MIND
Globalisation and the Indian Economy
Production Across Countries Multi National Corporations
Companies that have offices in many countries
Production of Production of Production of
raw materials finished goods services
Factors influencing MNCs
Interlinking Production Across Countries
Cheap Cheap raw Favourable
labour materials policies
Countries link production to minimise costs of government
WTO
Ways of interlinking
Functions of World Trade Organisation
Foreign Trade Foreign Investment
Make glabal Ensure that trade Liberalise
rules for trade flows smoothly International
trade
Export of Import of Foreign direct Partnerships/Joint Buying local
goods goods investment made ventures between company mergers
and and by multi National two companies of takeovers
services services corporations different countries of companies
Globalisation Globalisation in India
Refers to interconnection between countries
Started on a large scale with
New Economic Policy 1991
Interconnection takes place through
Movement of Investment Migration New Economic
Movement of goods
technology by MNCs Policy 1991
and services
People moving
Rise in exports Improved methods MNCs invest in from one country
and imports of production from poor countries to Removal of trade Policy of liberalisation
to another for
developed to get cheap labour barriers (removal of (loosening of
higher income.
developing countries and raw materials any restrictions governmental control
on foreign trade) on businesses)
Improvement in means of transport and
communication makes globalisation possible
Impact of Globalisation in India
Positive Impact Negative Impact
More variety of goods Threat to domestic producers
More jobs and more income Uncertain terms of employment
New technology Benefits not sharedequally in society