I believe that globalization brings different consequences when driven by different motives. Globalization was a tragedy for the Native American people, and so far seems to be very negative for much of Africa. I believe that when 2 or more groups begin interacting, the priorities of the most effective or powerful will dominate. Cognitive dissonance and personal perspective will continually push those dominant to fail to see the damage they do as immoral, and justifying damage to cultures and peoples by stating that it is in the interest of development is a common idea historically. These beliefs are mine and were formed over the course of the last 25 years of my adult life, mostly by watching and reading news and world events from varying perspectives and wondering how the same events can be read so differently. My apologies for the lack of references, but much of my opinions were formed by what was not said in national and international events as much as by what was. That said, to really answer the first question I need to define what I see as the biggest negative consequence; irreversible ecological and cultural damage. Every reduction in biodiversity and cultural diversity is damaging to all of us, as future generations will not have access to leaned knowledge, biological information, phyto-nutrients and natural medicines as prior ones did. Global changes we are engendering in our environment are not fully understood by anyone, and while I am not really an
Globalization allows important processes to occur and be maintained more efficiently and important ideas to become reality in an environment where they otherwise may not be. There is a certain irony involved in this however that must be mentioned. For example, globalization is going to allow the world to work together to hopefully solve our apocalyptic environmental predicament in a best case scenario. Of course however, this predicament is a result of globalization(1, Conclusion). Still, it allows the human race to push forward, which at this point we must recognize as a necessity of our species in a time where progress of the human race is growing rapidly. In my opinion this is a progress is written in our DNA, and globalization has allowed us to accomplish truly incredible things(2, Conclusion).
Individual Identity: Every year my family tries to take a trip back to China in order to see family. On trip back played a big role in shaping my identity. In the summer of 2012 I had the daunting task of travelling alone China. This consisted of mastering the Chinese phrases needed to guide me along the way and some way of figuring out how to transfer flights. Surprisingly the hardest part was not finding my way it was merely being alone I found that I got very lonely in the long 14 hour trip and I needed to find a way to occupy myself in order to avoid loneliness. The things I learned from being lonely help form my identity. I found that the more I tried to push away the loneliness the more it just came
While globalization is often a highly controversial topic, I believe it is a natural progression of human civilization. It does appear to be have part of the strategy of several political ideologies, that is increasing global trade through exports and more.
'Despite the views of many optimists, there are clearly losers as well as winners from the process of globalization.'
Globalization is a process which involves the establishment of economic, cultural, and socio-economic relations between nations around the world. It is a concept that has fascinated me for quite some time because of it’s influence on topics such as; why one country gains while another loses, why certain people thrive while others diminish, how technology impacts human labor and workforce, etc. Specifically, I have always been drawn to the economic consequences of globalization and how they impact the United States and our relations with other nations. After extensive research, I have concluded that globalization can drastically improve the American economy `only when it is properly monitored and subjected to barriers. These barriers restrict the overall role it has played in the past and the role it will play in the future regarding the success of our economy.
The affairs around Globalization are not new to the study of World Politics. Although Globalization is not a new phenomenon and historians, anthropologists and economists can agree that Globalization is not a new phenomenon there are little to no agreements to the origin of Globalization and when it started. The definition of Globalization from the Mirriam-Webster dictionary defines Globalization as “the act or process of globalizing : the state of being globalized; especially: 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”. With taking the Miriam-Webster definition into account while looking into influential theories that
"Since 2006, more than 500 Bangladeshi workers have died in factory fires, according to Clean Clothes Campaign, an anti-sweatshop advocacy group in Amsterdam. Experts say many of the fires could have easily been avoided if the factories had taken the right precautions. Many factories are in cramped neighborhoods and have too few fire escapes, and they widely flout safety measures. The industry employs more than three million workers in Bangladesh, most of them women.
Globalization is an inescapable factor in the global economy today. Its effects can be felt throughout the world in industrialized and developing nations alike. The “process of globalization is so pervasive that it affects all businesses,” (Lawrence & Weber, 2014, p. 71). The benefits of globalization are apparent to organizations and nations such as reduction in poverty and benefits to consumers. But globalization must be properly balanced with a covential pledge to care for one another. Run amuck, globalization can facilitate negative effects on the environment, resource allocation and culturally diverse sustainability. Globalization is beneficial to the global economy, but must be balanced with a respect for
Some view globalization as being inevitable and key to our economic future. It has the potential of making societies richer through trade, and creates knowledge and understanding to people around
I, like many other young adults and adolescents living in western society, had not given globalization much thought before reading Jeffrey Jensen Arnett’s “The Psychology of Globalization” and John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge’s “Think Again: The Globalization Backlash”. I most likely had not given much thought to globalization before these two readings, not because I do not care about other cultures and being culturally well spoken, but because globalization has not directly impacted me as much as it has my peers from other non-western countries. After reading the two articles, I had hoped that I would have more information to be able to form an opinion on the topic. Although, I had more facts and details about globalization, I still was unsure if it was beneficial to societies or detrimental them. This puzzled me, and I think that proposing a model about some of the factors of globalization and how they affect the general population would help me and others understand the consequences of globalization better.
Economic globalisation is a multi-dimensional process based on the continuous integration between domestic economies along with the increased impacts of international influences on all aspects of economic activity and general life. The process of globalisation is extensively characterised by:
In modern societies, globalisation has become an issue having various impacts on many nations around the world. The issue can be described as “a process in which physical, political, economic, and cultural barriers separating different regions of the world are reduced or removed, thereby stimulating exchanges in goods, services, money, and people.” (Hamilton & Webster, 2015, p.5). On the one hand, globalisation has numerous good effects on the development of countries, such as diminishing trade barriers, obtaining more international investment, enhancing economic conditions of countries. (Mehlika, 2015, p.5). Nonetheless, there are still some bad outcomes of globalisation negatively affecting the power of nation states with respect to politics, economy, and society. The author strongly agrees that globalisation has frustrated the power of nations for three main reasons.
There are many ways to look at and understand modern globalization. In general terms, globalization means that the world, as a whole, is leading to a more utopian society, meaning that the globe is become very interconnected and similarities are growing between different regions and cultures of the world. Globalization is a phenomenon that has been evolving since before 10,000 B.C. This constant evolution can cause many problems, but it can also solve many issues positively as well. Development of any country, however, seems to be a key issue when discussing globalization. Globalization and development present two different factors in the world today. Many countries are lacking in their own development while the world around them is becoming more developed and globalized. Globalization hinders development because with globalization, less developed countries depend on more developed countries to help them to sustainability and self-reliance.
Globalization, by its most primal definition, is extremely beneficial to First and Third world countries alike. Ideally, Globalization would create more jobs in the countries involved, increase trade between nations thus lowering the price of goods, and spread information about the dire effects of sexism, racism etc in order to improve the lives of people being affected by these institutions. However, the truth is that the world is not perfect. The world is currently run by capitalist and racist people who use Globalization as a code word for colonization. The best way to explain the mindsets of many politicians in First world countries would be to compare them to Samuel Huntington. Samuel Huntington had a very Us vs. Them mindset, he believed that the Western world shouldn 't attempt to have harmonious relationships with smaller less developed countries or countries filled with minorities. But instead, should use brute force to dominate these countries in an attempt to have complete control and power over the world. "This" is the mindset that makes globalization so harmful. It is impossible for officials in smaller countries to know the intentions of the most powerful countries before allowing them access to their minute wealth, land, and resources. Also, they risk having their cultures and beliefs being muted and Westernized. With more access to smaller countries, first world countries tend to spread propaganda that makes western ideals seem more desirable while "other"
Aspects of Globalisation The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) defined globalisation as, 'The geographical dispersion of industrial and service activities (for example, research and development, sourcing of inputs, production and distribution and the cross border networking of companies (for example through joint ventures and the sharing of assets) Economic activity is becoming organised on a global scale giving a new international division of labour, with production, investment patterns and movements and technology transfers all becoming global. In this strategy, activities are established in many sites spread over the world, based on a country's comparative