The Dark Side Of Globalization - 1191 Words

Normandin Week One: The Dark Side of Globalization While globalization can be defined and described a multitude of ways, the concept of globalization encompasses a system in which global interdependence and awareness has increased (Robertson, 1992: 8) at an exponential rate. Our connections to each other and to events that happen in diverse locales is rapidly intensifying (Giddens, 1990: 64). The pace at which these changes have occurred have been alarming and have been difficult to adjust to (Lerche, 1998), leading to several serious â€Å"conflicts of globalization† we now face. Environmental Degradation: Globalization’s Double-Edged Sword Globalization has brought about the increase in production of goods, the rapid transport of goods, and†¦show more content†¦Economic power as a driving force is propelling the world into one economy and shoehorning sovereign nations into a haphazard loose political collective. Of course, the states with the strongest economies and cultivated power fare the best with smaller states aligning with more powerful states, retreating inwardly, or hobbling along at varying degrees of success and failure within the world economic system (Ake, 1995: 26). The system encourages the continuation of Western hegemony and fuels the power of global corporations. Wealthier countries experience significant risk to their citizenry due to loss of jobs as corporations opt for exploiting the labor force in poor countries to obtain cheap labor (Lerche, 1998). Because profit is the prime directive in business and necessary for survival for multi-national business entities, it makes sense that industries and incomes would be affected. Individuals from poorer nations are exploited, citizens from more developed states are deprived of income, usually from manufacturing positions, and the power base of these multi-national business entities is increased, often empowering them to a level similar to or greater than states. The market economy encourages this and it’s hard to find a working solution when the purpose of the economy is the production andShow MoreRelatedNegative Effects of Globalization677 Words   |  3 Pages Globalization refers to the absence of barriers that every country had. Yes, it has helped to demolish the walls that separated us .Globalization, which is the process of growing interdependence among every country in this planet, can be seen as a sign of hopeful and better future by some, but for others it represents a huge disaster for the whole world. 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