Coast

Sitting next to the Great Barrier Reef steeped in coal and gas the industrial boomtown of Gladstone Australia embodies many of the contradictions of the overheated world prosperous yet polluted growing and developing yet always on the precipice of crisis             Capturing Gladstone at the peak of its accelerated growth in 201314 Thomas Hylland Eriksen dissects here the boomtown phenomenon in all its profound ambivalence Based on ethnographic fieldwork the book examines local identity family life infrastructure and local services and explores the tensions and resentments surrounding migrant workers             Writ large in Boomtown are the clashes of scale at the heart of the towns contradictions where the logic of big industry and the state compete with those of the individual and the local community and ecology crystallizing the current crisis of political legitimacy that is unfurling all over the world  . Wednesday . 7 . January. . 2015. Making. . of. the . Modern. World . Lecture. Giorgio . Riello. g.riello@warwick.ac.uk. http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world. Topic 3. What does globalisation mean?. Definition . Globalisation. . is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange. . who?. Texas Settlers. Runaway Scrape. when?. March and April. 1836. Runaway Scrape. where?. South and East Texas. Runaway Scrape. why?. Santa Anna tried to create fear in Texans so they would flee from their homes. . developed along Queensland's coast  by: Kathleen Donaghey  From: The Sunday Mail (Qld)  March 21, 2010 12:00AM MAYORS from the breeziest regions of Queensland are putting ou Types of Globalisation -. . Financial/Economic. The economies of the world are increasingly more global in scale.. Stock markets in one region can drastically affect those in other regions.. Companies now operate on a global scale selling and producing products all over the world.. Brainstorm 20 words that you associate with Globalisation. Objectives:. To understand the concept of globalisation. To assess the impact of globalisation on differing parties. HW: . The Characteristics of Globalisation. 8 December. 2016. Making. . of. the . Modern. World . Lecture. Julia McClure. J.McClure@Warwick.ac.uk. What is the face of globalization?. Globalization today?. Fast connections: internet, social media. Aims and Objectives. Aim:. Understand globalisation. Objectives:. Define globalisation. Explain the role of MNCs. Analyse the effects of globalisation on firms and LDCs. Globalisation. Trend towards worldwide markets in products, capital, labour and unrestricted trade barriers.. Definition of globalisation. ‘The ability to produce any goods (or service) anywhere in the world, using raw materials, components, capital and technology from anywhere, sell the resulting output anywhere, and place the profits anywhere.’. opportunity and division . Angela W Little. CIE seminar University of Sussex. Nov 11 2013. Sri Lanka. Globalisation . The accelerated movement of goods, services, capital, people and ideas across national borders. What is globalisation?. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lgZper-W4#t=103. Factors promoting . Globalisation. A reduction in protectionist barriers to trade in the World Economy.. A reduction in international capital movement restrictions; encouraging Foreign Direct Investment . RUNAWAY TEENS & “Street Youth” LGBTQ YOUTH IN TROUBLE! WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP? ANSWERING NEEDS. OPENING DOORS. www.1800RUNAWAY.org 1-800-RUNAWAY 1-800-786-2929 RUNAWAY STATISTICS 2.8 Million youth run away from home each year Write down 2 connections. . Globalisation. Learning objective.. To understand what globalisation is and how places around the world are connected. To be able to give a clear definition of globalisation.. 2014 – Session 3. The winners and losers of globalisation. Main Drivers. The drive for a global presence. Economic integration and trade liberalisation have produced an unstoppable movement toward economic globalisation. .