To Globalize or Not to Globalize

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As the world is being thrown into a technological stage that is developing faster than one can realize, it is inevitable that the human race is becoming more interconnected than ever. Globalization is becoming very real, and its impacts are subtly building while destroying other nations. Different aspects of globalization include political and cultural, however the most destructive of them all is economic. As economic activities go global, the power of individual states and the effectiveness of domestic policies could be compromised. At the same time, economic globalization leads to benefits and costs to different individuals and areas, thus bringing light to concerns about inequality and poverty. All throughout history we have seen the exploitation of peoples by the technologically superior group. Hundreds of years ago, the superior nation were the ones with the firearms and new sources of energy like steam power. Today economically stable nations are calling the shots, and they are being heard around the world. Globalization is a social process in which nations are interacting based on trade which is being driven by trade and fueled by technology. Economic globalization is the increase in economic interdependence of national economies with the movement of goods, services, technologies, and capital. “Western markets were extremely competitive, population expansion had slowed and incomes had flattened, and corporate operating costs were rising. Developing nations, by contrast, boasted population growth, rising salaries, relatively low wages, and a welcoming climate for foreign investment.” (Bremmer, “The New Rules Of Globalization”) Globalization has radically increased incomes and economic growth in developing countries and lowered consumer prices in developed countries. It also changes the power balance between developing and developed countries, furthering
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