Globalisation links and resources

Books Websites AusAID resources Videos Other resources Books Title: Globalise me! A student's guide to globalisation Author: Trevor Poultney Publisher: Australian Agency for International Development/Curriculum Corporation, 2004 Description: 116 p.:col. ill. Globalise me! presents a range of resources to explore globalisation through the themes of People, Culture, Economy, trade and development, Technology, Politics and Environment. Each chapter consists of an introduction giving a broad overview of the theme, and a variety of resources – newspaper and magazine articles, tables, graphs, photos, cartoons – presenting a range of viewpoints. General questions on each theme and specific questions on the resources assist teachers and students in exploring the issues and the impact of globalisation, and in forming opinions and considering active responses. Age group: Upper Secondary ISBN: 1863665927 SCIS No: 1194261 Where to get it: Global Education Project Professional Development Providers in your state or territory: http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/page156.html Curriculum Corporation http://www.curriculumpress.edu.au/main/goproduct/11810 Websites

 

Case for the Global Economy URL:  http://www.iccwbo.org/policy/economic/id970/index.html The great debate on globalization is in full swing. Can, or should, it be stopped? Is it pushing governments to the sidelines? Does it have a human face? Is it a threat to jobs? What are the benefits and what is the downside? ICC is convinced that the emergence of a global market economy, a process that has only just begun, will bring unprecedented prosperity to millions. But the right balance needs to be found between rules and freedom if the global economy is to realise its full potential. This is what this new section of the ICC web site is all about. We make the case for the global economy. Globalisation (UN Cyberschoolbus) URL:  http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/briefing/globalization/ An overview of the issue of globalisation from the United Nations CyberSchoolBus presents, especially for students, the briefing papers from We the Peoples: the role of the United Nations in the 21st century. Contents include: Globalisation: an unstoppable force; Role and Responsibility of Corporations; Suggested activities for students, and resources. Globalisation (Youthink) URL:  http://youthink.worldbank.org/issues/globalization/ Globalisation as an issue from the World Bank's Youthink site. Discussion topics include: some countries have profited from globalization and some have not; the history of globalization, data sources and Why Should I care? World Development Reports URL:  http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTWDRS/0,,contentMDK:20227703~pagePK:478093~piPK:477627~theSitePK:477624,00.html The World Bank's annual World Development Report (WDR) is a guide to the economic, social and environmental state of the world today. Each year the WDR provides in depth analysis of a specific aspect of development. Past reports have considered such topics as the role of the state, transition economies, labor, infrastructure, health, the environment, youth, equity and poverty.

AusAID resources Focus, a quarterly magazine published by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), provides a variety of items about how the Australian Government's overseas aid program addresses specific global issues. You can subscribe to Focus online or order printed copies at: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pubs.cfm?Type=PubFocus

Globalisation, Trade and Development: What is Left for Aid to Do? URL:  http://www.ausaid.gov.au/research/pdf/globalisation2.pdf This paper reviews current thinking about the role that globalisation and trade has on development, and what that means for aid. The paper provides some definitions of globalisation, reviews the latest findings on how globalisation affects development and addresses the issue of the role of development assistance. Globalisation: Keeping the Gains URL:  http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/globalisation_gains/ This report examines how governments can respond to the challenges open markets bring and ensure societies keep the gains of globalisation. It finds globalisation is good for the world and Australian economies, stimulating growth and reducing poverty. Nevertheless, governments strongly influence the impact open markets have on their societies through the quality of their policies and institutions. Australia has increased its population's living standards by more than half in two decades showing how a well governed economy can benefit from open markets. Most East Asian governments also have provided the right environment for their populations to respond to global opportunities and hence have grown strongly, driving poverty lower.

Videos Title: Impacts of Globalisation (22 minutes, 2004) Description: This video investigates: Economic growth and development Contrasts in levels of development in the global economy, as outlined by the United Nations Human Development Report, and reasons for the differences International convergence (the move towards market economies) The role of trade, investment and trans-national corporations in the global economy Environmental consequences of globalisation. It includes a case study "The impact of globalisation on the Republic of Ireland, and the strategies that are being used to promote economic growth and development. Age group: Upper secondary Where to get it: Classroom Video http://www.classroomvideo.com.au/Product.aspx?id=624 Title: Globalisation and Free Trade: At What Price? (23 minutes, 2004, Australia) Description: This program examines the organisation of international trade between nations, and how globalisation and free trade have transformed the operation of economies around the world. Age group: Upper secondary Where to get it: Video Education Australasia http://www.vea.com.au/Product.aspx?id=712 Title: Beyond Babel Series (United Kingdom, 2001) Description: Beyond Babel looks at the way in which English is being adopted and adapted around the world, and how its tremendous rate of growth is driven by trade, culture, politics and technology. The series also explores the impact of this globalisation on endangered languages and the relationship of English with its other major linguistic competitors. Age group: Middle / Upper secondary Where to get it: http://www.beyondbabel.co.uk/?page_id=7 Title: The Global Economy (20 minutes, 2003) Description: Using various case studies, this video investigates: The nature of globalisation and the global economy - Case study - How globalisation affects the daily decisions of a farmer Trade and financial flows Free trade and protection Trading blocs and agreements - Case Study: EU International economic organisations - Case Study: The World Bank Age group: Upper secondary Where to get it: Classroom Video http://www.classroomvideo.com.au/Product.aspx?id=730 Title: Diverted to Delhi (55 minutes, 2003, Australia) Producer: Greg Stitt Description: When Australians, Americans or British consumers phone to make a customer service query, their calls are often re-routed to India, and answered by Indians impersonating local telephone operators. This well-guarded secret is called outsourcing. The college graduates who work in India's burgeoning call centre industry are forced to put aside their cultural identity, modify their accent and change their names so they can take on an international personality. (Teachers' notes are included) Age group: Upper Secondary Where to get it: Film Australia http://www.filmaust.com.au/ Other resources Simulation games Title: The Chocolate Game Description: An activity which explores the interdependence of people in different countries. It focuses on families involved with the growing of cocoa and the production of chocolate in three countries, Brazil, Ghana and the UK. Issues of wealth and poverty between and within countries are explored, through the choices each family makes about meeting their basic needs. Events during the game emphasises the uneven distribution of wealth and power. Age group: Secondary Where to get it: Global Education Centre South Australia http://www.global-education.asn.au/ Title: Go Global Car Game Description: This simulation game explores concepts of globalisation through the global car industry. Most of the world’s ten largest transnational corporations (TNCs) are motor vehicle and oil companies, including Exxon (2) General Motors (3) and Ford (5). While in reality an average car has up to 30,000 parts, for the purposes of this game each car is ‘built’ from 12 major components. Many car companies also diversify to produce different versions of a popular model, or a sports model but in this game, such diversification is represented by the performance pack options. There is a random element to the game designed to reflect some advantages and disadvantages that real companies might have in the actual business world. Some components and factories are more expensive than others and, consequently, the profits to be made from selling components to other players also vary. Age group: Upper secondary Cost: $43.00 GST inclusive Where to get it: Global Education Centre South Australia http://www.global-education.asn.au Flyer: http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/file8820 Kit Title: Fair Trade in action Description: This kit aims to help students increase their knowledge and understanding of world trade issues using a wide range of skills, and encourages them to become aware and active global citizens. The four producer stories, with fact-finding activity sheet and video, develop students' understanding of fair trade. The video contains two 20 minute programs. The first one focuses on world debt, and the second on fair trade. It presents two case studies, bananas in the Caribbean and cocoa in Ghana. The 'producer' stories deal with growing: bananas in the Dominican Republic, coffee in Costa Rica, cocoa in the Dominican Republic, tea in Sri Lanka. The game Fair Trade Rules is played in groups of six. Five game boards are included. It is designed to enable students to experience some of the realities of being a producer in developing countries Age group: Upper primary / Lower secondary Where to get it: Global Education Centre South Australia, http://www.global-education.asn.au/