Weblinks and videos for use with 5260 - Case Study Toolkit for GCSE Edexcel B: Unit 2: Globalisation
Case Study 1: Employment Structure of Three Countries at Varying Levels of Development – Ghana, China and the UK
- http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/article/?id=273 The decline of the mining industry in the UK [link no longer working]
- The Foxconn scandal
- Different economic sectors
- Statistics about Ghana’s economy and its exports. Look up China and the UK on this website too
Case Study 2: The Role of Global Institutions – Creating a More Globalised Economy
- The WTO ‘Aid for Trade’ initiative
- A short video about the WTO. Select ‘Aid for Trade Fourth Global Review Series – Agri-food’
- The Banana Wars
- How trade tariffs affect the fashion industry