Study the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions.

You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources you are told to use. In answering the questions you should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. 1 (a) Study Source A. What does the source tell you about Singapores economic situation? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. Is Source B agreeable with Source C on the economy of Singapore? Explain your answer. [7] (c) Study Source D. How useful is the source as evidence about the effects of globalisation on Singapore? Explain your answer. [7] (d) Study Source E. Does the source prove that globalisation is bad for Singapore? Explain your answer. [6]

How has globalisation affected Singapore? Source A: A newspaper report on Singapores economic growth from The Straits Times. Singapores economy is shrinking further. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said it is because of the continuing slide in exports caused by the global economic slowdown. Looking ahead, he said Singapores recovery depends on how the worlds economy fares.

Source B: A cartoon on the retrenchment of DBS staff.

Excuse me, Mr. Politician. Can I ask you for your comments on DBS* retrenchment forecast of 99,000? Can you hear me Mr. Politician? Are you listening? Sorry, I cant hear you Can you repeat that again?

Source C: Prime Minister Lee Hsieng Loongs speech on Singapores economy: Risk of Globalisation Singapore has been badly bruised by the global economic turmoil and the latest figure by the Development Bank of Singapore says 99,000 people will be laid off this year. For the first time since its founding in 1965, Singapore has had to dip into its foreign reserves to help fund a 13.7 billion US dollar Resilience Package announced in the budget in January. "These measures will help companies to remain workable but we must understand that what we can do is to cushion the impact, Prime Minister Lee said, in an interview on BBCs Asian Business Report. "You must wait for the storm to pass," he added. During good times Singapore benefited greatly, but when the economies of its trading partners in the West collapsed, this South-east Asian tiger (Singapore) was among the first to be hit. The government believes that it will take at least 2 to 3 years for the economy to recover.

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Source D: A report on the effects of globalisation on Singapore. THIS shimmering city-state was the house globalisation built. When trade boomed, Singapore's port became a hub for freighters and supertankers. Nearly everything manufactured here is made for export. Where globalisation had brought *unprecedented global mobility to goods, services, investment and labour, Singapore is now facing the opposite. With world trade sinking for the first time since 1982, the port has become a maritime parking lot in recent weeks, with rows of idle freighters stretching for kilometres along the coast. "We're running out of space to park them," said Ron Widdows, chief executive of Singapore-based NOL, one of the world's largest container lines. unprecedented first-time, never before Source E: A speech by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, addressing NUS students, staff and members of the public at the Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum 2008 on Oct. 17. The choice of a closed society and closed economy was impossible the moment we got kicked out of Malaysia. This was also one of the earliest lessons on globalisation that taught the importance of remaining relevant through industrialisation and having a productive work force. And Singaporeans can be better off in the future if they maintain the discipline and competitiveness demonstrated by those in the last generation. We must be an open city. In fact for the next stage of our development, we must be even more open than before. Alan Chan, an NUS graduate, said the forum failed to adequately address the more recent issues. Chan said, There are newer crises that are not explored more, like the bank loan issues that will perhaps be more severe in the future. Comments by Dr Jason Yap, Singapore Director of Health Care Services, at Arab Health Conference in 2007. Singapores innovations in the field of cancer treatment and research are a major source of interest. Institutions like Johns Hopkins and The West Clinic from USA have set up medical centres in Singapore and contribute to Singapores status as an advanced health care hub, which attracts patients from around the world looking for cutting-edge surgery and treatment options. Source F:

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Study Source A. What does the source tell you about Singapores economic situation? Explain your answer. [5] Answers based on provenance only/ mere description Inference unsupported Answer based on inference from the source content [1] [2-3] [4-5]

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Source A tells me that Singapores economy is facing a crisis. (inf) From the source, it says that Singapores economy is shrinking further, (SE) meaning to say that there is a reduction in economic growth, therefore is facing a crisis. (explain) Source A also tells me that the shrinking of economy is because of globalisation. (inf) From the source, it says that continuing slide in exports [is] caused by the global economic slowdown. (SE) This suggests that Singapores economy depends greatly on the global economic situation. The global economic downturn has therefore reduced Singapores exports and caused the economic downturn. (explain) (b) Study Sources B and C. Is Source B agreeable with Source C on the economy of Singapore? Explain your answer. [7] L1 L2 L3 L4 State agreement/ disagreement without reference to source(s)/ provenance False matching Agreement/ Disagreement based on valid matching of source content OR Disagreement based on purpose Agreement and Disagreement based on valid matching of source content Agreement Source B is agreeable with Source C because both sources state that Singapore is facing economic problems. (general criteria) Source B shows that there is a DBS retrenchment forecast of 99, 000 (SE) which suggests that Singapore is facing a crisis that requires Singapores local bank to retrench so many employees. (explain) Source C also shows that Singapores economy has been badly bruised by the global economic turmoil and that 99,000 people will be laid off by DBS. (SE) This suggests that Singapore is facing economic problems. (explain) Disagreement However, Source C is not agreeable with Source D because Source C shows that the government is not taking action about the economic crisis, while Source D shows that the government is taking action to alleviate the situation. From Source C, the cartoon portrays that the politicians are burying their heads into the ground and are intentionally ignoring the problem. (SE) This suggests that they are not taking any action to help to solve the problem. (explain) On the other [1] [2] [3-4] [4] [5-6]

hand, Source D shows that the government is taking action to help to improve the situation. From the source, it says that the government has for the first time, dipped into the foreign reserves to help fund a 13.7 billion US dollar Resilience Package which will help companies to remain workable. (SE) This suggests that the government is doing something to help in the economic crisis. (explain) L5 L4 + Comparison based on purpose [7]

Sources B is not agreeable with Source C in purpose. Source B uses sarcasm to mock and criticise the government for not taking action about the retrenchment crisis. Source C, on the other hand, shows that the government assures the public that it is doing something (digging into the foreign reserves for the first time) and introducing the Resilience Package to help companies to continue to retain its employees so as to discourage retrenchment. (c) Study Source D. How useful is the source as evidence about the effects of globalisation on Singapore? Explain your answer. [7] Useful/ Not useful based on provenance Useful/ Not useful based on source content Award 2m for either useful/ not useful, 3m for both useful and not useful Useful/ Not useful based on cross-reference Useful & Not useful based on cross-reference [1] [2-3] [4-5] [6]

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Useful The source is useful as evidence that globalisation has caused both economic growth and economic crisis in Singapore. (statement sentence) From the source, it says that when trade boomed, Singapore became a shimmering city-state and Singapores port also became a hub for freighters and supertankers, (SE) which suggests that globalisation has helped Singapores economic growth. (explain) The source also says that the sinking world trade has caused Singapores port to become a parking lot. (SE) This suggests that the bad global economic situation has affected Singapores export trade. (explain) Source A supports Source D that globalisation affects the economic situation in Singapore. (CR) From the source, it says that Singapores recovery depends on how the worlds economy fares. (SE) This suggests that Singapores economy is greatly dependent on the worlds economy, which is an indication that Singapore is affected by globalisation. (explain) Limitation The source is limited as it only states the economic impact of globalisation on Singapore. It does not state how globalisation has also affected other developments in Singapore. Source F states that globalisation has benefited the healthcare services in Singapore. (CR) From the source, it states that western medical institutions have set up medical centres in Singapore and contribute to Singapores status as an advanced health care hub and attracted patients from around the world. (SE) This suggests that Singapores medical field has benefited as a result of globalisation. L5 Check reliability to determine usefulness [7]

As the source has a balanced analysis of how globalisation has affected Singapores economy (in positive and negative way), it is therefore reliable and useful, although it is only limited to economic effects. (d) Study Source E. Does the source prove that globalisation is bad for Singapore? Explain your answer. [6] L1 L2 L3 Proves/ Does not prove based on provenance Proves/ Does not prove based on source content Award 2m for support OR not support, 3m for support AND not support Proves/ Does not prove based on cross-reference [1] [2-3] [4-5]

Source E proves that globalisation is bad for Singapore. From the source, it states that globalisation has led to newer crises like the bank loan issues that will become more severe. This suggests that globalisation has caused economic crises in Singapore that have yet to find solutions. Source C supports Source E that globalisation is bad for Singapore. It states that the global crisis has caused Singapore, this South-east Asian tiger to be among the first to be hit. It also states that it would take 2 to 3 years for the economy to recover. This suggests that globalisation has caused harm to Singapore. Source E does not prove that globalisation is bad for Singapore. It states that Singapore must be even more open than before for the next stage of our economic development, which means to say that Singapore must not shun away from globalisation. The Minister also assured that Singaporeans can be better off in the future if they maintained the discipline and competitiveness, meaning to say that Singapore will do well in globalisation if Singaporeans continue to be productive. Source C supports that globalisation is good for Singapore as it states that during good times Singapore benefited greatly and though Singapore is greatly affected by global economic crisis, it is implied that if it waits for storm to pass globalisation will help Singapore to recover from the crisis. L4 Does not prove based on purpose and reliability [6]

Source E does not prove that globalisation is bad for Singapore. As the source is from the Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, he wants to encourage the NUS students, staff and members of the public to continue to be open to globalisation, work hard and be productive to help Singapore move towards the next economic stage. As the source is not biased, it is therefore reliable and does not prove that globalisation is bad for Singapore.