Paper 3 Global Politics · Globalisation
Globalisation - paragraph completion
2 paragraphs argue one side. You write the rebuttal and the interim judgement.
How this works. Each pre-written opening argues one side. Your job is the rebuttal: answer it with the named evidence, then end on an interim judgement. Your writing saves on this device.
Paragraph 1 · theme: Economic globalisation
Evaluate the view that globalisation has been a positive force for those involved.
The opening (given) - rebut this
Economic globalisation is often called a failure for ordinary people: it has widened inequality within and between states, driven a race to the bottom on wages and regulation, and transmitted crises worldwide, as the 2008 crash spread through integrated markets. Read alone, this makes globalisation look like a force that serves capital, not people.
Your task - write the rebuttal
Answer back using: poverty reduction across East Asia; cheaper goods and faster technology transfer; growth from larger markets and specialisation. Finish with an interim judgement that backs your line of argument.
Paragraph 2 · theme: Political globalisation
Evaluate the view that globalisation has been a positive force for those involved.
The opening (given) - rebut this
Political globalisation is attacked as a democratic deficit: governance through the IMF, WTO and UN takes decisions far from voters and constrains national choices, hollowing out the nation-state.
Your task - write the rebuttal
Answer back using: institutions coordinating climate, pandemic and financial responses; governance as the only realistic way to handle cross-border problems; the transformationalist view that states adapt rather than disappear. Finish with an interim judgement that backs your line of argument.