When examining the multi-faceted concept of globalization, one must acknowledge the tendencies of intersection that must occur. One of the most apparent factors is the universal idea of culture. A cultural element permeates through many aspects of globalization, including those in the political and economic realms. In order to explore the relationships between these subjects, a general definition of the term “culture” should be presented. Steger fills this need by defining culture as a device that creates and circulates meaning. (Steger 62) The significant connections between cultural and political globalization are the influences the nation-state model has had on the cultivation of cultural identity, the trend of deterritorialization through the figurative gradual elimination of national boundaries, and the influential roles of transnational corporations.The subjects that illustrate the cultural and economic links through the given example of Hollywood are the practices of exporting Hollywood films, the role of media conglomerates in the dissemination of American cultural products, and the fiscal implications of the propagation of commercial American ideologies.
One of the most pertinent ties between the political and cultural aspects of globalization comes from the concept of nationalism. Steger introduces the idea of the “nation-state” or groups that have formed within territorial boundaries. These nation-states came into existence in order to organize humans into groups
When it comes to globalization, everyone may have a different vision of it’s outcome. For Marcelo Gleiser, the author of “Globalization: Two visions of the Future of Humanity”, a completely globalized world may result in a dystopia. In contrast, Jeffrey Wasserstrom, the author of “A Mickey Mouse Approach to Globalization” and Tanveer Ali, the creator of “The Subway Falafel Sandwich and the Americanization of Ethnic Food” may think of globalization as other cultures sharing each other’s components to interact on a new level and spurring a more “open-minded” (Ali 27) individual.
Although the first use of the term ‘globalization’ can be traced back to the 1940s, it was only after half a century that this concept stormed the public consciousness. The buzzword ‘globalization’ exploded into the ‘Roaring nineties’ because it captured the increasingly interdependent nature of social life on this planet. Earlier the concept of globalization was viewed as a techo-economic juggernaut spreading western culture and the intellection of capitalism and quashing local beliefs and national traditions. Thus, it was viewed as a ripple of Americanization. One corollary of the propagation of this perspective created fears in the minds of people, who had utter love and affection towards their own culture.
Appiah’s meaning for globalization is more specific and on a personal, family, and religious level with acceptance as his basis. His approach to globalization is what appears to be perception based, outside of what his family beliefs are. Foer perceives globalization culture as, observed through sports, specifically soccer, family influence, and other means to preserve globalization change as Americans. As each author sees the world of globalization in their own way, they actually compliment each other on there reasonings to sustain from globalization. As both authors relate personal and culture opinions, they have clearly defined there theories on globalization and the approach. Seeing the world as these authors do, much lost in regards
The concept of globalization is a complex and peculiar one, failing to be definable by a single, precise definition. Centrally, globalization involves information and goods being exchanged amongst different countries. These interactions and interchanges among countries globally over time is due to an increase in communication and transport networks. Globalization is often divided into three main areas being economic globalization, cultural globalization and political globalization. All three are vital areas to one’s life and globalization is said to have a large impact on each. Although globalization is controversial in the aspect that it cannot be declared just how much of an influence the notion has in the world. Political scientists such as Muhammad Ijaz Latif, Anton Pelinka and Martin Wolf all discuss this issue in their respective pieces as well as differing aspects of globalization such as the role the European Union plays in relation to globalization, the different perspectives of globalization and the challenges of the nation-state in regards to globalization.
Globalization is the process in which a world-wide circulation of goods, ideas, and people takes place. Historically, there were two periods of profound expansion, the 15th and 16th century and 20th and 21st century. In both cases, these eras of globalization were preceded by periods of enriched thinking, sharing, and scientific revolutions. The renaissance is a prime example of an era when ideas and knowledge flourished and spread throughout Europe. This newfound age of discovery resulted in global territorial and population alterations. The renaissance spurred the discoveries of land and resources and their subsequent importance in achieving objective of western supremacy. Consequently, a wave of innovation assembled new navigational techniques and stimulated the mass manufacture of ships. The first glimpse of globalization, was the driving forces of “serving God, the King and also to get rich” and the centers were Spain and Portugal followed by the Netherlands and England (Strayer pg.621). During the 15th century, empires expanded, commerce thrived and ideas were nourished. The Industrial Revolution took old and western nations began a new round of empire building in Asia and Africa, that global network tightened further, and its role as generator of social and cultural change only increased. (Of the 19th century spurred the technological advances of communication and transportation which disbanded the barriers of distance and time.) Moving into the 20th century,
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 is the proximate and multidimensional set of political, economic, social, and technological integration around the globe. The increasing interconnectedness among countries can be seen through the prism of globalization. Essentially, the lives of people living in distant cities like Bangalore and Silicon Valley are brought closer as a result of this phenomenon. Drivers of this adjacent include; the expansion of trade, technological exchange, labor movement and investments (Stearns 2017). The discourse of globalization encompasses several multidisciplinary themes. The paper, however, concentrates on the economic factors, “which, entails the closer economic integration of countries of the world through increased flow of goods, services, capital and even labor.” (Stiglitz 2007: 4). The paper focuses on economic globalization and elucidates whether the globalization has reduced poverty and inequality or had reproduced the reversed implications. Meanwhile, the paper reveals if the developing world has benefited from the set. This seems to be the central question that policymakers, development economists, and politicians have been grappling with for years. The paper is presented in three parts. Part one reflects on the historical context of the problem statement. The second part compiles literature and juxtaposes with cases to corroborate the globalization-poverty-inequality triangle. Finally, the conclusion represents the author’s viewpoint on the
Globalization, for it or against it, this is a topic you cannot escape. The influences of globalization are impacting every country around the world. Fred Hu and Michael Spence wrote "Why Globalization Stalled: And How to Restart It" published in the July/August 2017 issue of Foreign Affairs. They argue that globalization is a necessary evil that needs to be addressed on many levels to create a sustainable global order that meets the needs multilaterally. They make a successful case as to why we would be better off reforming globalization by touching on the issue many countries are struggling with, which is increasing trade growth while balancing wage inequality and trying to find a balance of protectionism and nationalism. Some people think if we ceased globalization in the United States it would increase our national equality, however, that could not be farthest from what we need. To preserve our spot as number one we need to work on issues here in the United States because foreign trade policies are not progressing with advances in technology, there are inequalities that are creating a sizable gap in our economy, and politicians are focusing on nationalism and protectionism to boost their own agenda's rather than address the real issues.
A business needs marketing strategies in order to reach their products to a global standard. Due to the new age of social media and globalisation consumer want products and services with speed and quality. Fortunately business such as McDonalds, Nike, Coca Cola, Apple and numerous others have amassed great success using marketing strategies to incite consumer from all around the world. Therefore global businesses have used marketing strategies such as branding/ packaging, advertising and pricing strategies to create a global multi billion empire.
In this statement, Knox and Marston portray globalisation as having a symbiotic relationship with places and communities wherein each part is shaped and influenced by the others, building upon and changing their existing structures without losing the inherent nature of what they are. The reality of globalisation can be somewhat more complex, as through this reconstruction aspects are inevitably lost or overwhelmed in the process, however globalisation cannot completely erase global differences, as difference is an intrinsic aspect of globalisation’s success. If the “foundations of the modern world are industrialization, colonization and the international market economy” (Knox & Marston, 2015, p. 87) the success of globalisation relies on how regions and communities respond to and use these forces for their own gain. In the cases of the rapid industrialisation of Shenzhen in south China and the aftermath of colonisation in Mauritius, both regions have actively responded to globalisation and involved themselves in the international market economy in order to build their own success. These places are active participants in globalisation and thereby reconstruct the meaning of globalisation as much as globalisation is restructuring them.
How can we keep our community identity intact when globalization redefines our history and democracy? As community members and citizens of the world we should understand how globalization is effecting our cityspace and realize vital components of a prosperous city are diversity, neighborhoods, and local governance. To understand these issues we will break down the economics and sustainability of globalization and further define these vital components.
Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. This process has effects on the environment, on culture, on political systems, on economic development and prosperity, and on human physical well-being in societies around the world. In this essay I will use culture as reference to discuss the above question. I will look at the Globalists ( positive and the pessimistic globalists ), Inter-nationalists and the Transformationalists view points of how globalization affects our culture.
Globalisation is subject that has been well discuss over the years and there have been many different definitions of it. for example, some describe it as “a process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected because of massively increased trade and cultural exchange” (BBC). Another definition is that “a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations” (Globalization 101). However, globalisation is not a new phenomenon or something that has just been happening for a few years, people have been trading for thousands of years, one example is the famous Silk Road which runs across Central China and connected China and Europe in the Middle Ages (globalization 101), but it is in the last century that this globalisation phenomenon has been growing at a fast pace (Nassar 2007:2). Therefore, we can all agree that the term Globalisation has been use to describe the integration of different topics such as the market, values, environmental and political concerns that different nation may have across the globe, for example the technological and economic development which help western manufacture companies to produce their goods using cheap labour from Asia, or the political issues which helps to regulate “international corporations and the privatization of state assets in order to meet the requirements of the IMF and World Bank” (Aas, Katja Franko. 2013:3, Nassar 2007:2). One of the main reason for globalization or global integration is to generate higher profits and the desire for greater economic success and better future for everyone. (Nassar 2007:2)
The technological development that characterizes the past two decades has triggered a communicational enhancement around the globe. Interconnectedness between people is greater everyday; goods, services, money, and information are exchanged between the furthermost parts of the world. International travel and communication now represent ordinary aspects of life. This phenomenon is called globalization.
Globalization should be defended and extended. Globalization allows for the free movement of people (e.g. migration and remittances), fosters economic prosperity and growth (e.g. flow of capital and trade), and helps bring structure to international politics and support to states (e.g. United Nations and the World Trade Organization). I will argue that while the defense and expansion of globalization benefits the entire global community, the more powerful states will benefit the most. The organization of the argument is as follows. First, I will discuss the positive impacts of migration, especially in regards to remittances. Next, I will analyze the effects of the global political economy on global wealth, trade, and the flow of capital.