Critically examine the impact of the process of globalization from the perspective of the countries of the global south.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Route 1 globalisation splits the South → globalists: ladder out of poverty vs dependency school: fresh channel of exploitation
Route 2 globalisation a contested promise → whether it lifts or exploits the South turns on its terms
optimist case not empty → Bhagwati: growth trickles down, inter-nation inequality narrows → China 36% (1990) → 6% (2011), Vietnam to middle-income
aggregate still skewed → North = 23% of people, 85% of income → Frank & Wallerstein: drain periphery → core, Southern elites captured by MNCs → Nkrumah: neo-liberal openness → neo-colonialism, WTO shifts wealth South → North → Roy: “mutant variety of colonialism”
Route 1 harm lies in the terms, not globalisation itself → Stiglitz’s democratic-deficit reform + Sen’s infrastructure/governance → opportunity becomes real gain
Route 2 on present terms globalisation deepens dependency → need is the right balance of openness and regulation
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
Also asked on this head
Globalisation — 10 questions in the Vault.
- Global South-sensitive model of globalization would prevent the danger emanating from overcentralized clobalization. Discuss.
- “Deglobalisation is displacing globalisation.” Comment.
- Critically examine the impact of Globalisation on the developing countries of the world.
How this is taught
The same flow snapshot, built for every head of the syllabus, with the answer written in class.
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