Hello inquirer02-ga,
There is an enormous amount of information available on the Web
regarding globalization. The information is supported by statistics
collected from many sources and interpreted in many ways. I?ve also
found lots of information about the impact of globalization on
Australia.
One of the interesting facts that emerged in my research is that there
seems to be a dedicated curriculum for teaching about globalization in
the schools and there are some very good resource pages developed for
this purpose. Coming across these resources it occurred to me that you
might be working on such a school project. Whether you are or not, the
wealth of resources should be helpful. If you want to go beyond online
research there are also lots of books on the subject of globalization
and I?ve included some bibliographies to help you sample what is
available.
The topic of your question is enormous. The resources I?ve found
should give you a good introduction in case you want to continue your
explorations by focusing on some specific aspect of the impact of
globalization on Australia.
All the best.
~ czh ~
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INTRODUCTION TO GLOBALIZATION
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization
Globalization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-globalization_movement
Anti-globalization
***** These sites offer a good introduction to the topic of
globalization and provide a good overview of the scope and breadth of
subjects that you might want to explore.
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http://print.google.com/print?q=globalization&oi=print
Print Search: Globalization
***** There were hundreds of books written on this subject in the last
ten years. You can browse the titles and see if any particularly
appeal to you or suit your purposes.
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GLOBALIZATION -- AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
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http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/lhayman/globalization/webquest.htm
Globalisation - what does it mean for me?
by Lisa Hayman
Introduction · Question · Background Info · Individual Roles · Group Process
Rubric · Conclusion · Teacher's Guide
http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/lhayman/globalization/webquest_guide.htm
Teacher's guide for Globalisation - what does it mean for me?
Grade Level: 10 - 12
created by Lisa Hayman
email: hayman.lisa@bssc.edu.au
http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/lhayman/globalization/webquest.htm
***** This is a very extensive outline to teach the subject of
Globalization to 10-12 grade students. Some of the topics in the
presentation are blank but most of them have links to appropriate Web
sites.
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http://www.globalisationguide.org/index.htm
http://www.globalisationguide.org/globalizationvic.ppt
The key questions on globalization
***** This Web site was developed by the Australian APEC Study Centre.
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http://www.apec.org.au/
The Australian APEC Study Centre
The Centre is a unit of Monash University in Melbourne. Its role is to
research, to inform and to promote discussion on issues related to
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation.
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http://www.austrade.gov.au/corporate/layout/0,,0_S1-1_XID31-2_-3_PWB1111236-4_-5_-6_-7_,00.html
Student and teacher resources
Austrade is continuing to develop a range of secondary school teaching
and learning resources in its 'Exporting for the Future' program. The
resources cover topics such as international trade, business
enterprise, exporting and marketing, globalisation and the global
economy. Case studies and country and industry information are also
available using the menu on the left.
***** The Student Centre, Useful Links and Economist's Corner tabs are
on the bottom-of-the-screen navigation bar and are easy to miss. Check
them out because they offer a lot of resources that might be of
interest to you.
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http://www.austrade.gov.au/corporate/layout/0,,0_S1-1_XID31-2_-3_PWB1111236-4_-5_-6_-7_,00.html#Web%20Quests
Web Quests
Austrade has developed a number of Web Quests (in PDF format) for
secondary students:
-- Green is Gold (130kb)
-- The culturally smart entrepreneur (216kb)
-- Local business, global winner (174kb)
-- What is globalisation? (269kb)
http://www.austrade.gov.au/publications/studentcentrelocalbusinessglobalwinner.pdf?1107134325882
Local Business, Global Winner
http://www.austrade.gov.au/publications/studentcentreglobalisationwebquest.pdf?1107134411429
What Is Globalisation? What Is Australia?s Future in a Globalised World?
***** The WebQuest lesson plans include lots of links to
Australia-specific statistics and other resources.
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http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~gep/T2.htm
Greenacre Educational Publications
Economics HSC Course
Topic 2: Australia's Place in the Global Economy
***** Offers links to additional resources.
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http://library.nudgee.com/yr_12_-_globalisation.htm
St Joseph's Nudgee College
Use the following questions as a basis of your inquiry
-- What is globalisation?
-- Why has Australian embraced free trade?
-- Briefly describe the history of free trade relations involving Australia
-- Identity and analyse the costs and benefits of globalisation for Australia
-- Judge the impact of globalisation on Austalia's economy?
-- On balance, do the benefits outweight the costs?
***** This site offers a great collection of links and resources for
investigating the impact of globalization on the Australian economy.
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GLOBALIZATION -- IMPACTS ON AUSTRALIA ?- STATISTICAL INFORMATION
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http://www.itcilo.it/english/actrav/telearn/global/ilo/art/2.htm
International Labour Organization
Unemployment, Structural Change and Globalization
***** This document includes graphs and tables of relevant statistics.
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http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/2c23d5675063b686ca256f960075c76f?OpenDocument
Year Book Australia
1998 Feature Article - Australian Globalisation Statistics: Past,
Present and Future
INTRODUCTION
The ABS has released a Discussion Paper on Options for Australian
Globalisation Statistics with the objective of raising issues for
discussion and assessment. The ABS is currently seeking user views on
the importance and priority of globalisation statistics to assist in
determining the extent of further work that should be undertaken by
the ABS. This article presents a summary of the main issues raised in
the Discussion Paper. Information on how to obtain copies of the
Discussion Paper or how to comment on this article are provided under
?Further information? at the end of the article.
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http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~gep/The%20Impact%20of%20Globalisation%20on%20the%20Australian%20Economy.doc
The Impact of Globalisation on the Australian Economy
Globalisation is not new. Australia has been involved in trade,
investment, financial flows, technology transfers and the migration of
labour since its foundation as a colony. What has changed is the size,
direction and influence of these transfers, especially since 1980.
There are a number of factors that have aided this transformation.
***** This is an 8-page article that gives you a good overview of the
elements of globalization. It includes tables and statistics.
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http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5262e0584108380aca256e15007d76a5?OpenDocument
5494.0 Globalisation of the australian economy
09/01/2004
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http://www.tradewatchoz.org/agriculture/
Australian Agriculture & the Global Economy
The Global Economy - The Losers: Australian Family Farmers
Australia?s family farms have been decimated by deregulation and trade
liberalisation. Thirty years ago, workers in the farming and rural
sector comprised 11% of Australia?s workforce; today they make up only
4.5% ? a massive 60% drop.
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http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/resources/subject/global/data.html
Globalisation
Find Statistical Information
The use of statistics to support your argument is very important in
Management. There are a number of statistical agencies and Market
Research Agencies you could use. These include Australian Bureau of
Statistics, AC Nielsen, IBIS World, KPMG, Thomson Financial
(Datastream), BIS Shrapnel, Dun & Bradstreet and Euromonitor.
The Research Guides for Economics & Finance list some key resources
for getting started.
***** A large collection of relevant links is included.
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http://lysander.sourceoecd.org/vl=7669688/cl=44/nw=1/rpsv/statistic/s6_home.htm?jnlissn=16081293
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
About SourceOECD Measuring Globalisation Statistics
This OECD database provides a unique set of detailed statistical data
for assessing and analysing the role played by multinationals in the
industrial sectors of 21 OECD countries. In an era of globalisation,
these data highlight the increasing importance of multinationals in
the economies of host countries, particularly in production,
employment, value added, research and exports.
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http://www.oecd.org/searchResult/0,2665,en_2649_201185_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
Search for <Australia> resulted in 129 hits and search for <
globalization> brought 138.
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http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/about.html
http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/siteindex.html
http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/data.html
The Globalization Website
Goals
This website welcomes anyone interested in globalization ? students
taking courses on the subject, scholars engaged in research, members
of groups involved in global activism, and the general public.
Background
Frank Lechner, Associate Professor of Sociology at Emory University,
started this site in 2000 and provided most of its content. Teresa
Loftin, senior web developer at Tuft University, designed the site.
John Boli, Professor of Sociology at Emory, contributed to the
content.
***** This is an excellent site that provides lots of links to all
aspects of globalization. The Sources of Global Data section is
especially valuable for finding quantitative and statistical
information.
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GLOBALIZATION -- IMPACTS ON AUSTRALIA ?- GENERAL RESOURCES
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http://www.dtf.wa.gov.au/cms/uploadedFiles/globalisation.pdf
Globalisation and the Western Australia Economy
***** This is a 28-page report.
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http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rp/2000-01/01RP27.htm
Research Paper 27 2000-01
Globalisation: Perceptions and Threats to National Government in Australia
Glenn Worthington
Politics and Public Administration Group
26 June 2001
***** The extensive bibliography at the end of this article may be of
special interest.
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http://www.jss.org.au/media/reports/070601.pdf
?How the Cookie Crumbled?
Unemployment in Australia and the Impact of Globalisation
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http://ideas.repec.org/p/ecm/ausm04/48.html
Labour Productivity, Import Competition and Market Structure in
Australian Manufacturing
Abstract
Through altering competitive conditions, globalisation can have a
significant impact on productivity of the domestic economy. Foreign
competition can stimulate the productivity improvements by domestic
firms or it can lead to the elimination of inefficient producers.
Alternatively, the threat or reality of foreign competition can impede
investment in new equipment and techniques, thereby slowing the
adaptation of productivity improvements. Thus, the impact of
globalisation on productivity growth needs to be explored empirically.
In this paper, we estimate the impact of import competition on labour
productivity growth in Australian manufacturing using a panel data
analysis for a three-decade period. The estimates extend and
complement earlier work by Bloch and McDonald (2001), which applies
panel data analysis to a sample of Australian manufacturing firms for
a one-decade period. The use of industry level data in place of
firm-level data, allows us to include the effects of entry or exit of
firms, while the longer time period allows determine whether the
impact of import competition on productivity growth changes to
following micro-economic reform in the Australian economy. As with
Bloch and McDonald, we also examine whether the impact of import
competition varies across industries with domestic market structure.
Reference: Bloch, H and J T McDonald (2001), Import Competition and
Labour Productivity, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 1(3),
301-319.
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http://www.austa.net/publicForum/publicForum37.htm
Free Trade Agreements in the era of globalization - new instruments to
advance new interests - the case of Australia.
(Alan Oxley, Australian APEC Centre, Monash University, July 2002)
In a new article which has been submitted to the Journal of the
Australian Institute of International Affairs, Alan Oxley argues that
effective FTAs enable countries to intensify economic and political
relations.
His addresses squarely concerns an FTA with the US will impact
negatively on Australian relations with Asia, arguing key Asian
nations are anyway seeking closer economic relations with Australia.
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http://www.globalpolicy.org/sitemap.htm
Global Policy Forum
Mission
Global Policy Forum?s mission is to monitor policy making at the
United Nations, promote accountability of global decisions, educate
and mobilize for global citizen participation, and advocate on vital
issues of international peace and justice.
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http://www.spinneypress.com.au/global_issues_links.html
GLOBAL ISSUES LINKS
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http://www.journoz.com/
Internet Information Sources for Australian Journalists
Find experts and contacts, and Net-based sources of Australian facts
or background information, such as business information, cases,
databases, directories, government information, legislation, reports,
statistics, and trade figures.
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http://ideas.repec.org/p/fth/sauces/96.3.html
The Challenges of Globalisation: Lessons from Australian Experience
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http://rob.customer.netspace.net.au/Activities/globaleco.html
Global Economy
NGA Online: News and information from the National Governors' Association
This site outlines the plans of the National Governors Association in
the US for coping with Globalization. It also carries a great deal of
relevant materials on educational reforms in the states which will be
of interest to students and teachers. May 1999: Work, Learning, and
Competitiveness -- Investing in employed workers
***** This site offers a tremendous collection of links on globalization.
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