global governance case studies

• What is the TNC case study

  Apple
• Where is Apples headquarters

  California, USA
• Where does Apple manufacturing take place

  Mostly in China (Foxconn Factories)
• How many workers work in Foxconn in China

  Over 1 million
• Spatial Organisation of Apple

  Research and Development- HICs - USA

  Assembly - LICs and NEEs. - China

  Retail - global with over 500 stores wor
• Problems with Foxconn factories

  Series of suicides in 2010

  Poor working conditions

  Low wages
• Environmental issue with Apple

  Produces lots of E Waste
• What are the UNs goals

  Promote peace, development and human rights
• Example of a UN sustainable development goal

  Goal 13 - urgent action To combat climate change
• What is the UNDP

  Global development agency within UN established in 1965 that has promoted sustainable development in over 170 countries
• UNDP role in Haiti earthquake

  Cleared over 1.2 mil cubic metres of rubble

  Employed 240,000 Haitians

  Trained 50,000 Haitians in disaster preparedness
• What is the non governmental organisation case study

  British Red Cross
• British Red Cross role in Haiti earthquake

  Set up Haiti appeal in 2010

  Provided 226,000 households with essentials

  Set up 230,000 healthcare facilities

  Provided 200,000 households with food supplies
• What is the food commodity product

  Bananas
• Bananas are the worlds most traded fruit with over 100 billion consumed each year 🍌
• 80% of bananas are grown in Latin America and the Caribbean
• What are the major exporters of bananas

  Equador, Columbia, Costa Rica
• What are the biggest TNCs in bananas

  Dole and Del Monte
• What was the banana war

  A trade dispute in 1993 to 2009 between the EU and USA over the EUs special differential treatment of Caribbean banana exporters which disadvantaged the US
• What was the outcome of the banana war

  WTO ruled favour of the US saying the EU policy was unfair and a deal was reached for the EU to reduce tariffs on Latin America bananas
• What movement aims to reduce inequalities for farmers

  Fair trade
• When were WTO established

  1995
• Aims of the WTO

  Reduce trade barriers

  Ensure fair competition

  Promote economic growth
• How many members does WTO have

  164 countries
• Example of a WTO discussion meeting

  Tokyo Round - aimed to reduce tariffs and tackle non tariff barriers (1973-1979)
• Problems with WTO

  Deadlocks in negotiations

  Favours rich countries over poor ones
• What country can be used as an example of globalisation

  China
• In what year did China join WTO

  2001
• How many people did China lift out of poverty due to factories

  50 million
• China is now the 2nd largest economy in the world
• What is the global governance case study as a global common

  Antarctica
• Location of Antarctica

  Earths southernmost continent
• Antarctica covers an area of 14mil km2 - 98% ice cover
• Does Antarctica have a permanent population

  No only researchers and scientists
• Importance of Antarctica

  Climate regulation (albedo)

  Sea level control

  Scientific research

  Biodiversity
• What are the threats to Antarctica

  1. Climate Change
  2. Fishing and Whaling
  3. Tourism
  4. Scientific research
  5. Mineral resources
• Treaties in Antarctica - Antarctic Treaty System

  1959

  Signed by 12 countries (54 parties)

  Antarctica to be used only for peaceful purposes

  No one country owns Antarctica
• Treaties in Antarctica - Madrid Protocol

  1991

  Bans mining and mineral exploitation till 2030
• Treaties in Antarctica - CCAMlR

  1982

  27 members

  Manages marine life and sustainable fishing

  2016 Ross Sea MPA - 72% fully protected
• NGOs in Antarctica

  Greenpeace - campaigns against whaling

  WWF - sustainable fishing

  Friends of the Earth - pressure governments on environmental governance