Prevention of globalisation Flashcards

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Give three ways of preventing globalisation

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  • Laws
  • Limited online freedom of information
  • Trade protectionism
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What is the five tier immigration system in the UK?

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Enforced since 2010 to control immigration by checking economic migrants posses skills that the UK need

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Describe each tier of the UK immigration system

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1 - highly skilled
2 - skilled in a specific job to fill gaps in UK labour
3 - Limited number of lower skilled workers needed to fill shortages
4 - students
5 - temporary workers

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4
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What is resource nationalism?

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A common feature of state policy when people or governments assert control over natural resources to limit international supply

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5
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What happened to the Canada based company ‘First Quantum’ in 2009?

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Forced to hand over 65% ownership to a $550m copper mining project to the DRC government

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Describe China’s resource nationalism

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China’s resource nationalism took the form of rare earth export restriction, the USA, UK and Japan complained to the WTO and as a result China had to relax restrictions

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How can countries with natural endowments acquire more revenue? What consequences can result?

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Taxes, royalties or full scale state ownership

May inhibit FDI

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