4.7.2
Government Control of Globalisation
Government Control of Globalisation - Censorship
Government Control of Globalisation - Censorship
Some governments have tried to control the spread of globalisation through censorship and limiting immigration. Others have used trade protectionism.
What is censorship?
What is censorship?
- Using censorship describes limiting what the population of your country is able to see online or access.
- In China and North Korea, the governments have used censorship to limit what their populations are able to see from other cultures. This limits the spread of globalisation.
Censorship in China
Censorship in China
- The social media platforms that we're used to in the West are mostly banned in mainland China. Instead, they are replaced by other ones that the government can monitor.
- For example, instead of WhatsApp, they have WeChat.
Censorship in China cont.
Censorship in China cont.
- The Chinese government enforce a limit on how many foreign films can come into the country in a year. In 2012, this limit was increased to 34 (up from 10 in 2002).
- These measures stop the spread of globalisation by limiting the cultural traits that their citizens are exposed to.
- Google did not operate in China for five years because it refused to comply with government censorship requests.
Censorship historically
Censorship historically
- Censorship was a tactic that was heavily used by the Nazi Party in Germany in the 1930s and by the Soviet Union under Stalin.
- Censorship can prevent a population from being exposed to new or different ideas.
Government Control of Globalisation - Protectionism
Government Control of Globalisation - Protectionism
Using trade protectionism and adding tariffs to imports from other countries makes their goods look more expensive and so limits trade with these countries. This limits the spread of globalisation.
Banana wars
Banana wars
- A well-known example of protectionism was the ‘banana wars’ of the early 2000s.
- The EU had a trade deal with the Caribbean which set a quota of how many bananas each country could sell to Europe. The idea was that this would help these countries to develop without needing aid.
- But this was an act of protectionism because it stopped the free trade of bananas and made bananas from outside of the Caribbean look more expensive.
- The US complained to the World Trade Organisation that this was limiting global trade and stopping their bananas from selling in Europe.
Infant industries
Infant industries
- Infant industries are industries that are in the early stages of development in the domestic country.
- Adding tariffs to foreign goods can help infant industries create domestic jobs and let an industry develop.
- The USA did this with lots of iron and steel industries in the late 1800s.
1Tectonic Processes & Hazards
1.1Tectonic Processes & Hazards
1.2Natural Disasters
1.3Natural Disaster Case Studies
1.4Trends & Patterns
2Option 2A: Glaciated Landscapes & Change
2.1Glaciated Landscapes Over Time
2.2Periglacial Landscapes
2.3Glacial Processes
2.4Glacial Landforms
3Option 2B: Coastal Landscapes & Change
3.1Coastal Landscapes
3.2Coastal Erosion & Deposition
3.3Coastal Risks
4Globalisation
4.1Globalisation
4.2Negatives of Globalisation
4.3Global Shift
4.5Culture
4.6Measuring Development
5Option 4A: Regenerating Places
5.1Types of Economies
5.2Function of Places
5.3Regeneration
5.4Regeneration Case Studies
6Option 4B: Diverse Places
6.1Population Structure
6.2Past & Present Connections
6.3Urban & Rural Spaces
6.4Diversity
6.5Urban & Rural Case Studies
6.6Case Study - Tower Hamlets
6.7Case Study - Sturton-le-Steeple
7The Water Cycle & Water Insecurity (A2 only)
7.1Hydrological Processes Global to Local
7.2Influences on the Water Cycle
7.3Water Insecurity
8The Carbon Cycle & Energy Security (A2 only)
8.1The Carbon Cycle
8.2Energy Consumption
8.3Alternative Energy
8.4Growing Demand for Resources
9Superpowers (A2 only)
9.1Superpowers
9.2Hard & Soft Power
9.2.1Hard & Soft Power
9.2.2Emerging Powers - China Rivalry
9.2.3Emerging Powers - Chinese Sources of Power
9.2.4Emerging Powers - Brazil
9.2.5Emerging Powers - Russia
9.2.6Emerging Powers - India
9.2.7Theories of Development
9.2.8Power Case Studies: Chinese One Belt One Road
9.2.9Power Case Studies: Pakistan Nuclear Arms
9.2.10Power Case Studies: OPEC
9.3IGOs, TNCs & Alliances
10Option 8A: Health & Human Rights (A2 only)
10.1Human Development
10.2Role of Governments & IGOs
10.3Human Rights
10.4Interventions
11Option 8B: Migration & Identity (A2 only)
11.1Globalisation & Migration
11.2Consequences of Migration
11.3Nation States
11.4Responses to Global Migration
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1Tectonic Processes & Hazards
1.1Tectonic Processes & Hazards
1.2Natural Disasters
1.3Natural Disaster Case Studies
1.4Trends & Patterns
2Option 2A: Glaciated Landscapes & Change
2.1Glaciated Landscapes Over Time
2.2Periglacial Landscapes
2.3Glacial Processes
2.4Glacial Landforms
3Option 2B: Coastal Landscapes & Change
3.1Coastal Landscapes
3.2Coastal Erosion & Deposition
3.3Coastal Risks
4Globalisation
4.1Globalisation
4.2Negatives of Globalisation
4.3Global Shift
4.5Culture
4.6Measuring Development
5Option 4A: Regenerating Places
5.1Types of Economies
5.2Function of Places
5.3Regeneration
5.4Regeneration Case Studies
6Option 4B: Diverse Places
6.1Population Structure
6.2Past & Present Connections
6.3Urban & Rural Spaces
6.4Diversity
6.5Urban & Rural Case Studies
6.6Case Study - Tower Hamlets
6.7Case Study - Sturton-le-Steeple
7The Water Cycle & Water Insecurity (A2 only)
7.1Hydrological Processes Global to Local
7.2Influences on the Water Cycle
7.3Water Insecurity
8The Carbon Cycle & Energy Security (A2 only)
8.1The Carbon Cycle
8.2Energy Consumption
8.3Alternative Energy
8.4Growing Demand for Resources
9Superpowers (A2 only)
9.1Superpowers
9.2Hard & Soft Power
9.2.1Hard & Soft Power
9.2.2Emerging Powers - China Rivalry
9.2.3Emerging Powers - Chinese Sources of Power
9.2.4Emerging Powers - Brazil
9.2.5Emerging Powers - Russia
9.2.6Emerging Powers - India
9.2.7Theories of Development
9.2.8Power Case Studies: Chinese One Belt One Road
9.2.9Power Case Studies: Pakistan Nuclear Arms
9.2.10Power Case Studies: OPEC
9.3IGOs, TNCs & Alliances
10Option 8A: Health & Human Rights (A2 only)
10.1Human Development
10.2Role of Governments & IGOs
10.3Human Rights
10.4Interventions
11Option 8B: Migration & Identity (A2 only)
11.1Globalisation & Migration
11.2Consequences of Migration
11.3Nation States
11.4Responses to Global Migration
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