Globalisation

Meaning, Advantages &

Disadvantages
 What Is Globalisation

– An economic phenomenon?
– A social phenomenon?
– A cultural phenomenon?
• The movement towards the expansion of
economic and social ties between countries
through the spread of corporate institutions and
the capitalist philosophy that leads to the
shrinking of the world in economic terms
 Advantages disadvantages of
globalization
ADVANTAGES
1. Easier to communicate throughout
the boundaries
2. Easier to travel
3. Cultural interchange
4. International Trade
5. Better and cheaper products
6. Improvement of new technologies
7. The cheaper products increases the
purchase power
8. The transport of the products is
easier and faster
9. Globalization creates a political and
an economical union, which
facilitates the agreement between
the countries
DISADVANTAGES
1. Delocalization creates unemployment
in developed countries
2. Non-controlled circulation of money
(free market) – no ethics
3. The businessmen and the big
companies are the only winners in
globalization
4. Exploitation of the workers in the
developing countries – incl. children
5. Money problems can easily be spread
6. The mix of cultures can lead to racism,
xenophobia, intolerance and loss of
national identity
7. Small companies have to go out of
business because they cant compete
with the multinationals
8. As a result the gap between the poor
and the rich people increases
 In which world you will live
in 15 years?
Positive opinions Negative opinions
• No more borders. We can pass freely • There will be more discriminations,
• Cheaper, faster and easier transport. because the mix of cultures will
The communication there will be faster increase and people are afraid of what
and cheaper too they don’t know
• People will know more about others – • Every country could lose own cultural
their languages, culture and habits identity, habits and traditions
• Thanks to European Parliament
guaranteed common laws and human
rights for each country
• Europe will have created their common
social system with common
guaranteed minimal wage, so that we
can mitigate a part of the injustice
created the different live standards in
every european country
 GLOBALIZATION: What can we do as
citizens to make the world a better
place?
DAILY BEHAVIOR
• Buy guaranteed organic products
• Try to buy fair trade products
whenever possible
• Recycle everything possible
• Use cleaner fuels
• Help the third world as much as
possible
• Don’t hesitate to take every
opportunity possible to meet new
people from different cultures
• Don’t overuse natural resources
• POLITICAL ACTIONS
• Making sure people get
informed also in alternative
ways and taking this
information critical
• The EU have to make sure
there are clean water supplies
for everybody
• The EU can try to donate not
only money, but also tools
which should be directly given
to the countries in need
• Improve education
• Reduce emission of co2
• Promote integration of
immigrants
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