In this ever interconnected world, you can communicate with someone in Asia, do business with someone in Europe, or start a revolution in the Middle East. These luxuries are not exclusive to the wealthy few in the ‘world power’ countries. They are accessible to almost everyone, everywhere: Asia, Europe, North America, South America, even many parts of Africa. Behind the increasing interconnectedness is inexorable economic and social integration, colloquially called, Globalization (Friedman 219).
Critics of Globalization, such as Barbara Ehrenreich and Annette Fuentes, vehemently attack it is the primary advancer of women and child exploitation and money-thirsty-do-whatever- it-takes-to-make-profit multinational corporations (206-13). Others argue that is attributable to massive global financial meltdowns and turmoil. With all this, I must say, Globalization looks worse than the devil. Why would anyone ever support such an oppressive and destructive construct? Because the simple truth is that Globalization is not destroying economies; contrariwise, it is helping countries and individuals. Globalization is fundamental in increasing global resistance to and prevention of severely adverse economic turmoil.
The very nature of globalization is to make economic connections with others - to integrate. That will fuel both micro- and macroeconomic advancements. Thomas Friedman describes this connected nature very well. “The world has become an increasingly interwoven place, and today, whether you are a company or a country, your threats and opportunities increasingly derive from who you are connected” (219). These connections are the very heart of a global economy. Look at third world countries that have no substantial links to other link...
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... be created and expanded. The cycle doesn't increase the risk of economic chaos; it enables the prevention because of the endless connections it allows to be made. As a country makes a connection, it furthers itself in the economic world by advancing the connection making process along with the aforementioned innate benefits of connections.
Globalization, contrary to many skeptics’ arguments, is exceptionally well at saving countries from devastation, not fostering it. The innate cycle in combination with the numerous benefits only allows for economic success and security. Anthony Giddens puts it perfectly: “Yet to oppose economic globalisation, and to opt for economic protectionism, would be a misplaced tactic for rich and poor nations alike” (241).
Works Cited
Muller, Gilbert H., ed. The New World Reader. 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.
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