Transcript Grace Final

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Protectionism
Grade 12
Name: Yeon Joo Chung
Candidate Number: 1123010
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Real Life Situation 1
In Korea, an American conglomerate, Costco
ignored domestic law to close temporarily.
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“To what extent can
protectionism be
ethically justifiable?”
Real Life Situation 2
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Increase in employment rate of women in civil servant field
after abolishment of additional grade system
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Number of employed women
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16
14
12
10
8
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6
4
2
0
1999
year
2000
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“To what extent can
protectionism be
ethically justifiable?”
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What is protectionism?
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The theory or practice of shielding a country’s domestic
industries from foreign competition by taxing imports.
(Oxford dictionary)
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Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or
developing domestic industries by protecting them from
foreign competition through duties (Dictionary.com)
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Any program, policy, or system of laws that seeks to provide
protection for property owners, wildlife, the envrionment,etc
(Dictionary.com)
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Different perspectives
Costco’s
perspective: Conglomerate
has a fundamental right to be treated
equally with others regardless of their
distinctions such as property and status.
Domestic
Government’s
perspective: A small or medium sized
business needs protectionism to ultimately
increase proficiency.
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Areas Of Knowledge
Ethics
Psychology
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“Everyone is entitled to all the rights and
freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without
any distinction of any kind, such as race, colour,
sex, language, religiton, political or other
opinion, national or social origin, property,
birth or other status”
-Declaration of Human Right, article 2
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AOK-Ethics
Consequentialist
Ethics- focuses on
ends.
Deotological
Ethics- does not consider
end as a determinant of its moral value but
intention.
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AOK-Ethics
Consequentialist
Ethics- focuses on
ends.
Deotological
Ethics- does not consider
end as a determinant of its moral value but
intention.
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WOK-Reasoning
It is unfair
for government to encroach on
fundamental right of the conglomerate.
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AOK-Psychology
Perception of Security
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AOK-Psychology
Perception of Security-Human’s
tendency to feel more anxious of risk
of security than it really is.
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WOK-Emotion
Gut feeling
 Hostility
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Limitation in Costco’s perspective
Not all people consider that..
Source of morality=international
agreement
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Different perspectives in 2nd RLS
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In Korea, it is obligatory for male to serve national military
service while it is not for female.
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Men may have a fewer time to prepare for the civil server
test.
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Government’s point of view
Consequentialist
Ethics
“Source of morality=consequence”
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WOK-Reasoning
Unfairness
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My knower’s perspective
Protectionism is ethically justifiable when..
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My knower’s perspective
Protectionism is ethically justifiable when..
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Counterparts have differences that need to be reduced through
external factor, protectionism.
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My knower’s perspective
Protectionism is ethically justifiable when..
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Counterparts have differences that need to be reduced through
external factor, protectionism.
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Information of intensity of protectionism is given to both
counterparts.
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My knower’s perspective
Protectionism is ethically justifiable when..
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Counterparts have differences that need to be reduced through
external factor, protectionism.
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Information of intensity of protectionism is given to both
counterparts.
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The intensity of protectionism is proportionate to inherent size and
ability of counterparts.
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My knower’s perspective
Protectionism is ethically justifiable when..
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Counterparts have differences that need to be reduced through
external factor, protectionism.
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Information of intensity of protectionism is given to both
counterparts.
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The intensity of protectionism is proportionate to inherent size and
ability of counterparts.
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Two counterparts agree with the all of the ideas above.
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Conclusion
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When all the list is satisfied, protectionism is ethically
justifiable.
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Conclusion
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When all the list is satisfied, protectionism is ethically
justifiable.
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However, there is a limitation for this idea to be applied to
ALL. (because of different ideas, background)
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Sources
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“외국계 코스트코 '배짱' 휴일영업 강행 :: 네이버 뉴스 ." 네이버 뉴스. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2012.
<http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=001&
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"KBS NEWS." KBS NEWS. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. <http://news.kbs.co.kr/politics/2012/08/31
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Schneier, Bruce. "The Psychology of Security." Schneier on Security. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2012.
<http://www.schneier.com/essay-155.html>.
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asks, McCloskey, what about the rule “punish an innocent person when, and when the consequences of
doing so are valuable”?. "Utilitarianism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism>.
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"Protectionism | Define Protectionism at Dictionary.com." Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and
Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2012.
<http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/protectionism?s=t>.
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"The Universal Declaration of Human Rights." Welcome to the United Nations: It's Your World. N.p., n.d.
Web. 15 Nov. 2012. <http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/in
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