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Globalisation

ICSE · Class 9 · Economic Applications

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1. Meaning and Main Ideas

  • Globalisation means integrating one country’s economy with the economies of other countries.
  • It happens mainly through three channels: opening up world trade, removing barriers to international investment, and free flow of technology.
  • It is one of the three broad components of the new economic policy, along with liberalisation and privatisation.
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2. Why Globalisation Became Necessary in India

  • Weaknesses of pre-1991 policies led to low economic growth, rising unemployment, stagnation in domestic saving and investment, poor performance of public sector enterprises, inadequate infrastructure,
  • A major foreign exchange crisis occurred in 1991.
  • The Gulf war between Iraq and Kuwait in 1990-91 was the first and immediate cause of the foreign exchange crisis.
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3. Policy Measures Used to Promote Globalisation

  • Exchange rate reforms changed the system from fixed exchange rates to market-determined flexible exchange rates.
  • Convertibility of the Indian rupee on trade account was achieved in August 1994.
  • This convertibility was partial convertibility because it covered current account transactions only and not capital account transactions.
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4. Effects of Globalisation on the Indian Economy

  • Globalisation helped raise the growth rate of the Indian economy.
  • GDP growth rate picked up from 5 per cent in 1990-91 to 9 per cent in 2021-22.
  • India experienced GDP growth of around 7 per cent between 2003-04 and 2021-22.

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Globalisation means integrating one economyLiberalisation is the removal of controlsPrivatisation means expanding the roleGlobalisation takes place mainly through openingThe need arose from weak pre

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Key topics in Globalisation include Globalisation Concept Map, Globalisation Chapter Overview, Globalisation Concept Overview. These are the concepts ICSE Class 9 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
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