Education's Effects on Globalization

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Education’s Effect on Globalization’s Income Inequality Yvette Alarcon University of Redlands BUAD/610 Contexts for Contemporary Business Christine Danelski, PhD February 26, 2012 Education’s Effects on Globalization’s Income Inequality Globalization as a systematic global process used to enhance interdependence and networks of the world’s markets. With increased technological advances market economies become extensively connected, thus not only increasing opportunities but also increasing competition. There is no doubt that globalization has had an extreme positive impact on developing countries around the world however there are disparities of the suitableness of the global and national institutional arrangements, which shape globalized social and economic relations. The principal challenge relates to an imbalance not only in wealth but also in social, political power, and economic opportunities. This paper will outline the way in which complicated relationships among globalization, education, and economics affect income inequality around the world using national-level data. Many political leaders throughout history have welcomed economic globalization based on two theories: that multinational corporations and open markets are unyielding and that the benefits will be distributed to all people, rich and poor (Galbraith, 2002). Sen (2002) agrees that those who take an optimistic view on globalization truly see its significant addition of Western development to the world. As many people believe that western civilization dominates globalization. Early developments such as the Enlightenment, the Renaissance, and the Industrial Revolution occurred in Europe, which led to a monumental increment in standard of living in the West. Today, the extraordinary accomplishments of Western development are disseminating throughout the world. In this
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