1.10 Winners and Losers in the Netherlands

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1.10 Winners and losers in the Netherlands

Recap and 1.10

Which part of Europe is best developed?

Which part of Europe is best developed?

1. North
2. East
3. South
4. West

Differences in Europe

Which part of Europe is best developed?

• North-western Europe

What part is lagging behind in development?

• Southern and Eastern Europe

The industrialization rate is the highest in

1. Core
2. Semi-periphery
3. Periphery

We also refer to the period after 1965 as the period of the Ruhr area it's....

1. industrialization
2. de-industrialization

What else could you call the departure of industry?

1. Suburbanization
2. Globalization
3. De-industrialization
4. Industrialization

Ruhr region: from grey to green

The Ruhr region got into problems after 1965 because:

• mines closed
• blast furnaces were extinguished
• steel mills closed

These industries moved to low-wage countries.

This has led to de-industrialisation.

Homework a few lessons ago:

Find a building that has a different purpose nowadays than it did before.

Write this down in your notebook (before & now & what it is & where you can find this)

What did you choose and what is the old and new purpose?:

Ruhr region: from grey to green

What advantages have transformed the Ruhr region into a service region?

• large sales market
• easily accessible
• technically skilled workers

The main industry is now: high-tech

South Germany, more than Bavaria alone

South Germany has long been agricultural and poor. Now this is a leading region in the German and European economy.
Which industries can you find in South Germany?

• capital intensive industries

This industry is strongly focused on export.

What does agglomeration advantage mean?

The benefits companies experience by being located near each other are called: agglomeration advantages

BRICS: Export Processing Zones

 EPZs in China:

On one hand, being the center of industrial development, EPZs take full advantage of their scale effect and agglomeration effect in allocating market resources efficiently to achieve a healthy development of domestic market. On the other hand, being windows opening to the outside world, EPZs serve as major footholds for China to expand its international market share, extend its global production lines, as well as involve in worldwide economic competition.

Over the last three decades, the blossom of EPZs has made far-reaching contributions to the prosperity of China’s economic development.

Learning objectives

• You know which factors explain why the Eindhoven region has developed into a brainport.
• You understand why east Groningen is one of the least economically developed regions in the Netherlands and Eindhoven one of the most succesful.
• You can asses whether the Netherlands benefits from a more closed or more open world economy.

Globalisation index:
An index that shows how open a country is for other countries.
Focus on international trade. investments, migration....

Name a reason why the Netherlands is one of the most globalized countries

What is meant by outsourcing?

1. Companies can decide for themselves what they want to produce.
2. Way of working in the SEZs
3. Dividing work by giving companies abroad something to do.
4. Doing research on what is the best way of selling products on the market

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