For any country that wants to survive in the toughest of times nowadays have to have good international trading capabilities. Very few countries are able to sustain themselves without indulging in intensive international trade. International trade and globalization have been considered a good omen in the past but with changing world conditions such as the debt crisis, child labor issues, growth inequality issues hands are being raised at the benefits of world/international trading. There have been anti-globalization forces over the years protesting to either slow down or stop globalization. Such forces have gained steam over the years because of the criticism surrounding world trade.
National Sovereignty:
It has been argued over the years that because of international agreements and treaties companies are not losing their national sovereignty because they are not able to do what is best for them rather they have to do what is best for trade. For example there were demonstrations recently against the U.S government in Illinois by its steel industry workers because U.S had imported cheaper Indian pipe.
Another problem is that because of the numerous products/services you can buy these days because of globalization, the consumption has risen and hence the saving for the future has declined. This has made countries more vulnerable to risk in the future and, lesser long term investments also mean an insecure future outlook.
This would also increase reliance of smaller countries on bigger ones. This is not a good thing as they might influence the smaller countries in non-economic matter due to the hold on the economy of the country.
The basic principle of international trading is that countries benefit because each country ha...
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...ual property rights are not protected internationally, the businesses of such companies suffer a lot. For this reason the countries should have bilateral agreements as well as agreements sponsored by WTO that would allow extradition of criminals. This would allow lesser crimes against intellectual property and better enforcement.
Debt Crisis:
A problem with international trade is that if one country gets affected by the economic conditions other countries also have to suffer. So to hedge against such things, credit transactions should be limited. Also non-fiat currency should be used which would decrease risk. The companies also have to diversify their international trade so as to decrease impact if one country suffers economic issues.
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Nowadays, Globalization is a main trend for the world economic. The world’s economy has become fully integrated. There are no barriers and borders to trade around the world.
Canada is great economic superpower that has yet to reach its potential. As the second largest nation by area, we possess vast natural resources. We are a massive importer and exporter on the world stage, who a play a vital role in the stability of the northern hemisphere. Through Canada’s international trade, we export vast quantities of many different foods stuffs, minerals and manufactured goods like cars, while we tend to import lots of Iron, Aluminum and Steel. Our relations with neighbouring nations have been integral in the success of our trade. In 1994 Canada became a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA with the US and Mexico. NAFTA reorganized Canada’s and America’s trading systems to work as one. The trade issue of recent months is about the rising costs of energy in Canada and in the United States. Newly elected President George W. Bush now is proposing a North American energy initiative for a continental power grid. This proposal puts Canada in a very uncomfortable situation. On the one hand we would love to share our resources and appease our super-power to the south. But on the other we prefer to leave our pristine land alone. The growing trend nowadays is that politicians are the ones wanting to please the Americans by giving away our resources, while it is the activist who is concerned about the vast environmental damage this energy legislation could entail.
Our global world is being more connected as we become integrated politically, socially and even economically. Due to the Bretton woods agreement, different countries have been economically dependent on each other in fear for war to erupt. From then on different organizations and policies tied more countries into being economic globalized. This economic globalization had then given us many opportunities in trades and more access to natural resources in other countries. Unfortunately, there are some negative effects that are brought to less developed country. Overall, many people believe that economic globalization does a great work on accumulating our economy and our quality of life.
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The Millennium report advocated that the greatest challenge we face today is to ensure that globalization becomes a positive force for the entire world's people, instead of leaving billions of them behind in foulness. Inclusive globalization must be built on the great enabling force of the market, but market forces alone will not achieve it. It requires a broader effort to create a shared future, based upon our common humanity in all its diversity. Today the most significant changes in the world economy over the past decades are the upsurge in globalization of markets and industries. There are numerous forces that have greatly contributed to the rise of globalization, factors such as reductions in multilateral and regional trade barriers, mergers and acquisition that enhance assess to new markets and competition. Globalization can be claimed to have major and crucial positive implication on the businesses today.
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As a conclusion international business best described as a Globalization. A globalizing business sector advertises viability through rivalry and the division of the work it permits individuals and economies to keep tabs on what they specialize in. It also allows people to go globally. Globalization has stretched the assets, items, administrations and markets accessible to individuals. The increasing set of reliant connections around individuals from distinctive parts of a world that happens to be separated into countries
International business contains all business transactions private and governmental, sales, investments, logistics, and transportation that happen between two or more regions, nations and countries beyond their political limits. Generally, private companies undertake such transactions for profit governments undertake them for profit and for political reasons. It refers to all those business activities which involve cross border transactions of goods, services, resources between two or more nations. Transaction of economic resources includes capital, skills, and people. for international production of physical goods and services such as finance, banking, insurance, and construction.
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International trading has had its delays and road blocks, which has created a number of problems for countries around the world. Countries, fighting with one another to get the better deal, create tariffs and taxes to maximize their profit. This fighting leads to bad relationships with competing countries, and the little producing countries get the short end of this stick. Regulations and organizations have been established to help everyone get the best deal, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), but not everyone wants help, especially from an organization that seems to help only the big countries and those they want to trade with. This paper will be discussing international trading with emphasis on national sovereignty, the World Trade Organization, and how the WTO impacts trading countries.
Globalization’s history is extremely diversified and began during the beginning of civilization. Now we live in a world that is constantly evolving, demanding people to use resources in locations that are very difficult to obtain certain resources. This could make it completely impossible to operate in these specific parts of the world. However, globalization allows people across the world to acquire much needed resources. Globalization creates the opportunity for businesses to take advantage and exploit the ability to take part of their business to a different country. Nevertheless, globalization is part of today’s society and will be involved in virtually all situations.
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Proponents have a strong belief in free markets and limited governments intervention. According to Preble (2010), globalization has led to the creation of jobs, higher living standards and a higher variety of goods available to consumers. International trade is one of the driving forces behind globalization. Countries specialize in specific goods wherein it has a comparative advantage. This results in a higher efficiency and productivity and ultimately leading to an improvement of the living standards. As a consequence, export increases. Hereto, more jobs are created, a higher variety of goods are available and international competition has increased. This results in lower prices, keeping the inflation in check (Preble, 2010). Furthermore, Preble (2010) states that the increase of trade in goods and services, foreign direct investment and cross-border investment have been important for the success of globalization. Other important benefits, mentioned by the proponents of globalization, are the promotion of information exchange and high understanding of a variety of cultures. Globalization has led to a world where “democracy has triumph over autocracy” (BBC News, 2000, as stated in Preble, 2010, p. 334).
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