Activity 01
Formal Debate: Globalisation - A Boon or a Bane for India?
Divide the class into two groups to argue for and against the motion. Students must use evidence related to employment, poverty, culture, and economic growth in India to support their claims.
Analyse the role of the IMF, World Bank, and WTO in shaping the global economy.
Facilitation TipEnsure students focus on economic consequences and provide them with a brief article or data sheet beforehand to ground their arguments.
What to look forA 'Think-Pair-Share' activity where students list three positive and three negative economic impacts of globalisation on India, then discuss with a partner before sharing with the class.
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Activity 02
MNC Impact Case Study
In small groups, students research a specific multinational corporation operating in India (e.g., Amazon, Coca-Cola, H&M). They will prepare a short presentation on its positive impacts (job creation, investment) and negative impacts (labour practices, environmental concerns, competition with local businesses).
Explain the arguments for and against the economic benefits of globalisation.
Facilitation TipProvide a structured template for the case study to guide their research on key economic and social parameters.
What to look forAn essay answering the question: 'Globalisation has been a mixed blessing for developing countries like India.' Critically evaluate this statement with suitable examples.
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Activity 03
Global Economic Summit Role-Play
Assign students roles as delegates from different entities: India, USA, a sub-Saharan African nation, the IMF, and the WTO. They must negotiate a trade agreement, representing the interests of their assigned entity.
Evaluate the impact of globalisation on developing countries.
Facilitation TipGive each group a 'briefing sheet' with their entity's key objectives and constraints to make the role-play more authentic.
What to look forStudents complete a K-W-L (Know, Want to know, Learned) chart about the role of international financial institutions before and after the lesson.
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Begin by connecting globalisation to students' daily lives, from the phones they use to the shows they watch. Use case studies of Indian industries, like IT and textiles, to illustrate both the opportunities and challenges. Introduce the international institutions (IMF, WB, WTO) not as abstract bodies, but as powerful actors with specific agendas that directly impacted India's 1991 reforms.
By the end of this topic, you will be able to critically analyse how international organisations shape our economy and form a well-reasoned argument about the pros and cons of globalisation.
Watch Out for These Misconceptions
Globalisation is a very recent phenomenon that started in the 1990s.
While the current phase of globalisation is unique due to technology and policy, the process of global interconnectedness through trade, migration, and ideas has existed for centuries. The 1990s marked an intensification and acceleration of this process under a specific neoliberal framework.
The IMF and World Bank are aid agencies that simply give money to poor countries.
These are international financial institutions that provide loans, not grants. These loans often come with strict conditions, known as 'structural adjustment programmes', which require borrowing countries to implement specific economic policies like privatisation, deregulation, and trade liberalisation.
Globalisation benefits everyone equally.
The benefits and costs of globalisation are unevenly distributed. While it has created wealth and opportunities for some, it has also led to increased inequality, job insecurity for others, and significant challenges for small-scale producers in developing countries.
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