Overheads for Environment Canterbury Seminar 13 March 2002
Keywords: Growth & Innovation
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GLOBALISATION DEFINED AS
THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE DIMINISHING COSTS OF DISTANCE
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GLOBALISATION IS A PROBLEM
BECAUSE
DIFFERENT DISTANCES DIMINISH AT DIFFERENT RATES
– INFORMATION
– PERSONS
– GOODS
– HEARTS
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EXAMPLES OF GLOBALISATION
REFRIGERATION
MESSAGES
CONTAINERISATION
TRAVEL
TELEVISION
INFORMATION
MOBILE PHONES
FACTORIES – LARGE/SMALL
WHOLESALERS
COMMUNITIES
YOUR TURANGAWAEWAE
TELEVISON/TRAVEL/SUPER 12
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OLD INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES
PRIMARY – NEAR RESOURCES
TERTIARY – NEAR CONSUMERS
SECONDARY – TRADEOFF OF TRANSPORT COSTS VS ECONOMIES OF SCALE
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NEW INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES
PRIMARY
SERVICES NEAR CONSUMERS
SERVICES – CONSUMERS MOVE
SERVICES- INFORMATION CONNECTIONS
MANUFACTURING – LARGE SCALE
MANUFACTURING – SMALL SCALE
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THE DETERMINANTS OF LOCATION
RESOURCE INDUSTRIES
INERTIA
MARKETS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ECONOMIES OF SCOPE/EXTERNALITIES
SPECIALISATION /CONNECTIONS
NICHES
AMBIENCE/LIFE STYLE
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THE FUTURE OF GLOBALISATION
MOMENTUM (FOR DECADES?)
COULD THE COSTS OF DISTANCE CHANGE DRAMATICALLY AGAIN?
INFORMATION
PERSONS
GOODS
THE HEART
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THE IMPLICATIONS FOR CANTERBURY
SOME BUSINESSES WILL CLOSE DOWN AS THEY CONSOLIDATE ELSEWHERE
BUT THOSE SAME PROCESSES WILL CREATE POSSIBILITIES FOR OTHER BUSINESSES
– LOW ECONOMIES OF SCALE
– LOW DISTANCE COSTS
– REASONS FOR BEING HERE
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IDENTIFYING THE GROWTH INDUSTRIES FOR GLOBAL SUCCESS
STAY AWAY FROM THE HAS BEENS
DONT STEAL
THINK GLOBAL
SMALL SCALE
LOW DISTANCE COSTS
HIGH EXPERTISE
CLUSTERS
RESOURCE BASE
INTELLECTUAL BASE