1. Introduction
In recent decades many world markets increased their interaction with each other and contributed to the global economic growth. Free trade emerged and new technology made transportation and production of goods easier and faster. For example, according to an infographic, The iPhone 6 Supply Chain Saga, published on the website comparecamp.com, the iPhone 6 was designed and researched in USA, assembled in China, received the required materials from 785 suppliers in 31 countries and was sold to customers all around the world.
Altogether globalization increased the welfare for Austria, Germany, United States and many other developed countries. People in these countries can buy jeans and clothes for low prices, because they were produced in a country with lower income. They can afford the new version of the iPhone due to higher income level, whereas the majority people in developing countries have a difficult time to provide food for their family. The aim of this paper is to highlight the positive and negative impacts of globalization on developing countries.
Firstly, the term “Globalization” will be defined and then a concise insight on the history of this phenomenon will be given. Followed with the benefits and drawbacks of globalization on developing countries, with a specific focus on the fields: economic growth, heath system
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According to Hamdi (2013, p.142), globalization has positive impacts on many different sectors of developing countries for example the economy, health system, technology and politics. However, there are many drawbacks that can be observed due to globalization. Such as the increased income inequality and global warming, as the result of increased transportation and production ( Borghesi & Vercelli, 2003, p. 78-79). However we will see later on that there are also disadvantages in health and education
This decrease in poverty rates has been a positive impact on globalization since 1950 and continues to decrease today. Along with a decrease in poverty rates, there has been an increase in daily income per capita globally. Document 3 contains 3 graphs, each increasing in daily income per capita, especially the significant increase between 1945 and 2015 as it passes the international poverty line. This again is a positive impact on globalization as it means the global economy is getting better.
The spread of modern technologies and inventions, such as the internet and social media in the modern era, has resulted from the exchange of goods and ideas between different regions. In the text of Document 3, Silicon Valley in the 21st century has been the center for computer and internet-based innovation since the late 1900s. It says, “It is the home of many companies like Google, Facebook, Apple, Intel, Netflix, Hewlett Packard (HP), and many more.” (Document 3). This suggests that trade helped nurture innovation in the technology fields, which helped enable the development of new industries and boosted
The development of free trade has become more controversial since the end of the Second World War due to rising openness to other countries and cultures. In terms of trade, globalization refers to 'as increasingly borderless trade that develops between countries and territories or countries and countries' (Archana, 2015). Along with the growing inter-connectedness of the world, the liberalization of trade policies has favored globalization amongst many countries and has led to an introduction of new agreements such as trade blocs in which several countries make an agreement to eliminate protectionist measures such as tariffs and quotas to facilitate the flow of goods and services. Easier transportation of goods and services across borders has reduced unnecessary costs which made the cost of goods themselves cheaper and more accessible. NAFTA is a good example of the situation where several countries agree to a partnership that makes imports and exports less costly.
Globalization has had an impact on just about everywhere in the world, whether it be positive or negative. There have been many benefits and good things that have come out of this international movement. We have more goods, we are more connected, things are easier to do, goods are cheaper, and life values and conditions have improved, but what about the people who don't have access to these benefits? What about the people we don't talk about, the ones who make those cheap goods? For some, many negatives have come out of globalization, like decreased living conditions and isolation, even if in our eyes it seems all good and like we couldn't live without it.
Globalization in the past 80 years has connected our world exceptionally well compared to the years before. Just under 80 years ago, when World War II ended, people saw an opportunity to grow together and learn from past mistakes. Globalization has brought the world together which has caused poverty rates to go down, work systems to become stronger leading to more accessibility, and overall life expectancy to increase. Globalization has forever changed the ways of the world and will continue to benefit people by bringing us together to become one substantial world. Globalization has benefited our world involving the decrease in poverty rates.
To what extent does globalization contribute to sustainable prosperity for all people? Globalization contributes largely to sustainable prosperity for all people. Sustainable prosperity is when people of any ethnicity,religion or gender have all their needs met, all have an equal opportunity to create wealth and all to have the chance to pursue happiness. There are many groups that try to make sure everyone has sustainable prosperity. Based on the perspective demonstrated the source should be embraced to a certain extent.
Kofi Annan, once the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, stated, “If globalization is to succeed, it must succeed for poor and rich alike. It must deliver rights no less than riches. It must provide social justice and equity no less than economic prosperity and enhanced communication” (Kofi Annan). Persistently, the world is reminded of the advantages of globalization and how history could have been shaped without its existence. In spite of the declarations that defend the international movement enhancing the ideology of an interconnected planet, the downsides of globalization cannot be ignored.
3. Globalization Throughout the last decades, globalization became a real phenomenon, but history tells us that it is actually not a new social, historical phenomena, but has, under different names and manifestations, been with us for a long time. It is actually not only the continuation of the liberalization of international trade, which began in the mid-19th century with the launch of cross-border trade over long distances and later with intensive large-scale mobility of labor and capital. During capitalism, globalization has amplified due to the lust for profit, which is driven by capitalists across the globe. Indeed, globalization has significantly strengthened ever since.
I. INTRODUCTION a. BACKGROUND: Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different countries, a procedure compelled by international trade and investment, and supported by information technology. Furthermore, this process has an effect on various other systems such as on the environment, culture, political systems, economic development and prosperity and lastly, on human physical well-being in societies around the world. “Since 1950, for example, the volume of world trade has increased by 20 times, and from just 1997 to 1999 flows of foreign investment nearly doubled, from $468 billion to $827 billion” (York, 2016). Technology has been another primary driver of globalization,
Information can be accessed easily and freely through the internet, mobile phones, television and other devices. Globalization has increased the economic right for people worldwide especially in the developed world. There has been an increase in the standard of living of many people hence healthy lifestyles. However in my opinion, globalization has done more harm than good to the people of the world especially people in the developing world.
Nowadays, in the light of the development in technology, especially in transportation and media, trade and communication has increased rapidly among countries. This trend is called globalization. Generally speaking, globalization has its own advantages and disadvantages. The development in international trade and communication has created employment and opportunities for millions of people, but it has also made poor countries poorer. In my opinion, globalization has both positive and negative aspects.
This paper will explore both the advantages and disadvantages that globalization has on the world. Globalization is good for economy. First, Enterprises can operate internationally, and production can be produced internationally. Similar to poor countries like Africa, although they are poor, they have a lot of cheap labor, other countries will make their goods
Introduction Globalisation is the process that brings together the complaints nations of the world under a unique global village that takes different social & economic cultures in to consideration. First this essay will analyse globalisation in a broader term, second the history and foundation of globalisation that were intended to address poverty and inequality, third the causes that lead to globalisation and the impact that globalisation has on the world’s economy. The participation in the global economy was to solve economic problem such as poverty and inequality between the developed and developing nations. What is Globalisation?
4.0 Implementation 4.1 Broader perspective Globalization is affected by various factors that drive towards its existence and formation in the society and a set of these macroeconomic factors. As per this analysis we can get an overview of the current economy of the country that helps the researcher to make relevant suggestions and recommendations that can benefit the economy as well as society to make them believe and trust that the globalization enhances their behaviour and life style. PEST Analysis: Source: Visual.ly website PEST Analysis of Saudi Arabia Political environment Giddens and Griffiths (2006, p. 59) states that mainly there are three reasons why politics has become one of the main drivers of globalization.
Increasingly, businesses, consumers, and governments realize that their lives are affected not only by what goes on in their own town, state, or country but also by what is happening around the world. Consumers can walk into their local shops today and buy goods and services from all over the world. Local businesses must compete with these foreign products. However, many of these same businesses also have new opportunities to expand their markets by selling to a multitude of consumers in other countries. The advance of telecommunications is also rapidly reducing the cost of providing services internationally, while the Internet will assuredly change the nature of many products and services as it expands markets even further.