Background: The opening vignette for this chapter, “Global Patterns, Local Lives,” portrays the competition between a global corporation and local food expertise. It appears that the global corporation will eclipse the competitive nature of the local food production system, even though it caters to cultural tastes and ethnic celebrations.
Instructions: Using your text and any reliable media source, defend the following arguments. Your explanation should be approximately 1 paragraph for each of the 3 arguments.
- Argue that the arrival of global corporations can assist local economies and provide at least three measures that validate this perspective.
- Argue that the arrival of global corporation can irreparably damage local economies and cultures and therefore should be prevented from entering the EU member states.
- Argue that the EU can bridge the economic/cultural challenges that arise when global corporations are in conflict with local ethnic producers.
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