Globalization In Developing Countries: A Case Study

After analyzing the forestry problem described earlier, the problems are clearly linked domestic government policy and not only the giant multinational corporations as Ellwood has posited. The incentive for corporations to conduct cross-border trade is not the unperturbed environmental laws, it is the comparative advantage they would gain from cheap labor and resources. LeGrain advances the argument that approximately 80% of polluting industries are in industrial nations, such as America where Greenpeace affirms that oil corporations receive billions of dollars in subsidies for their production purposes which does the most environmental damage that affects the rest of the world with it. Initiatives should be started to reduce the Global South’s dependency on the Global North because it is their high debt-GDP ratios which keep the prices of natural resources (often tied to their currency) low enabling large consumption. There is a clear incentive for the international community to reduce the Global South’s dependency because it is widely agreed that as the GDP per capita of a nation increases the residents are able to afford environmental remediation products and

Globalization’s impact on sustainable prosperity is examined in the source. It does this by asking a question. Also examined is the impact on all people and this would include both developing nations as well as developed nations. The source is also somewhat leading the reader to question the extent of the impact, which implies that there is a positive impact on sustainable prosperity. Also the fact that it states, “for all people” implies that all people benefit. While globalization may contribute to sustainability to a limited extent or in certain circumstances, on the whole, globalization degrades rather than builds sustainable prosperity. This will be explored through looking at globalization’s systems and forces, specifically consumerism, the media and transnational corporations.

Contrastively, globalization itself has great damage to the environment. Due to developed countries going into developing countries to exploit their resources, the natural resources is depleting at a rapid speed, yet we are still not doing enough to stop it. As there are strict laws regarding the environment in developed countries, these companies turn their eyes onto developing countries whose environmental laws are more relaxed in comparison. As these developing countries also want to earn revenue and income that these companies bring, they open the door to them, but destroying Mother Earth at the same time.

Socially, globalization impacts the lives of people by impacting their work, their families, and their societies. This is because globalization affects the security of a country, its culture, and identity by introducing new ways of thinking and living. In the article, The Case for Contamination, the author Kwame Anthony Appiah, observes

Tropical countries such as India, endowed with rich biodiversity and natural resources. People consider environment as a part of their lives. Therefore, the natural environment should not be affected by the business activities. In India, natural resources such as water considered sacred. Also there are many powerful NGOs act upon environmental issues. For example, Coca Cola had to face many hardships in India because of the environmental issues. Therefore, it is very important to be careful with environment in the said country.

The environment is essential to the organisms living within it, that is beneficial by providing food and shelter. Its quality began to be degrade as soon as the industrial revolution began around 1700s. This threatened the existence of many plant and animal species but humans were viewing this as an opportunity to end poverty and other related problems. This was also another way to aid with economic growth. Economic growth is the increased production of goods over a period of time produced per head of the population. Environmental degradation is a major problem in developing countries because the damage done to the environment is less. Developing countries are those which have poor agricultural background and are seeking to become more economically and socially advanced, they can be characterized by low GDP, lack of industries and enterprises, dependent on agriculture and more. This degradation contributes to factors like global warming and climate change. It is evident that economic growth does not benefit the environment but the people only, so the environment is indeed compromised. With every seconds, a country that is developing destroys a piece of vegetation in order to build more facilities that will elevate the country.

Developing countries tend to have “the most fragile environments” (Baker 197) which is due to the flow of resources dictated by the core. The core, taking advantage of the developmental level developing countries are on, exploit their lack of laws restraining harm to the environment, setting up factories causing even more environmental damage. Thus when comparing the environmental status of a developed country to a developing country there are major differences. These differences are the interaction of the people with the environment, in terms of needs, and the number of factories profiteering from the use and exploitation of natural resources. When this difference is identified then it is easier to assess not only the source but also to create laws prohibiting this exploitation and constructing programs to reverse environmental damages to specific circumstances, helping developing countries to move forward on the developmental scale instead of backwards. If this is taken into account then why is the source causing environmental damage, the core, not stopped? This is due to the dominant ideology stating that with infinite economic growth, eventually the sustainability of the environment will be achieved. The developing countries reinforces this by inviting and encouraging organizations to base their factories in their country which has immediate results, creating a smoke screen

Lila Rajiva used another perfect example in her article to show how globalization affects both the environment and culture of the native people. Hyundai built a factory in a small town in India. Since the factory opened, water has scarce for miles around the factory. Thanks to the scarcity of water, the local population doesn’t have water to cook, drink or bathe (Rajiva 2). Not only it is an inconvenience for the locals, it is a “death sentence” for them (Rajiva 2). From a brutal scorching dry summer, there was a death toll in the thousands (Rajiva 2). This occurred because they didn’t have enough water to survive. In this example Globalization disrupted the way of life of these people. Farmers didn’t have water to irrigate their crops. Also, thousands of people lost their lives because of globalization. These people would have been alive, if not for the greed of these corporations. In the state of Kamataka, globalization also ruined the lives of the native population. In this state, small farmers “committed ritual suicide to express their outrage at the destruction of their lives by multinational” (Rajiva 2). These farmers’ lives were completely ruined thanks to globalization. These corporations’ practices and operations pushed them out of business. The farmers had no chance to compete because of the deals and benefits these corporations receive. Corporations

Globalization has been an integral part of India’s progress. It has opened up new avenues for growth.

Throughout history, globalisation has played a significant role in numerous countries and their development. While, there are countries who have faced negative impacts of Globalisation. These negative aspects are unrestrained in the 3rd World countries, in a forum of sweatshops. Sweatshop is a factory or workshop, particularly in the shoes and clothing industry, where manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions. Since the vast implication of sweatshops to the workers as well as their living environment. There are three significant points which highlights the role that Globalisation played to increase sweatshop work in 3rd world countries, these points are firstly, Sweatshop workers are paid very low

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.

"Rather than lead to economic benefits for all people, economic globalization has brought the planet to the brink of environmental catastrophe, social unrest that is unprecedented, economies of most countries in shambles, an increase in poverty, hunger, landlessness, migration and social dislocation. The experiment may now be called a failure." The International Forum on Globalization (IFG) here outlines the economic and social problems of which they accuse increased

Globalization has played a key role in our world and continues to be an integral and inescapable part of the lives of every single individual today. In this paper, I argue that globalization has had a negative impact on developing countries, specifically increasing poverty as well as negatively affecting employment, safety of women, gender inequality and wage-gaps. First we must define important terms such as globalization and developing countries. Globalization refers to the interaction among international countries in terms of business, politics, trade, industrialization and technology. It is the idea to break down barriers between countries and encourage openness and transparency through trade and politics. Finally, developing countries

This purpose of this paper is to provide a guideline for discussion of the benefits and problems associated with globalization. The following points will show that the idea of globalization is both positive and negative, while providing five examples of specific net gain and net problems. The following paper will briefly discuss each issue, provide a short summary to provide context, give a mechanism that could assist with managing the issue, as well as identifying how each can help with the implementation of managing the resource.

Globalization have some positive impacts on the environment to some extent but there are still some crucial negative impacts of globalization in play. The negative impacts are mainly export-orientated* destruction on the environment whilst the positive impacts are increase awareness and multinational corporations’ research into eco-friendly technology.