Globalization Unit - Lecture 1
- 2. Key Term •Define globalization: •Answer: globalization is the movement of commerce, culture and influence over international borders.
- 3. Globalization South Africa: Diamonds China: Nike Costa Rica: Bananas Canada: Paper Saudi Arabia: oil Germany: VW Brazil: Coffee South Africa: Diamonds Taiwan: iPhone
- 4. Globalization & the Global Divide In the following slides, consider the quotes as evidence. Write down each question and respond in a brief, concise manner. CTQ: Is globalization sustainable?
- 5. “The population especially of the developing world is growing, and some people remain fixated on this. They note that populations of countries like Kenya are growing rapidly, and they say that’s a big problem. Yes, it is a problem for Kenya’s more than 30 million people, but it’s not a burden on the whole world…” - What’s Your Consumption Factor? by Jared Diamond, 2008 Why isn’t it (Kenya’s pop. growth) such a burden on the whole world?
- 6. “…because Kenyans consume so little. A real problem for the world is that each of us 300 million Americans consumes as much as 32 Kenyans. With ten times the population, the United States consumes 320 times more resources than Kenya does.” - What’s Your Consumption Factor? by Jared Diamond, 2008
- 7. “Per capita consumption rates in China are still about 11 times below ours, but let’s suppose they rise to our level. Let’s also make things easy by imagining that nothing else happens to increase world consumption…China’s catching up alone would roughly double world consumption rates. Oil consumption would increase by 106%, for instance, and world metal consumption by 94%... We Americans may think of China’s growing consumption as a problem. But the Chinese are only reaching for the consumption rate we already have. To tell them not to try would be futile.” -What’s Your Consumption Factor? by Jared Diamond, 2008 Does this mean we’re heading for disaster?
- 8. “No, we could have a stable outcome in which all countries converge on consumption rates considerably below the current highest levels. Americans might object: there is no way we could sacrifice our living standards for the benefit of people in the rest of the world. Nevertheless, whether we get there willingly or not, we shall soon have lower consumption rates, because our present rates are unsustainable.” What’s Your Consumption Factor? by Jared Diamond, 2008 CTQ: Is globalization sustainable?