1 | P a g e Research Essay (25%) 1000 words (+/- 10%, not including references) You must select one option from the list of questions below to guide your research essay. The topics are drawn from Study Areas 1, 2 and 3 of the unit. Suggested resources have been provided to assist you with your research. You should make use of the suggested resources and complete your own research. Your teacher will be able to guide you to a range of other resources once you have committed to a topic and begun the research process. You can also make use of your campus library and off-site libraries as needed. Question 1: Globalisation has benefited developing countries more than developed countries. Evaluate this statement using an example of one (1) developed and one (1) developing country. (Study Area 1) Suggested resources: Abeyratne, S. (2019). Globalisation: Winners and losers. The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved from: http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190217/business-times/globalisation-winners-and-losers- 336041.html Foster, C. (2019). Trade wars are growing over the digital economy – and developing countries are shaping the agenda. The Conversation. Retrieved from: https://theconversation.com/trade-wars-are- growing-over-the-digital-economy-and-developing-countries-are-shaping-the-agenda-113000 Morgan, E. (2018) Inequalities in globalisation and liberalisation ignoring the appeals of developing countries. Jamaica Observer. Retrieved from: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/opinion/inequalities- in-globalisation-and-liberalisation-ignoring-the-appeals-of-developing- countries_150243?profile=1096 Pologeorgis, N. (2019). How Globalisation affects developed countries. Investopedia. Retrieved from: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/10/globalization-developed-countries.asp The World Bank (2013). The Winners and Losers of Globalization: Finding a path to shared prosperity. The World Bank. Retrieved from: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2013/10/25/The-Winners-and-Losers-of-Globalization- Finding-a-Path-to-Shared-Prosperity (Question 2 begins on the next page) Global Studies Unit 1: Research Essay Questions & Suggested Resources http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190217/business-times/globalisation-winners-and-losers-336041.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190217/business-times/globalisation-winners-and-losers-336041.html https://theconversation.com/trade-wars-are-growing-over-the-digital-economy-and-developing-countries-are-shaping-the-agenda-113000 https://theconversation.com/trade-wars-are-growing-over-the-digital-economy-and-developing-countries-are-shaping-the-agenda-113000 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/opinion/inequalities-in-globalisation-and-liberalisation-ignoring-the-appeals-of-developing-countries_150243?profile=1096 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/opinion/inequalities-in-globalisation-and-liberalisation-ignoring-the-appeals-of-developing-countries_150243?profile=1096 http:// ...

1. 1 | P a g e
Research Essay (25%)
1000 words
(+/- 10%, not including references)
You must select one option from the list of questions below to
guide your research
essay. The topics are drawn from Study Areas 1, 2 and 3 of the
unit.
Suggested resources have been provided to assist you with your
research. You
should make use of the suggested resources and complete your
own research.
Your teacher will be able to guide you to a range of other
resources once you have
committed to a topic and begun the research process. You can
also make use of

2. your campus library and off-site libraries as needed.
Question 1: Globalisation has benefited developing countries
more than developed
countries. Evaluate this statement using an example of one (1)
developed and one (1)
developing country.
(Study Area 1)
Suggested resources:
Abeyratne, S. (2019). Globalisation: Winners and losers. The
Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved
from: http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190217/business-
times/globalisation-winners-and-losers-
336041.html
Foster, C. (2019). Trade wars are growing over the digital
economy – and developing countries are
shaping the agenda. The Conversation. Retrieved from:
https://theconversation.com/trade-wars-are-
growing-over-the-digital-economy-and-developing-countries-
are-shaping-the-agenda-113000
Morgan, E. (2018) Inequalities in globalisation and
liberalisation ignoring the appeals of developing
countries. Jamaica Observer. Retrieved from:
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/opinion/inequalities-
in-globalisation-and-liberalisation-ignoring-the-appeals-of-
developing-
countries_150243?profile=1096
Pologeorgis, N. (2019). How Globalisation affects developed

3. countries. Investopedia. Retrieved
from:
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/10/globalizati
on-developed-countries.asp
The World Bank (2013). The Winners and Losers of
Globalization: Finding a path to shared
prosperity. The World Bank. Retrieved from:
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2013/10/25/The-
Winners-and-Losers-of-Globalization-
Finding-a-Path-to-Shared-Prosperity
(Question 2 begins on the next page)
Global Studies Unit 1: Research Essay Questions & Suggested
Resources
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190217/business-
times/globalisation-winners-and-losers-336041.html
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190217/business-
times/globalisation-winners-and-losers-336041.html
https://theconversation.com/trade-wars-are-growing-over-the-
digital-economy-and-developing-countries-are-shaping-the-
agenda-113000
https://theconversation.com/trade-wars-are-growing-over-the-
digital-economy-and-developing-countries-are-shaping-the-
agenda-113000
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/opinion/inequalities-in-
globalisation-and-liberalisation-ignoring-the-appeals-of-
developing-countries_150243?profile=1096
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/opinion/inequalities-in-
globalisation-and-liberalisation-ignoring-the-appeals-of-

4. developing-countries_150243?profile=1096
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/opinion/inequalities-in-
globalisation-and-liberalisation-ignoring-the-appeals-of-
developing-countries_150243?profile=1096
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/10/globalizati
on-developed-countries.asp
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2013/10/25/The-
Winners-and-Losers-of-Globalization-Finding-a-Path-to-Shared-
Prosperity
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2013/10/25/The-
Winners-and-Losers-of-Globalization-Finding-a-Path-to-Shared-
Prosperity
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Question 2: What are the strengths and weaknesses of the
United Nations (UN) in relation to
one of the topics below?
● Climate Change
● Peace and security
● Humanitarian Aid
(Study Area 2)
Suggested resources:
Climate Change
Selin, H., & Najam, A. (2015). Paris Agreement on climate
change: the good, the bad, and the
ugly. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/paris-
agreement-on-climate-change-the-good-

5. the-bad-and-the-ugly-52242
Harvey, F. (2015). Paris climate change deal too weak to help
poor, critics warn. The Guardian.
Retrieved from
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/14/paris-
climate-change-deal-
cop21-oxfam-actionaid
Le Page, M. (2015). Paris climate deal is agreed – but is it
really good enough? New Scientist.
Retrieved from https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28663-
paris-climate-deal-is-agreed-but-is-it-
really-good-enough/
Peace and Security
Borger, J., & Inzaurralde, B. (2015). Russian vetoes are putting
UN Security Council's legitimacy at
risk, says US. The Guardian. Retrieved from
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/23/russian-vetoes-
putting-un-security-council-
legitimacy-at-risk-says-us
Spencer, R. (2015). UN at 70: Five greatest successes and
failures. The Telegraph. Retrieved
from
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/switzerlan
d/11700969/UN-at-70-Five-
greatest-successes-and-failures.html
McGreal, C. (2015). What's the point of peacekeepers when they
don't keep the peace? The
Guardian. Retrieved from
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/17/un-united-
nations-

6. peacekeepers-rwanda-bosnia
Oladipo, T. (2018). The UN's peacekeeping nightmare in Africa.
BBC News. Retrieved from
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38372614
Humanitarian Aid
Schwirtx, M. (2019) U.N. appeals to Madura and Guaido to end
battle over humanitarian aid. The
new York Times. Retrieved from:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/world/americas/venezuela
-
united-nations.html
UN News (2019). Wars have rules: 5 things the UN
humanitarian chief wants countries to tackle so
human suffering in conflict can be minimized. United Nations.
Retrieved from:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/04/1035861
Global Studies Unit 1: Research Essay Questions & Suggested
Resources
https://theconversation.com/paris-agreement-on-climate-change-
the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-52242
https://theconversation.com/paris-agreement-on-climate-change-
the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-52242
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/14/paris-
climate-change-deal-cop21-oxfam-actionaid
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/14/paris-

7. climate-change-deal-cop21-oxfam-actionaid
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28663-paris-climate-
deal-is-agreed-but-is-it-really-good-enough/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28663-paris-climate-
deal-is-agreed-but-is-it-really-good-enough/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/23/russian-vetoes-
putting-un-security-council-legitimacy-at-risk-says-us
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/23/russian-vetoes-
putting-un-security-council-legitimacy-at-risk-says-us
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/switzerlan
d/11700969/UN-at-70-Five-greatest-successes-and-failures.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/switzerlan
d/11700969/UN-at-70-Five-greatest-successes-and-failures.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/17/un-united-
nations-peacekeepers-rwanda-bosnia
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/17/un-united-
nations-peacekeepers-rwanda-bosnia
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38372614
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/world/americas/venezuela
-united-nations.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/world/americas/venezuela
-united-nations.html
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/04/1035861
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UN News (2019, March 8). Peace deal holds in South Sudan,
but humanitarian funding ‘ultimately
unsustainable,’ says top UN envoy. United Nations. Retrieved
from:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/03/1034351

8. (Question 3 begins on the next page)
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/03/1034351
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Question 3: How has globalisation affected global income
distribution? Discuss using two
(2) specific examples.
(Study Area 3)
Suggested resources:
PBS Newshour. (2017). How globalization affects inequality
and populism in one chart [Video].
Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=t1mWp2qp7A0
Freund, C. (2016). Deconstructing Branko Milanovic's
“Elephant Chart”: Does it show what
everyone thinks? [Blog]. Retrieved from
https://piie.com/blogs/realtime-economic-issues-
watch/deconstructing-branko-milanovics-elephant-chart-does-it-
show
Harvard University Press (2018) The Elephant Chart in the EU

9. room. [Blog]. Retrieved from
https://harvardpress.typepad.com/hup_publicity/2016/06/branko
-milanovic-elephant-chart-
brexit.html
Roberts, M. (n.d.) Globalisation and Milanovic’s elephant
[Blog]. Retrieved from
https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2016/09/14/globalisatio
n-and-milanovics-elephant/
Matthews, D. (2018). The global top 1 percent earned twice as
much as the bottom 50 percent in
recent years [Blog]. Retrieved from
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-
politics/2018/2/2/16868838/elephant-graph-chart-global-
inequality-economic-growth
Walker, A. (2016). Globalisation: Where on the elephant are
you?. Retrieved from
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-37542494
The Economist (2016). Shooting an elephant: charting
globalisation’s discontents. The
Economist. [online] Available at:
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-
economics/2016/09/17/shooting-an-elephant [Accessed 5 Dec.
2018].
(Question 4 begins on the next page)

10. Global Studies Unit 1: Research Essay Questions & Suggested
Resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=t1mWp2qp7A0
https://piie.com/blogs/realtime-economic-issues-
watch/deconstructing-branko-milanovics-elephant-chart-does-it-
show
https://piie.com/blogs/realtime-economic-issues-
watch/deconstructing-branko-milanovics-elephant-chart-does-it-
show
https://harvardpress.typepad.com/h up_publicity/2016/06/branko
-milanovic-elephant-chart-brexit.html
https://harvardpress.typepad.com/hup_publicity/2016/06/branko
-milanovic-elephant-chart-brexit.html
https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2016/09/14/globalisatio
n-and-milanovics-elephant/
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-
politics/2018/2/2/16868838/elephant-graph-chart-global-
inequality-economic-growth
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-
politics/2018/2/2/16868838/elephant-graph-chart-global-
inequality-economic-growth
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-37542494
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-
economics/2016/09/17/shooting-an-elephant
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-
economics/2016/09/17/shooting-an-elephant
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Question 4: What are the threats of Neoliberalism in a global

11. context? Discuss with
specific reference to either environmental degradation or labour
exploitation.
(Study Area 3)
Suggested resources:
Environmental degradation
Chua, J. (2015). Who’s responsible for deforestation? New
forest 500 bares all. Retrieved from
https://www.eco-business.com/news/whos-responsible-for-
deforestation-new-forest-500-
bares-all/
Goldenberg, S. (2012). Top US companies shelling out to block
action on climate change. The
Guardian. Retrieved from
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/may/30/compan
ies-
block-action-climate-change
Goldenberg, S. (2013). Just 90 companies caused two-thirds of
man-made global warming
emissions. The Guardian. Retrieved from
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/20/90-
companies-man-made-global-
warming-emissions-climate-change
Lukacs, M. (2017). Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting
climate change as individuals.
The Guardian. Retrieved from
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-
north/2017/jul/17/neoliberalism-has-conned-us-into-fighting-
climate-change-as-individuals

12. Reuters. (2018). Arsenic and mercury found in river days after
Brazil dam burst. The Guardian.
Retrieved from
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/nov/26/brazil -dam-
arsenic-
mercury-rio-doce-river
Labour exploitation
Muzi, L and Tondo L (2019) ‘I had pain all over my body’:
Italy’s tainted tobacco industry. The
Guardian. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/global -
development/2019/may/31/i-
had-pain-all-over-my-body-italys-tainted-tobacco-industry
Reuters (2019) Child labour at risk of rising in China and India
as economic momentum fails to
reach poorest in the community, study finds. South China
Morning Post. Retrieved from:
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-
asia/article/3012429/child-labour-risk-rising-china-and-
india-economic-momentum
Sotheary P (2019) Government tackles child labour, Khmer
Times. Retrieved from:
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50615076/government-tackles-
child-labour/
University of Liverpool (2019) Clothes, Chocolate and
Children: realising the Transparency
Dividend. University of Liverpool, department of Politics.
Retrieved from:
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/research/research-
projects/ccc/

13. Global Studies Unit 1: Research Essay Questions & Suggested
Resources
https://www.eco-business.com/news/whos-responsible-for-
deforestation-new-forest-500-bares-all/
https://www.eco-business.com/news/whos-responsible-for-
deforestation-new-forest-500-bares-all/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/may/30/compan
ies-block-action-climate-change
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/may/30/compan
ies-block-action-climate-change
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/20/90-
companies-man-made-global-warming-emissions-climate-
change
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/20/90-
companies-man-made-global-warming-emissions-climate-
change
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-
north/2017/jul/17/neoliberalism-has-conned-us-into-fighting-
climate-change-as-individuals
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-
north/2017/jul/17/neoliberalism-has-conned-us-into-fighting-
climate-change-as-individuals
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/nov/26/brazil -dam-
arsenic-mercury-rio-doce-river
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/nov/26/brazil-dam-
arsenic-mercury-rio-doce-river
https://www.theguardian.com/global-
development/2019/may/31/i-had-pain-all-over-my-body-italys-
tainted-tobacco-industry
https://www.theguardian.com/global-
development/2019/may/31/i-had-pain-all-over-my-body-italys-
tainted-tobacco-industry

14. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-
asia/article/3012429/child-labour-risk-rising-china-and-india-
economic-momentum
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-
asia/article/3012429/child-labour-risk-rising-china-and-india-
economic-momentum
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50615076/government-tackles-
child-labour/
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/research/research-
projects/ccc/
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Mabud, R (2019) Uber and Lyft’s IPOs will generate millions –
but for who? Orbes. Retrieved
from: Francis, D. (2018). The dangers of Amazon’s dominance.
The American Interest, 13(5).
Retrieved from https://www.the-american-
interest.com/2018/02/20/dangers-amazons-
dominance/
Newcomb, A. (2017). Apple agrees to pay $15.4 billion in back
taxes to Ireland — even though
the Irish don't want it. NBC News. Retrieved from
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/apple/apple-
agrees-pay-15-4-billion-back-taxes-ireland-even-n826701
Opray, M. (2017). The giant is coming: the true cost of Amazon
to retailers and workers. The
Guardian. Retrieved from
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/sep/27/the-
giant-
is-coming-the-true-cost-of-amazon-to-retailers-and-workers

15. Warren, T. (2018). Google fined a record $5 billion by the EU
for Android antitrust violations.
Retrieved from
https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/18/17580694/google-android-
eu-fine-
antitrust
(End of questions)
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/02/20/dangers-
amazons-dominance/
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/02/20/dangers-
amazons-dominance/
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/apple/apple-agrees-pay-15-4-
billion-back-taxes-ireland-even-n826701
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/apple/apple-agrees-pay-15-4-
billion-back-taxes-ireland-even-n826701
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/sep/27/the-
giant-is-coming-the-true-cost-of-amazon-to-retailers-and-
workers
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/sep/27/the-
giant-is-coming-the-true-cost-of-amazon-to-retailers-and-
workers
https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/18/17580694/google-android-
eu-fine-antitrust
https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/18/17580694/google-android-
eu-fine-antitrust