GLOBALISATION AND EXCLUSION/39thanks to backing from their powerful government. As a result of
this process of fusion and acquisition, the international character of
the main multinationals has been given a boost, as has their
domination of the world market (Andreff, 1996; Chesnais, 1994;
Clairmont, 1997).
STRENGTHENING OF THE TRIAD
In the area of global trade, too, the relative weight of the Triad has
been increased while most of the Third World has been further mar
ginalised.
Table 3.3 highlights this general tendency in no uncertain terms.
Table 3.3 Relative share of the world market in manufactured goods
1980 1990
% %
Industrialised OECD countries 62.9 72.4
G7 countries 45.2 51.8
Triad countries 54.8 64.0
Restofworld 37.1 27.6
11 countries* 7.3 14.6
102 poorest countries 7.9 1.4
TOTAL 100.0 100.0
- Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Turkey, Thailand, China,
Mexico, Malaysia, India, Israel.
Source: Data from Dgur Muldur, Les formes et les indicateurs de la globali
sation, FAST, Commission des Communautes Europeennes, Brussels, 1993
(Petrella, 1995, p. 135).
INCREASED DEPENDENCE FOR THE THIRD WORLD
Are Asia's Four 'Tigers' the Exception to the Rule?
Only a few Third World countries have emerged from dependence.
South Korea and Taiwan are without a doubt in this category. These
two countries obtained membership in the exclusive club of the
developed world thanks to policies that have nothing in common