Evaluate the extent to which economic globalisation promotes prosperity and opportunity.

Firstly, we want to understand exactly what the question wants us to do. The command word 'evaluate' asks us to consider different ideas and come to a conclusion. Here, we need to conclude whether or not economic globalisation promotes prosperity and opportunity. 

Let's think about some possible arguments that could be made here.

Arguments in favour of economic globalisation: The free market promotes competition, efficiency, and expanded opportunities.  Economic globalisation provides benefits for all; businesses have access to greater markets, and individuals have more job opportunities and resources (such as technology) available to them. Economic freedom tends to promote other forms of freedom - economic growth has been linked to democratisation.

Arguments against economic globalisation: Inequality grows between industrially-advanced states and the developing world who open up their markets for exploitation. Government accountability is restricted and the state is 'hollowed out' as states roll back regulation and welfare provision, handing power over to the market. Ethical problems with a culture of consumerism and materialism - cultural homogenisation takes place, and environmental degradation increases.

Finally, let's think of some examples. When arguing for economic globalisation, we could look at the Asian Tiger economies - particularly Taiwan and South Korea, which experienced rapid economic growth in the second half of the twentieth century and eventually evolved into liberal democracies. When arguing against, we could talk about the exploitative policies of the IMF and World Bank Structural Adjustment Policies.