ETWINNING PROJECT: ETWINNING PROJECT: GLOBALIZATIONGLOBALIZATION

AITOR MELCHORAITOR MELCHOR PABLO PASTURPABLO PASTUR ALBERTO PÉREZALBERTO PÉREZ MARIO GUZMÁNMARIO GUZMÁN

4º B TECNOLOGÍA4º B TECNOLOGÍA

Aitor Melchor GarcíaAitor Melchor García

These are two

photographs of the most important

companies in Asturias.

Asturias has lost important companies and if things don’t change there will be no

companies in the near future.

Asturias has always been an agricultural, Asturias has always been an agricultural, livestock farming and fishing region. It was livestock farming and fishing region. It was also and industrial place, the fourth in also and industrial place, the fourth in importance in Spain, due to the production importance in Spain, due to the production of coal and metal but some year ago this of coal and metal but some year ago this came to and end and now it has got some came to and end and now it has got some tecnological firms. As it’s cheaper to tecnological firms. As it’s cheaper to produce abroad most of the companies are produce abroad most of the companies are setting up in other countries such as China, setting up in other countries such as China, Morocco, Mexico, etc. Which is causing an Morocco, Mexico, etc. Which is causing an economical crisis in our country and economical crisis in our country and therefore lots of students who get their therefore lots of students who get their university degrees have to go abroad to be university degrees have to go abroad to be able to get a suitable job.able to get a suitable job.

For centuries the backbone of the Asturian For centuries the backbone of the Asturian economy was agriculture, and fishing. The economy was agriculture, and fishing. The then state-owned ENSIDESA steel company is then state-owned ENSIDESA steel company is now part of the privatised Aceralia, now part now part of the privatised Aceralia, now part of the ARCELOR Group.of the ARCELOR Group.

Pablo Pastur

Asturias has beneffited extensively Asturias has beneffited extensively since 1986 from European Union since 1986 from European Union investment in roads and other investment in roads and other essential infrastructure, though essential infrastructure, though there has also been some there has also been some controversy regarding how these controversy regarding how these funds are spent, for example, on funds are spent, for example, on miners' pensions. miners' pensions.

I think that Asturias has an important I think that Asturias has an important industry for Spain. Firs Asturias wasn’t industry for Spain. Firs Asturias wasn’t very important in the economy but now very important in the economy but now it is very importamt because it produces it is very importamt because it produces a lot of work and money.a lot of work and money.

ALBERTO PÉREZ ALONSOALBERTO PÉREZ ALONSODURO FELGUERADURO FELGUERA

Duro Felguera was created by Duro Felguera was created by Pedro Duro Benito in 1858.Pedro Duro Benito in 1858.

It is dedicated to the It is dedicated to the metallurgical production and metallurgical production and

the coal extraction.the coal extraction.

The metallurgical industry of The The metallurgical industry of The Felguera caused an urban and Felguera caused an urban and demographic revolution that took demographic revolution that took form in: form in: La Felguera.La Felguera.

La Felguera was created because La Felguera was created because Duro made its industry near so all Duro made its industry near so all the workers that worked in the workers that worked in industry created La Felguera to industry created La Felguera to live there.live there.

In 1868 they entrusted him the In 1868 they entrusted him the production of rails for the production of rails for the railroad of Northwest, which railroad of Northwest, which provoked the installation of a provoked the installation of a workshop of rails.workshop of rails.

Duro transfered his patrimony to Duro transfered his patrimony to the public company Hulleras of the public company Hulleras of the North.the North.

Since then, Duro Felguera Since then, Duro Felguera devoted itself specifically to the devoted itself specifically to the production of capital goods.production of capital goods.

MarioMario Globalization is the increasing integration into a Globalization is the increasing integration into a

single global capitalist market. single global capitalist market. Globalization is defended by neoliberalism Globalization is defended by neoliberalism

embodied in international bodies WTO, IMF embodied in international bodies WTO, IMF and WB and is rejected by anti-globalization and WB and is rejected by anti-globalization groups. groups.

It is questionable to link globalization with an It is questionable to link globalization with an extra dimension-economic (human) .But to do extra dimension-economic (human) .But to do so would cover issues such as global climate so would cover issues such as global climate change, cultural imperialism against.change, cultural imperialism against.