3.8B Controlling the spread of globalisation

• Controlling the spread of globalisation:

  • some countries have tried to create censorship of globalisation
  • The internet is banned in North Korea, because they don't want any 'western' ideas
  • In China, the internet was very widely used by 52% of the population in 2016, but it is censored; some searches for politically sensitive topics like the Tiananmen Square protests.
  • Since 2010 the UK has sought to reduce immigration using a points system, but with only limited results because EU immigration cannot be controlled.
• Role of the government to control globalisation:

  • Free trade opportunities and subsidies
  • Immigration policies (UK point system)
  • economic liberalisation