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1、Audioscripts1Globalisation1.1(I=Interviewer,SH=StephenHaseler)ICouldyoutellmeabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofglobalisation?SHThegreatadvantageofglobalisationinmyviewisthatitincreasescompetition.Companiesandfirmshavetobecarefulandhavetoordertheiraffairssothattheycompeteinaglobalmarket.ButIthinkt

2、hatisoutweighedbyalargenumberofdisadvantages.Thefirstoneisthatitdoeshurtthelocalgovernment'sabilitytodealwithissueslikewelfarebenefits,wagesandtaxesmainlybecausethecorporationisabletosaytotheBritishGovernmentortheFrenchGovernmentortheAmericangovernment,'Look,unlessyouloweryourtaxesonus,we'llbemovin

3、gofftoSouthEastAsiaorLatinAmerica',andsoon.Andsoittakesoutofthehandsofgovernmenttheabilitytocontroltheirownwelfaresystemsandprovideadecentinfrastructurefortheirpeople.Nowthisisnotsobadaslongasthereissomenegotiationbetweengovernmentsandcompanies.Butmoreandmoreinrecentyears,companieshavestartedtorule

4、theroost.Thecorporation...somecommentatorsaidtheotherday,'Thecorporationisthemostimportantinstitutioninourlives,'andIthinkthere'salotoftruthinthat.TheycannowdictatetogovernmentsandIwanttoseesomekindofgive-and-takebetweengovernmentsandcorporations.Nowthat'sthefirstproblem.TheotherproblemthatIsee,ofc

5、ourse,isoneofunemploymentintheWesternworld.Ascompanieswanttoimprovetheirprofitability,they'regoingtobelookingforthelow-cost,low-wagecentres.Sowe'regoingtoseeaflightofcapitalfromtheWestwhichisgoingtobesuddenanddramatic.Ifthisistoosuddenandisnotmanagedproperlywecouldfindverysevereemploymentproblemsin

6、theWesternworld.Sothatis,Ithink,thekindofissuewe'vegottodealwithasthisprocessofglobalisationgatherspace.1.2Asurveyhascomeupwithsomeinterestinginformationaboutthecostoflivinginourmajorcities.Tokyoisstillthemostexpensivecityintheworld.OsakaissecondandMoscowthird,onaparwithHongKong.ManyEuropeancitiesh

7、avegonedowntherankingsbecausetheirexchangerateshavebecomeweakeragainsttheUSdollar.Moscow'sexchangeratehasalsobecomeweaker,butRussiahasamuchhigherinflationratethanmanyEuropeancountries.SopricesinMoscowareamo