Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Globalisation affecting international trade
- 1980's
- international trade
- volume dramatically increased
- 1980 - 2008
- x 8
- pattern
- global trade
- change
- Developed countries
- largest global traders
- emerging economies
- catch up
- China
- largest exporter of goods
- manufacturing sector rapid growth
- LEDC's
- slow growth
- bigger traders
- African countries
- 1995
- 2% world trade
- 2010
- 3%
- poorest 49 countries
- 10% world pop
- 0.4% world trade
- opening to international markets
- removing trade barriers
- trade blocs
- fair trade
- trading inititiave
- supports people in LEDC's who produce products exported to HIC's
- 1970's
- aprox 1000 fair trade producer groups set up in LEDC's
- trade with HIC's
- product selling
- supermarkets
- shops