Globalization

1. Reflect on this quote: Globalization can ... be define as the intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away and vice versa.'  (Anthony Giddens, former director of London School of Economics).
   
   
   What is already done in schools in your country?
   
   
   http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2012/12/18/new-world-bank-group-strategy-iraq-focus-inclusive-growth-jobs-good-governance
   http://www.unicef.org/media/media_66597.html
   
   
   
   
   
   

   I've chosen not to write about Denmark but instead to take a look at what is being done in Iraq! 

   
   Ferid Belhaj, Wolrd bank country director, for Iraq, Syria, Iran, Lebanon and Jordan, says " Iraq is opening a long  chapter in its long and deep history. (..) This is a chapter where the people come first and where the immense human potential of the country , its vast natural resources and its strategic location will be central to its socio-economic recovery." 

   
   

   World Bank Group support for Iraq over the next four years will focus on job creation, social inclusion and building stronger institutions. The strategy will assist Iraq in managing its own resources more efficiently and effectively and will promote the diversification of the economy and private sector growth, for the benefit of all citizens. The strategy was designed with the Government of Iraq, based on consultations with various stakeholders, including local and regional governments, private sector, civil society groups, academics and the donor community. Key messages emerging from the discussion pointed to the need to diversify the economy, strengthen institutions and improve delivery of basic services for the population. As a conflict-affected state, Iraq remains fragile, and its economy is dominated by a large public sector due to a legacy of centralization. Proper management of Iraq’s vast oil wealth and human resources, coupled with a conducive and efficient investment climate, will be key to inclusive growth and job creation.
   Marie-Hélène Bricknell, World Bank Special Representative in Iraq says, “This is an excellent opportunity for the Government of Iraq to lay the foundation for a modern, prosperous Iraq, where all citizens can share in the prosperity brought by the country’s abundant oil wealth and a strong and diversified economy,”
   
   

   The academic part:
   The Government of Iraq has launched a new national education strategy to improve access to quality education for Iraq’s 33 million citizens.
   The strategy focuses on a number of components, including providing free and accessible education to children and youth from pre-school to higher education as well as ensuring a high quality education based on global best practices.
   Key educational targets in the strategy include increasing Iraq’s pre-school enrolment rate from the current rate of 7 per cent, to 22per cent by 2020, as well as the primary school enrolment rate from today's 93 per cent to 98 per cent by the end of 2015.
   Mohamed Djelid, Director of the UNESCO Office in Iraq said, “With an emphasis on improving secondary and post-secondary education, this strategy responds to Iraq's basic needs in education in the short term, while stimulating a longer term competitive knowledge-centred economy,”
   Mrs. Marie-Helene Brisknell, the World Bank’s Special Representative to Iraq, adds, “With the full implementation of this strategy, Iraq will meet the aspirations of its citizens for quality education and lay the cornerstone for a competitive 21st century economy".

   2. Write core concepts from this challenge with definitions

   - Diversification: A portfolio strategy designed to reduce exposure to risk by combining a variety of investments, such as stocks, bonds, and real estate, which are unlikely to all move in the same direction. The goal of diversification is to reduce the risk in a portfolio. Volatility is limited by the fact that not all asset classes or industries or individual companies move up and down in value at the same time or at the same rate. Diversification reduces both the upside and downside potential and allows for more consistent performance under a wide range of economic conditions.

   
   

   - centralization: Is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding planning and decision-making, become concentrated within a particular location and/or group.

   
   

   - High quality: The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something: an improvement in product quality