globalisation

GLOBALISATION AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

What's globalisation (UK)/ globalization (US)?

I. Brainstorm the concept with your teacher : wooclap : https://www.wooclap.com/LPMFRT

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1. Grâce à la mondialisation, de nombreuses compagnies délocalisent leur activité: la main d’œuvre est moins chère à l’étranger. 2. Dans les pays en voie de développement, les patrons tirent profits des ouvriers qualifiés. 3. Pour stimuler la croissance économique, il faut une matière première de qualité mais bon marché ainsi que des frais de douane limités pour exporter ses produits. 4. Il est nécessaire de mettre en place des accords dans tous les pays de l’Union Européenne pour éviter une concurrence déloyale. 5. Des sanctions peuvent être imposées en cas de pollution, de mise en danger des ouvriers ou de salaires trop bas pour les ouvriers locaux.

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globalisation in poor countries Globalisation has made the planet more (a) ___________________. As communication gets cheaper and transport gets faster, developing countries have closed the gap with their rich-world counterparts. But within many developing economies, the story is less (b) ___________________: inequality has worsened. Basic theory predicts that inequality falls when developing countries enter global markets. The theory of comparative advantage is found in every introductory textbook. It says that poor countries produce goods requiring large amounts of unskilled (c) ___________________. Rich countries focus on things requiring skilled workers. Thailand is a big rice exporter, for example, while America is the world's largest exporter of financial services. As global trade (d) ___________________, the theory says, unskilled workers in poor countries are high in demand; skilled workers in those same countries are less coveted. With more employers clamouring for their services, unskilled workers in developing countries get wage boosts, whereas their skilled (e) ___________________ don’t. The result is that inequality falls. But the high inequality seen today in poor countries is prompting new theories. One emphasises outsourcing—when rich countries (f) ___________________ parts of the production process to poor countries. Contrary to popular belief, multinationals in poor countries often employ skilled workers and pay high wages. A report from the OECD found that (g) ___________________ wages paid by foreign multinationals are 40% higher than wages paid by local firms. What is more, those skilled workers often get to work with managers from rich countries, or might have to meet the deadlines of an efficient rich-world company. That may (h) ___________________ their productivity. Higher productivity means they can demand even higher wages. By contrast, unskilled workers, or poor ones in rural areas, tend not to have such opportunities. Their productivity does not rise. For these reasons globalisation can boost the wages of skilled workers, while crimping those of the unskilled. The result is that inequality rises. Other economic theories try to explain why inequality in developing countries has reached such (i) ___________________. A Nobel laureate, Simon Kuznets, argued that growing inequality was inevitable in the early stages of development. He reckoned that those who had a little bit of money to begin with could see big gains from investment, and could thus benefit from growth, whereas those with nothing would stay rooted in (j) ___________________. Only with economic development and demands for redistribution would inequality fall. Indeed, recent evidence suggests that the (k) ___________________ in developing-country inequality may now have slowed, which will prompt new questions for economists. But as things stand, globalisation may (l) ___________________ to promote equality within the world’s poorest countries. http://www.economist.com/

2. Find in the text the words that mean the same as the following. a. large difference b. deteriorated c. things that are produced in order to be sold d. having or showing the knowledge, the ability e. strongly desired by many f. obtaining goods or a service by contract from an outside supplier g. having a limiting or adverse effect on (something) h. very strong and firmly fixed 3. What do the words in orange refer to in the text? a. their b. it c. their d. they e. ones ) f. those 4. Answer the following questions. Use your own words as far as possible. a. What is the difference between developed and developing countries in terms of their working force? b. In what way do multinational companies cause inequality among workers when they relocate to poorer countries? 5. Complete the following using your own words as far as possible. a. According to past theories, global trade reduces inequality among workers in developing countries because … b. Local industries in developing countries … c. Despite allowing countries to move closer to each other, globalization has … . GRAMMAR : Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets to give them a future meaning. a. Provided she (have) the right skills, she will get the job at the multinational. b. By this time next year the company (relocate) to India. c. If the company (give) an image of fairness, it needs to pay their workers better wages. d. I think that one day inequalities in the workplace (fall). e. I need to brush up my English because I (work) in the States.

2. Find in the text the words that mean the same as the following. a. large difference b. deteriorated c. things that are produced in order to be sold d. having or showing the knowledge, the ability e. strongly desired by many f. obtaining goods or a service by contract from an outside supplier g. having a limiting or adverse effect on (something) h. very strong and firmly fixed 3. What do the words in orange refer to in the text? a. their b. it c. their d. they e. ones ) f. those 4. Answer the following questions. Use your own words as far as possible. a. What is the difference between developed and developing countries in terms of their working force? b. In what way do multinational companies cause inequality among workers when they relocate to poorer countries? 5. Complete the following using your own words as far as possible. a. According to past theories, global trade reduces inequality among workers in developing countries because … b. Local industries in developing countries … c. Despite allowing countries to move closer to each other, globalization has … . GRAMMAR : Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets to give them a future meaning. a. Provided she (have) the right skills, she will get the job at the multinational. b. By this time next year the company (relocate) to India. c. If the company (give) an image of fairness, it needs to pay their workers better wages. d. I think that one day inequalities in the workplace (fall). e. I need to brush up my English because I (work) in the States.