Friday 22 August 2008

Effects of Globalisation


John Rivetts
-West needs new markets
-Exploits the developing world for new markets
+ve some countries get the goods they want
-ve effects e.g. Tobacco related deaths
steady rise developed world
dramatic rise developing
-Market share of ethical goods under 2%
-Hollywood - dominant culture/lifestyle/advertising
-Traffic of trade is too heavy in one direction

Prof. Naomi Kent
-Consumers everywhere buying different goods
-More imports from the develpoing world
-Ethical consumer
against animal testing
sweatshops
environmental dasmage
-E.C. puts pressure on manufacturers
-Consumer make choices

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