The Consequences Of Globalization In America

Globalization was established in 1942 (O’Rourke 1). Globalization is the creation of international rules by governments and corporations in order to facilitate and regulate trade between nations (The Phenomenon 1). Globalization has left many positive and negative affects on the world, but more positive than negative effects have been left on the United States.

More than six billion individuals live on planet Earth. As the populace develops, we are taking increasingly land to live and utilizing a greater amount of the world's characteristic assets. Numerous human exercises likewise create POLLUTION, which is harming the Earth's surroundings.

The world we live in today is going through enormous changes in economics, technology, culture, politics, etc. The effects of the changes are not so clear, since it is hard to predict how each sector would affect the other and how society will be affected. However, analyzing past and present occurrences provides some information for experts to interpret society’s reaction in the future to different transformations. Globalization can be seen as a process in which societies around the world come together and expand through the combination of different forces. This paper will explore the effects of globalization on US companies, US society and economy, and the implications for other countries in the post-industrial world.

Globalization impacts every area of American life: from the products we buy to the way we do things. One of the ways globalization affects individual communities is by making those communities more diverse. Globalization makes the migration of people, as well as products and stores, more possible. There are some negative aspects of globalization. For example, globalization makes it more likely that we will see less variety of stores. The proliferation of the same stores in every neighborhood, even throughout the world, makes for a more homogenized society. I see a Starbucks everywhere, as well as McDonalds. One impact of globalization that has both pros and cons is that English has become the predominant language. English enables people from different countries to communicate, but it also means that people in the English speaking countries have an advantage.

US globalization changed not only the United States, but the world, since anybody can sell to anyone, anywhere in the world. It has opened opportunity to many people across the globe that would have never been able to have a successful business without it. Another way it has changed is in the way people communicate with each other. People can immediately talk to somebody in another country, or post to a social website, reaching many people at once and instantaneously, globalization has definitely made the world a lot smaller.

Globalization, defined as “a process that aims to expand business operations on a worldwide level, and was precipitated by the facilitation of global communications due to technological advancements, and socioeconomic, political and environmental developments” has been around for ages. However, it is a force that is becoming increasing more relevant in today’s world. In layman’s terms, globalism is the merging or “melting” of individual perspectives and markets into a more global market. As of recently, society has been obsessed with studying globalization. However, the conversation is rarely economical. Globalization is typically looked at as a social or cultural force that is shaping and connecting the world. This is scene in clothing styles, human travel, and popular culture that has become increasingly similar across nations. That sentiment isn’t wrong-globalization does have a cultural side, but many people are missing the economic impacts that this new world is facing. In fact, the economic implications of globalization and how governments legislate to control them leads to significant opportunity, but also huge threat globally.

The same goes for trading our current trade laws restrict us from reaching our full potential. U.S. trade as a percentage of GDP is lower than that of every other developed country in the world. As the forces of globalization have reshaped the global economy, there has been increasing resistance to trade liberalization

Corporate control and responsibility of Wal - Mart is the central issue that creates larger problems with those in the community. While the convenience and economics of pricing may work for the corporation, it causes many communities to have detrimental effects with their livelihoods, lifestyles and the ability to maintain a higher quality of living. More important, the economics become limited, specifically because of the corporate control that becomes central to many of the communities. The association with corporate control is based on the monopoly effect that occurs with a company such as Wal - Mart, causing many cities to have to reconsider developmental plans and social lifestyles within the community (Elder, Dauvergne,

On the 17th of December 2010 a young street vendor from Tunisia, frustrated, set himself on fire, and died a few weeks later as an infliction of this self-immolation. Mohamed Bouazizi became a symbol of freedom, and his later death was dubbed as part of a group of "heroic martyrs of a new Middle Eastern revolution."1 These young men and women, whose pictures and names became national icons, were from all over the Arab world. They were all after the same thing; an end to the suppressive evil that they have witnessed throughout most of their lives and to many their entire lives.

With globalization on the rise, many immigrants are migrating to America to follow the American dream; however, many xenophobes in America are against this. They promote hate crimes, therefore, the destruction of other races and religions that are not like their own. Recent rises in immigration to the United States has seemed to spark some hate crimes around the country; especially after the September 11th attacks occurring in 2001. Many people today still have a hard time accepting this movement. A lot of white Americans are not accustomed to other cultures, leading to very sheltered lives. Then, all of the sudden there seems to be this culture shock, and everyone is freaking out in their own ways, some more violent than others.

Wal-Mart has grown from a small general store in Bentonville, Arkansas to the world’s largest retailer and employer. Wal-Mart is one of the largest corporations across the globe having total revenues exceeding $ 250 billion per annum and employing at least 1.3 million individuals globally. Wal-Mart offers a wide variety of products, which is relatively lower prices than its retail competitors. In addition, the company usually employees large number of local people and generates considerable sales and property tax for the local communities. Wal-Mart faces numerous criticism to a level whereby plans to set up a new franchise faces significant protest from local communities (Renkow 1).

Rubio has many ideas for America, but the one that stands out the most is protecting the economy in a globalized world; and in order for that happen it has to deal with foreign policy because it play a central role. The main solution for this to happen is to modernizing America system will grow the economy and that will create jobs for America. This is because the modernization of America legal immigration system wills a benefit for America. American will make reforms on a more merit-based that will make America attract more innovators, investor, entrepreneurs, people engaged by the desire to make a better life for themselves. In of this it will create jobs for American workers. Also we need Highly skilled workers because after educating the worlds smartest people will no longer be at home to benefit others economies like India and china, instead America will give them a green with their diplomas. American, also going to expand the highly skilled H1-B visa program to fill jobs that Americans can’t do. To accomplish to a more merit- based immigration system American will eliminate certain categories of family preferences and completely eliminate the diversity visa lottery with other reforms

The ongoing globalization in my opinion, the United States Department of State is aimed at bringing in cultural uniformity throughout the world without leaving any range for diversity. It wants to inflict American language, civilization, and way of life in every direction. Our government activity illustrates the ascent of political globalization dedicated to solving global social problems, which would be difficult to do while we utilize our own culture as a banner of judgment. We can see modernization in the United States from the result of technology and development, which is the primary cause of social change.

“It is when Wal-Mart comes into town, reshapes shopping habits, and drains the viability of traditional local shopping areas or mom-and-pop shops. It is the relentless downward pressure on the prices of everyday necessities that a single vast retailer can exert on behalf of customers. It is the suburbanization of shopping; the downward pressure on wages at all kinds of stores trying to compete with Wal-Mart; the relentless scrutiny of unnecessary costs that allows companies to survive on thinner profits; the success of large business at the expense of its rivals and the way in which that success builds on itself” (Fishman, 2006).

Across the world, globalization is one of the most significant aspects that has occurred over the last fifty years. It allows a country to integrate economically with other countries through a global network comprised of people, trade, and transportation. With the global landscape only becoming more intertwined, globalization and its inherent pros and cons seem to be here to stay. In many areas, global powers tend to lack in rectifying the negative aspects and only focus on the positive side. America, for example, is a leader in the globalization efforts, even though it has greatly effected job opportunities at home, widening income gaps, and an increased standard of living due to fluctuating world markets.