A closer look at globalisation:
There are so many conflicting theories around around about the benefits and effects of globalism.
What kind of economic growth do the "experts" recommend ?
Apec hold a pro globalisation approach and argue against the Stern reports recommendation to slow GHG's and reduce global growth.
I believe that eradication of poverty in poor countries can only be addressed when Goverments of those countries work closely with the World bank and International Aid agencies to return increased revenue in the form of education and health programs, to the the poorest people.
THE Stern Report: (Poverty indicator: less that $2 per day) Goto Stern
The impacts of climate change will exacerbate poverty – in particular through its effects on health, income and future growth prospects (page 114). Poor people are consequently highly sensitive to the degradation and destruction of these natural assets and systems by climate change. For example, dieback of large areas of forest – some climate models show strong drying over the Amazon if global temperature increases by more than 2°C (page 95)
FROM APEC (this is APEC's quote on the Stern Report):
In either case, the policy measure in question should impose a level of restriction on man-made GHG emissions that would stabilise the concentration of GHGs in the atmosphere at no more than 550 parts per million. In its view, doing so was ‘…an essential foundation for climate-change policy’ (Stern 2006, p. xviii). Goto apec report
APEC goto: APEC
For the first time in human history, it is feasible to contemplate the eradication of poverty. Yet the Stern Report and the Garnaut Review on climate change are advocating an approach to climate change that would increase, not decrease, poverty.
In the developing world, the percentage of the population living on less than US$1 a day has fallen from 40 % in 1981 to 18 % in 2004.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the population in extreme poverty has remained static at 41 % since 1981; the region accounting for 30 percent of the world’s extreme poor.
They are part of the bottom billion poor, Oxford Professor, Paul Collier, who points out that economic growth is the essential anti-poverty tool.
Research (World Bank & IMF):a one % growth in GDP leads to a 1.3 % reduction in poverty.
Global Education Overview:
Global income is more than $31 trillion a year, but 1.2 billion people of the world's population earn less than $1 a day. 80% of the global population earns only 20% of global income.
The 3 billion people living in the 24 developing countries that increased their integration into the world economy enjoyed an average 5% growth rate in income per capita, longer life expectancy and better schooling.
Two billion people, living in sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, and the former Soviet Union, are unable to increase their integration into the world economy: their economies have contracted, poverty has risen, education levels have risen less rapidly than in globalised countries.
Globalisation Disadvantages:
(1) Agricultural seed companies are destroying the biodiversity of the planet, and depriving subsistence farmers of their livelihood.
(2) Globalisation has enabled the introduction of cigarettes and tobacco to developing countries, with major adverse health and financial costs.
(3) The major economic powers have a major influence in the institutions of globalisation, like the WTO, and this can work against the interests of the developing world.
http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go/cache/offonce/pid/178;jsessionid=81B68B13C982E2CFEC4F1DCC224941D481B68B13C982E2CFEC4F1DCC224941D4
Global Education : why do I think that the term " international" is an expansive theory, and the term "globalisation" is a compacting theory.
GLOBALISATION IS MY TOPIC. I struggle to understand Globalisation agendas/ethics . My primary question: Is globalisation good or bad??
Michael Bond's summary of Globalisation is exponential growth.
"Truth be told, there are not a lot of natural cases in which exponential growth is exhibited. An exponential growth model assumes that there is an infinite amount of resources from which to draw."
(Quote: no byline from Members.Optusnet exponential link)
Michael Bond's summary of Globalisation is exponential growth.
"Truth be told, there are not a lot of natural cases in which exponential growth is exhibited. An exponential growth model assumes that there is an infinite amount of resources from which to draw."
(Quote: no byline from Members.Optusnet exponential link)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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