GLOBAL

CITIZENSHIP
JENNIEVY IRISH R. DINEROS
 WHAT IS GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP?

• A global citizen is someone who is aware of and

understands the wider world - and their place it.
They take an active role in their community, and
work with others to make our planet more equal,
fair and sustainable. (Oxfam.org)
•
 Caecilia Johanna van Peski
• Global citizenship “as a moral and ethical
disposition that can guide the understanding
of individuals or groups of local and global
contexts, and remind them of their relative
responsibilities within various communities.”
Global citizenship helps young people to:
Build their own understanding of world events.
Think about their values and what's important to them.
Take learning into the real world.
Challenge ignorance and intolerance.
Get involved in their local, national and global communities.
Develop an argument and voice their opinions.
See that they have power to act and influence the world around
them.
-Oxfam.org
 Three approaches to Global
economic resistance
1. TRADE PROTECTIONISM
involves the systemic government
intervention in foreign trade through tariffs and
non-tariff barriers in order to encourage
domestic producers and deter their foreign
competitors.
TARIFF BARRIERS
• A tax on imports
• Can be implemented to raise the cost of products to
consumers in order to make them as expensive or more
expensive than local goods and services.
NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
• Barriers that restrict trade through measures other than
the direct imposition of tariffs such as quality and
content requirements for imported goods.
Fair trade is a different approach to economic
globalization, which emerged as a counter to
neoliberal “free trade” principles
2. FAIR TRADE
aims at a more moral and equitable global
economic system in which, for instance, price is
not set by the market; instead, it is negotiated
transparently by both producers and consumers.
FREE TRADE
VS.
FAIR TRADE
Free Trade
-aims to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers so that other
countries can easily exchange goods in foreign markets
-other nations can compete within our economy
Fair Trade
-is all about how workers in developing countries are
being treated
-focus on ensuring safe working environments as well as
appropriate wages for the farmers, factory workers etc.
3. HELPING THE BOTTOM BILLION
Increasing aid is only one of the many measures that
are required.

Reduction of trade barriers would also reduce the

economic marginalization of these people and their
nations
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