Is globalization an expression of economic freedom or a process that undermines values?
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Globalization is the predecessor to the one world government and the onset of martial law, that taken into consideration one could say the it could very well be the beginning of the decline in liberty.
292562
No it is not a new form of imperialism.  Free markets themselves are just that--an economic system.  The imperialism part occurs when things are forced upon groups that are not interested in them.  So free markets are "value free" in and of themselves.  It's when a nation forces its values on another that becomes imperialistic.
603082
I don't think it sums up all Americans, but many have noticed that we in America (and the west) tend to be extremely materialistic and that the value of one's life is determined in our societies by how much we own, how big the things we own, or how new the things we own are, etc. This has led some (Americans and Westerners as well as others outside of the west and Amerca) to point out that sometimes we miss the things of other value: family, friends, an active culture, an honoring of ancestry and family history, the chance to positively effect other people's lives and have them effect your life in a true and meaningful way that's value is beyond all material things.
390249
Please refer to :\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalisation\nYou'll find enough answers !
233966
Here in Bangladesh we think life is beautiful. We'll fight any attempt by anyone to rob us of our freedom and way of life in the name of globalization. We want to be beatiful us and be a part of the beautiful mosaic of cultures called "world".
29005
There is little chance of true globalization any time soon, with the rapent xenophobia that is striking in so many nations, the borders being gaurded against the fear of terrorism and the hatred of anything "foreign" will shut out the utopic future of a united world.
227783
Whoever argues in favor of a one world government isn't thinking straight.\n\nDo you have arguements within your own immediate family? Divorce, abuse, hate, neglect, dysfuntion??? Of course! We all do. It's the human way. It doesn't matter rather you share the same last name, the same hair color, skin color, eye color, language, religion, or PARENTS! None of those facts stop fighting within families so it is completely ILLOGICAL TO THINK IT WILL STOP IT WITHIN THE ENTIRE WORLD.\n\nA one world government and talk of it has to do with one thing only. Centralizing power into the hand of a very few, more so than now, and taking away a person's ability to flee that power by moving to another country. In essence, it's about TRAPPING PEOPLE into the hands of a few who think they are important enough to control everyone. THAT IS ALL! It will do nothing good for you, me, or anyone else but those at the absolute top in control of the entire world. People better recognize that that's what globalization is about and start attempting collectively to break it up now.
510846
We are living through the disadvantages right now, but in the long run, it's all wine and roses. To reverse a quote from Frederic Bastiat, the most excellent 19th century French economist, "Where trade crosses borders, armies soon won't", aiee, (isn't that cute?) globalization ultimately leads to world peace.
646965
To a certain extent, yes. No one really has freedom, money is power. If you aren't rich, then you have none.
221489
You're question is very interesting.  As you know we are in a globalized world.  This is not the first wave of globalization--it's the third.  The other waves happened centuries ago.  Anyway, because something is sold to someone living outside the borders of the US, doesn't necessarily mean that you will lose your freedoms.  They still have to operate under American law & standards here in the US.
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A 56 percent majority of world citizens are opposed to globalization, believing that it creates more problems than it solves. Among Greeks, 72 percent of the respondents are in agreement with that opinion. Thus the Greek people can be said to be anti-globalization  by a wide majority.\n\nThere is also a strong streak of radical left wing politics in Greece which has long been virulently Anti-American and has now added anti-globalization as a natural continuation.\n\nMuch of the anti-globalization sentiment comes from the fact that Greece is a tiny country with a language that spoken by almost no one outside of Greece other than Greek immigrants. It is easy for Greeks to view their culture as being potentially swamped by globalization.\n\nThe Greek government is a bit more level headed about the issue and understands that Greece needs integration into the world economy, the adoption of international standards, and cooperation with international bodies.
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Think of it as selling lemonade in a cul-de-sac as opposed to selling it on a busy street. Tons more customers on the street, right? International free trade means that developing countries don't only get to sell to their neighboring third-world countries anymore, but to the entire "rich" world.
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Globalization\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.\nJump to: navigation, search\n\nGlobalization is the changes in societies and the world economy that result from dramatically increased international trade and cultural exchange. It describes the increase of trade and investing due to the falling of barriers and the interdependence of countries. In specifically economic contexts, the term refers almost exclusively to the effects of trade, particularly trade liberalization or "free trade" (however, see "meanings" below). More broadly, the term refers to the overall integration, and resulting increase in interdependance, among global actors (be they political, economic, or otherwise).\nA picture taken in Dubai International Airport, in the United Arab Emirates showing some of the characteristics of globalization. Here, the corporation McDonalds is marketing their "McArabia" meal, consisting of grilled kofta.\nEnlarge\nA picture taken in Dubai International Airport, in the United Arab Emirates showing some of the characteristics of globalization. Here, the corporation McDonalds is marketing their "McArabia" meal, consisting of grilled kofta.\n\nFrom 1910 to 1950, a series of political and economic upheavals dramatically reduced the volume and importance of international trade. But these trends reversed starting with WWI and continuing through WWII, when the Bretton Woods institutions were created (i.e. the IMF and the World Bank). After World War II, international trade dramatically expanded, fostered by international economic institutions and rebuilding programs. From the 1970s, the effects of this trade became increasingly visible in terms of benefits and disruptive effects.\n\nIt is useful to distinguish economic, political, and cultural aspects of globalization, although all three aspects are closely intertwined. The other key aspect of globalization is changes in technology, particularly in transport and communications, which it is claimed are creating a global village.
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Cause all countries are not equal... And I'm not talking just language. Economic opportunities, the cost of living, wealth distribution, and much more would never allow this to work in the current state of the world. I guess what I'm saying there really isn't a globalized world yet, cause in reality none of that is being exchanged perfectly. If free movement was allowed it'd be chaos, whole economies would be brought down. A lot of people would move in search better life, higher incomes, education, heck even visit, I'm sure a larger part of countries in Africa, countries of India, China, multitudes of other would experience a huge loss of population as they are still working on their economies and appropriately not everyone is content. \nAnd, to those who object to this, because they say everyone would move to US, that is not true. Many if they had the choice would not choose to live here. As long as an individual can make a decent living in his own country he is not uprooting his whole family to move to a country whose lifestyle he often resents just to make money. Money is not all that matter. Many would choose to come here and work, yes, but most of them would also go back and use that money in their country instead and live comfortably. Which is yet another flaw in free movement, as you proposed, we don't even have a currency that is equalized, and tons of people would be taking advantage of that...
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Globalization can usefully be conceived as a process (or set of processes) which embodies a transformation in the spatial organization of social relations and transactions, generating transcontinental or interregional flows and networks of activity, interaction and power. \nIt is characterized by four types of change:\n- First, it involves a stretching of social, political and economic activities across political frontiers, regions and continents.\n- Second, it suggests the intensification, or the growing magnitude, of interconnectedness and flows of trade, investment, finance, migration, culture, etc.\n- Third, the growing extensity and intensity of global interconnectedness can be linked to a speeding up of global interactions and processes, as the evolution of world-wide systems of transport and communication increases the velocity of the diffusion of ideas, goods, information, capital, and people.\n- Fourth, the growing extensity, intensity and velocity of global interactions can be associated with their deepening impact such that the effects of distant events can be highly significant elsewhere and even the most local developments may come to have enormous global consequences. In this sense, the boundaries between domestic matters and global affairs can become increasingly blurred. \nIn sum, globalization can be thought of as the widening, intensifying, speeding up, and growing impact of world-wide interconnectedness. By conceiving of globalization in this way, it becomes possible to map empirically patterns of world-wide links and relations across all key domains of human activity, from the military to the cultural.\n\nFrom the pre-modern, through to the early modern (1500-1800), modern (19th to early 20th century), to the contemporary period, distinctive patterns of globalization can be identified in respect of their different systemic and organizational features - uneven as they often are. These patterns constitute distinctive historical forms of globalization. By comparing and contrasting these changing historical forms, it is possible to identify more precisely what is novel about the present epoch. \nAccordingly, to advance an account of globalization it is necessary to turn from a general concern with its conceptualization to an examination of the key domains of activity and interaction in and through which global processes evolve.
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I think immoral would not be appropriate. The West, i.e. the USA and other European countries looted the whole world, of which they will never accept their fault and will never be guilty about it. Ever since the country of God, the USSR ( Soviet Union) collapsed in 1991 A.D. Capitalists have spread their ruthless ways to destroy the world. Due to Globalization, the poor is becoming more poor and the rich is becoming more rich.\nCan you beleive it ??? Capitalist countries dump their outdated goods to sell in other poor countries, and by their money they become more and more rich. That mongerl Bush should be be-headed at once. Talking about immortalities, they never respect other's religion, culture, customs and our languages. They have always wanted to wipe others out.\n(specially the East) You can see this in some of their films. They beleive they are the creators of all, even the universe. And they also exploit the most, they differentiate between gender and everything ( colors ). Women are treated as useless beautifull dolls without brains. THEY ARE THE DEVILS !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yes, I think the government is obligated to regulate, and intervene, in a market economy. \n\nMarket economics concentrate wealth (the rich get richer while the poor get poorer), sabotage human values (if people value something, then it must be worth money, and if it isn't worth money, then it must have no human value), punish altruism and cooperation (which are anti-competitive), encourage deception and information hiding (to create competitive advantage), wreck the environment (it's rarely economic to use resources in a sustainable or non-polluting manner), and exploit consumers (who only exist to give businesses their money).\n\nSo far, unregulated market economies have, consistently, turned into economic, social, and environmental disasters. Just look at Britain and America in the late 19th century, or Indochina and Latin America in the 1990s. The former Soviet countries aren't looking too good right now, either, and I'm a little worried about the USA's current economic policies.