Globalization And Globalization

Is the increasing globalization of business good or bad for the United States? If you are from a different country, what effect do you think globalization is having or will have on your country? Is globalization resulting in unequal gains for different countries?

Over the course of history, domestic politics have been shaped by international forces. Forces like war and trade; empire and colonies; migration and the spread of ideas. Globalization and Neoliberalism plays an important role in impacting politics in all states. “Globalization is a system in which human beings are no longer part of isolated communities that are linked through narrow channels of diplomatic relations of trade”(O’Neil,2017, pg.346). Globalization creates a division between international relations and domestic politics. When globalization makes a distinction, then the aspects of domestic politics are controlled by global forces. Globalization changes the  institutions of economics, politics, and society. The institutions are measure by space and time of social norms, culture, boundaries. The boundaries create a local identity and control (particularly-“state, religion, or set of cultural values holds sway over the land and here but not there.”)(O’Neil, 2015, pg.348).  Furthermore, political isolation becomes impossible to happen.

Globalization could be defined as “the interaction of people, states, or countries through the growth of the international flow of money, ideas, and culture.”. The effect globalization has on history is enormous. Without the migration aspect of globalization there would be no culture mix, no economics since no one would be trading, or no politics without the migration of cultures or opinions. Globalization is the basis of why we have history.

Globalization is taking place across the world where people can either become globalization or stay local in the state or country. People are very controversial about globalization helping local economies and local businesses. Some people believe globalization is helping local businesses into the markets and then there are some that believe that multinational corporations hurting the local small businesses. What is globalization? “the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets” (). Globalization has started long before we were born.

This essay talks about the major shifts that Globalization has been responsible for over the last 30 years. It considers the contrasting views of both the people promoting globalization, and the people against globalization. It is suggested by globalizations ' promoters that it drives the economy of the world towards greater wealth, while its opponents claim that globalization has led to undesirable outcomes. The essay will also focus on these conflicting views and discuss the effects from the viewpoint of the:

Globalization is changing the economic landscape in ways humans have never experienced before. Now more than ever corporations are moving their means of production overseas seeking the cheapest possible wages to produce their goods. This not only is affecting the labor market here in the United States, but it is seriously affecting the lives of workers worldwide, mainly impoverished nations. Low pay, long hours and almost no regulations regarding working conditions are contributing to the horrible working and living environments these workers must endure so that corporations can make the largest possible profits. Union have also felt the repercussions of globalism. Membership continues to plummet, and employers are benefiting from lack of government regulations that are opening the spillway for global capitalistic domination. Unions are losing ground on every front. It is essential that labor unions make some drastic changes in their structure, their policies and their organizing strategies so they can face the new challenges posed by a global economy ran by global capitalists who currently hold all the chips.

Higher education is going to play an increasingly central role in improving the world we live in. This reality is not confined to one country or area, but rather to the entire planet. Thus, it is becoming more and more important for higher education institutions to find ways to broaden their reach outside of their own countries. They must become more global universities to attract more international students.

At the apex of the Nile’s waterways, an area that has been inhabited since the time of the Ancient Egyptians, is where Egypt’s capital city, Cairo, is situated. Being at the administrative forefront of the nation’s wealth and population, Cairo holds more control over Egypt’s economic, political, and social workings than any other city in the country. Being the business and social hub of the country, Cairo also boasts millions of residents. As a result of being so densely populated, Cairo faces the increasing concern of expanding slums and informal housing in poorer districts of the city. With the populations in these more impoverished communities increasing at an exponential rate, these areas are getting left behind in the city’s efforts to maintain and improve problems with transportation, sewage, garbage collection, and access to fresh water. These slums are a significant point of inequality in Cairo, and the people of these informal housing districts face many challenges of finding adequate residences, losing their jobs to privatization, and a government more focused on globalizing rather than considering the issues of the poor. The effects of globalization are driving the people of the informal housing districts further into poverty and state of inequality in comparison to the rest of the urban population living in Cairo.

The effect globalization has on the slums, informal settlements, and poverty in Cairo takes on more specific forms as seen by the impact privatization has on industries that are key sources of income for many. The Zabaleen, who live in makeshift settlements on agricultural land at the western and northern fringes of Cairo metropolitan region, have been the traditional garbage collectors and recyclers in Cairo for decades (Fahmi, 2005). It is estimated in 1997, the Zabaleen collected up to 3,000 tonnes of garbage every day on average, with “85 percent being recycled directly through micro-enterprises that generated jobs and incomes for the local community” (Fahmi, 2005). This system of collection makes up the livelihoods for many of the families over the course of generations. However, the Zabaleen’s “small scale, family owned businesses of door-to-door collection and recycling have been officially perceived as lacking modern equipment and hygienic practices” (Fahmi & Sutton, 2006). Instead, as a result of Cairo reaching out internationally and seeking multi-national partnerships with the technology-intensive waste management corporations, the Zabaleen risk losing their way of life and source of income (Fahmi, 2005). Having their jobs being taken up by foreign companies would be devastating to the already struggling Zabaleen. As Fahmi and Sutton (2006) state, the authorities do not intend to compensate them for these changes and transition to a more technologically intensive

Globalization, according to the Levin Institute (2016), has allowed an increase in the amount of people and goods moving throughout the world. Both people and goods have the ability to carry disease with them across the borders of our nations. Attempts to reduce the amount of international trade and travel do not provide a reasonable solution to this problem. The world continues to become more connected and the focus needs to be on ways to cope with this change instead of seeking to limit it. It is my belief that the focus should be on sharing medical information and creating preventative measures for disease. By educating more people on what causes diseases to spread, we can help reduce the amount of people inadvertently passing diseases to others.

Driven by trade and investment, and aided by technology, globalization has massive effects on the environment, human rights, and human health. Globalization is defined as the process of integration and interaction among people and companies of different nations. Considering its total impact, globalization benefits thriving nations while leading to the suffering of developing countries, despite the promise of prosperity and growth. Moreover, globalization comes at great costs to the environment. Because of conspicuous consumption associated with globalization, there is overexploitation of land for natural resources, excessive burning of fossil fuels, and excessive waste to the point that only 1% of products consumed in the US are not disposed of within 6 months. Globalization has also caused human rights violations. Many corporations have accusations against them for social injustices against workers with unfair working conditions and wages. Examples of these human rights violations can be found in sweatshops that are used by many companies from Walmart to Hanes . Notably, globalization has caused many human health issues. An example of health risks is reflected in the widespread accessibility and use of tobacco that has caused a rise in a variety of respiratory illnesses. The World Health Organization estimates that 10 million people a year will die over the next two

Globalization theory is defined as an approach that addresses the development of the global resurgence of religion (Christiano et al., 2016). With the resurgence of religion came Fundamentalism, which originated in American Protestantism. Fundamentalists where known for practicing the essential fundamentals of Christianity, fighting back the modernization of religion.

'Globalisation refers to the apparently increasing exchange of goods, raw material, information, people and money between parts of the world that have been geographically and culturally separated until now'. (The Open University, 2013, Block 4 , p13). Advancements in transportation and communication technology have created a a global market for consumers anywhere in the world. Whether it be through an internet connection at home or a superstore in the high street selling produce from groceries, clothing and electrical, people can now purchase goods from any country in the world who participate in the free market.

Globalization can be seen as a process of collaboration and integration of companies, governments, and citizens of the world; the process is driven by international trade and investment and affects societies across the globe, including their cultures and politics. While the concept of globalization has spiked in conversation over the past few decades, the basis and application it is founded upon is not exactly a new innovation as societies have bought and sold with each other for thousands of years on various exchanges. The expansion of globalization, or what we have come to recognize as globalization, has arisen through policies developed within countries that have left the door open to both international and domestic trade. Increases of efficiency in technology have equally propelled globalization as the world has gained the ability of near-immediate, constant communication. Information technology development has assisted "economic actors," or those consumers, investors, and multinational corporations, the tools for rapid growth, such as easy transfer of assets and better ability to analyze the global economy (Globalization101). This project will use the understanding of globalization in an analysis of multinational corporations and their impact on the world. Trade theory, along with research conducted on relevant topics, are utilized when looking at the value of multinational corporations in the world economy, the effects of outsourcing on both the country of origin and

Globalization refers to the concept of the world as a whole (Robertson, 1992), and people in the world are integrated into a single world society (Albow & King, 1990). Globalization is the process of world shrunk, distances shorten, and things closeness, that increases and benefits the interaction between any person on a location of the world and someone over the other side of the world (Larsson, 2001). Globalization intensifies the global interconnections, links different parts of the world in a way that local events can be resulted from happenings that occur in other localities and vice versa (Giddens, 1991). Globalization has be identified as one of the most common forces that influence the world today, include political, economic, social and cultural changes (Knox, 1995).