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Question: Discuss the extent to which global and national interests can be balanced. (GCE 2001)
SV 1:
Limited balance as national interests could conflict with global interests. Individual countries more focused on own economy (such as trade), would seek to profit itself rather than aim towards helping the world progress globally --> satisfy selfish/personal gains.
OV 1:
Countries could work together (eg in terms of trade) to form trade unions or sign FTAs which will increase world trade and hence improve global interests --> more exchange of information and technology, addressing both global and national interests as countries involved and international body both benefit.
SV 2:
Third world/developing country can barely sustain or satisfy their own country’s interests, what more balance both global and national interests.
OV 2:
Political leaders could also hold conferences to address global issues (such as poverty) --> political leaders can aid other countries yet also strive towards national interests at these conferences.
M3: The balance between global and national interests differs greatly from one country to another.
- Each country faces varying national problems, which hamper their ability to address global interests as well.
- Countries with conflicting national interests are also less able to reach a compromise at global conferences compromises global interests as each diplomat is more concerned about benefitting their country (eg. Copenhagen Summit).
Name: Dory Khoo
QUESTION: Does the presence of a foreign power ever help a country with problems? (GCE 2008)
SV1) The presence of a foreign power is crucial in ensuring the welfare of the people which the government or power may have neglected.
OV1) The presence of foreign power may inject their own interests and reap benefits for themselves rather than solve the country’s problems.
SV2) In chaotic circumstances when local authorities are unable to maintain stability, the presence of a foreign power is especially crucial in maintaining peace.
OV2) Yet, there is a limitation to the effectiveness of such presence due to domestic policies in the foreign country.
SV3) The presence of foreign powers that aim to help countries in times of distress are usually extremely helpful in the recovery process.
To what extent does the migration of people have a positive effect? (GCE 2008)
Terms to define/to be clear of:
Immigration VS Migration
Immigration: When people actually move into another country.
Migration: The movement of people from one country to another.
Stand: Migration of people More positive an impact then negative
SV1: The migration of people from a country to another has allowed many migrants to find and seize new economic opportunities.
If a person cannot find a job in his local area, the best option may be to look for a job in another place. A migrant may have a job, but he may want to move to an area with better living conditions and more economic activity. Some places offer more educational opportunities for career advancement and have a more malleable class structure than other societies.
OV1: (Might compromise on opportunities for locals) However some may argue that this has caused brain drain in the country which the migrant had come from, or might have caused wages to be depressed in the country that the migrant had migrated to.
EG: (Indian/Chinese low-skilled workers working in Singapore etc and willing to work at the lower wage rate, depressed wages for the lower-skilled Singaporeans)
(Brain drain in Singapore Estimated in 2008 that 3 out of 10 educated Singaporeans would work elsewhere)
OOV1: However, this is a problem that has received increasing attention from governments all around the world, and many countries/governments have since taken steps and implemented policies to retain local talent or to ensure that locals are not compromised.
EG: (National Day Rally: PM Lee’s policy of Singaporeans First)
SV2: Sharing and understanding of different cultures, practices and traditions Facilitate acceptance and tolerance Foster a more harmonious global community.
OV2: However, some might argue that more often than not, these migrants actually face certain culture shocks, and if they cannot integrate well into the new community/society, it might actually cause discrimination and discontent and discord within the community. Some might also argue that with the Internet etc, there is not much of a need for people to actually migrate as information about different cultures etc. can be obtained from the Net.
OOV2: That being said, it must be understood that nothing can beat one-to-one interaction and the direct understanding with different cultures and people from different society. Furthermore, governments from many countries have also implemented policies to integrate migrants into the local community.
Possible Insight: Fine line by the government between balancing locals and migrants. Usually only possible if the local government is sound and legitimate.
SV3: Migration, with the economic opportunities and advantages that it brings about, benefits not just the migrants, but also the families and relatives of the migrants back in their homelands.
EG: The International Organization for Migration estimates that migrants sent home $414 billion in remittances in 2009.
Improves the lives of a larger group of people
OV3: However, when people migrant, they must leave behind family members and friends when they make their journey to a new place. Moving away from home removes the migrant's social support system and also any kind of social standing enjoyed in the home locality. While migrants usually bring their immediate families with them, they must leave their extended families behind.
OOV3: The benefits that migration (and the economic benefits + the benefits that an even larger group pf people enjoy) outweighs the costs. There are still many different means and ways of which these migrants can stay in contact with their families/relatives.
Have multi-national businesses had a positive or negative impact on your society? (GCE 2004)
Positive
1. The entrance of multi-national businesses into Singapore in the past decade has transformed her into a successful economic hub.
2. The state-of-the-arts technologies which multi-national businesses introduce into Singapore have allowed her to tap on advanced forms of technology to better her production processes.
3. Multi-national businesses have also allowed Singapore to transform into a multi-cultural cosmopolitan city.
Negative
1. The proliferation of multi-national businesses in Singapore has however culminated in a widening income gap.
2. Environmental degradation has also become a concern with all the pollution and depletion of land which is a result of the proliferation of the multi-national businesses.
3. The erosion of traditional values and cultures is also one of the negative implications which multi-national businesses bring.
How far should a state have a right to monitor the actions of people within its borders?
SV1: The state should have the authority to monitor the actions of its general population when the activity stirred up could threaten the security of the nation.
E.g. UK riots’ senseless violence
OV1: Despite this, the state should not be allowed the right to scan its people when the information obtained is used to further the political agenda of the people in power.
E.g. China’s censorship of Liu Xiaobo.
SV2: The government should be allowed to monitor the actions of people or groups of people with radical, extreme views in order to maintain social stability.
E.g. M’sian censorship of radical views, Singapore’s filtered media
OV2: However, people with perceptively “radical” views may actually be fighting for the freedom of a majority of the people in opposing an unfair government. As such, the interference of the dysfunctional state to suppress these efforts is unacceptable.
E.g. Eygpt/ Tunisian protests, Jasmine revolution.
SV3: The government should monitor the actions of people known to cause harm to society, i.e. criminals. The actions of these people carry a risk to society that the state cannot afford ignorance of.
E.g.
OV3: The government has no right to monitor the actions of its people when such knowledge interferes with the individual rights of its people to privacy and such a monitoring becomes intrusive.
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