Globalization

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Globalization
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Objectives

• Understand what is meant by globalization
• Understand the advantages and disadvantages of
  globalization

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United Nations (Wikipedia)

• a widely-used term that can be defined in a
  number of different ways. When used in an
  economic context, it refers to the reduction and
  removal of barriers between national borders in
  order to facilitate the flow of goods, capital,
  services and labor... although considerable
  barriers remain to the flow of labor...
• Globalization is not a new phenomenon. It began
  in the late nineteenth century, but it slowed
  down during the period from the start of the
  First World War until the third quarter of the
  twentieth century. This slowdown can be
  attributed to the inward-looking policies pursued
  by a number of countries in order to protect
  their respective industries... however, the pace
  of globalization picked up rapidly during the
  fourth quarter of the twentieth century..."

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Localization

• Skara Brae http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara_Brae
  
• Discussion

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Globalization-Pros

• Increases security (food, water, shelter)
• Increases choice
• Decreases costs
• Distributes work load

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Globalization-Cons

• Who benefits?
• Respect for human rights?
• Environmental degradation?
• Wastefulness
• Resources spent on nonessentials

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Topics for Presentations (15 min)

1. History of globalization (Not Assigned)
2. How do the World Bank and IMF (international
   monetary fund) operate? (Babula/Blatt)
3. Can globalization be measured? (Not Assigned)
4. Anti-globalization movement (Burns/Boyson)
5. Human rights and globalization (Not Assigned)
6. Globalization and the internet (Cromer/Hickok)
7. Nanotechnology--future implications w/ respect to
   globalism (Decarr/Moore)
8. Globalization and energy (Not Assigned)
9. Global warming and globalization (Not Assigned)
10. Globalization and the television (Not Assigned)