Why is it that some countries industrialize/globalize before others?
374872
I think it has to do with the leadership. Some leaders are only interested in keeping all the power and money for themselves and don't help the nation.
722226
Although many people don't see it this way it seems to me that globalization isn't something new. It's been around since as far back as Alexander the great. He tried to promote one culture, one language, one set of beliefs. Globalization cannot unfortunately be analyzed by saying this is good this is bad. It is always subjective. What I might see as a pro you might see as a con and the opposite. I believe for example Coca Cola should not be sold in third world countries; they hardly have enough water to drink. The Coca Cola business man sees it differently; he sees it as a developing market. That covers only one aspect of globalization but can to a certain extent be generalized.
379420
Mostly because of taxation. Because they have different values and mentality in these countries but it can also be affected by availability of oil in the area.
87039
according to most theorists, no.  They tend to argue that:\n1.) overseas nations are exploited by global corporations\n    *we take their raw materials/use them up for very cheap\n    *we hire their people at extremely low wages\n2.) because of globalization, the gap between the rich and \n    poor is widening\n    *the rich get richer and poor get poorer (we exploit \n     them to make higher profits-the less they make the\n     more we keep)\n3.) I would also add that jobs are taken away from   \n    Americans when factories are moved overseas.\n    *this will hurt our economy b/c we rely on a large \n     middle class of consumers to buy stuff
429381
I believe that globalization affects all, so in that regard I disagree with you. However, i believe that it is the rich people (haves) that are benefiting form the trend of globalization therefore marginalizing the poor (have nots). The reason for this belief lies in the fact the system of globalization is based on the fact the world is at different stages of development, what this means is that the disparity between the rich nations and the poor nations is so large that it is worth a Multi-National Corporations(MNCs) while to invest and "exploit" the population of a lesser developed national because they simply charge less for their labour. The rich people continue to have and get more while the poor people continue to rely on the rich (west) for handouts.
567742
its making great strides globally. this often happens throughout history. its called rise and fall of nations. india is definitely on the rise.
1106886
probably because of government and economic differences.
523927
The main reason actually started back in World War II.  Because many of the richer nations of that time were heavily bombed caused those countries to put much of their resources into rebuilding.  America was the only capitalist nation that did not have to rebuild the country and that gave America a big head start.
635674
All the Nations that wanted our technology and our wealth will want globalisation.  The only people in the US that actually gain from globalisation are the rich folks that have corporations in another country.\n\nEverything we need is here.\nEverything that the world need in here.\n\nWill you share your house with any stranger just because your rich neighbor said it is o.k.?\n\n\nBut once the US is at the bottom of the food chain even the US rich folks will be kick out of India or China like dogs.  When that happen our rich folks will parade us with US flags on all the Wal-Mart trucks again.
36052
Globalization\nThe tendency of investment funds and businesses to move beyond domestic and national markets to other markets around the globe and thereby increase the interconnectiveness of different markets.\n\nInvestopedia Says: In general, globalization is seen as making the world one community. The advantages and and disadvantages of globalization has been debated and scrutinized heavily in recent years. Proponents say that it helps Second and Third World nations catch up much faster through increased employment and technological advances. Opponents of globalization say that it reduces national sovereignty and allows rich nations to ship domestic jobs overseas where labor is much cheaper.\n\n\n"Globalization" can mean:\n\nThe formation of a global village — closer contact between different parts of the world, with increasing possibilities of personal exchange, mutual understanding and friendship between "world citizens", and creation of a global civilization. The World Bank defines globalization as the “Freedom and ability of individuals and firms to initiate voluntary economic transactions with residents of other countries”. \nEconomic globalization — there are four aspects to economic globalization, referring to four different flows across boundaries, namely flows of goods/services, i.e. 'free trade' (or at least freer trade), flows of people (migration), of capital and of technology. A consequence of economic globalization is increasing relations among members of an industry in different parts of the world (globalization of an industry), with a corresponding erosion of National Sovereignty in the economic sphere. The IMF defines globalization as “the growing economic interdependence of countries worldwide through increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services, freer international capital flows, and more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology” (IMF, World Economic Outlook, May, 1997). \nThe negative effects of for-profit multinational corporations — the use of substantial and sophisticated legal and financial means to circumvent the bounds of local laws and standards, in order to leverage the labor and services of unequally-developed regions against each other. \nThe spread of capitalism from developed to developing nations. \n"The concept of Globalisation refers both to the compression of the world and the intensification of consciousness of the world as a whole" - Roland Robertson \nIt shares a number of characteristics with internationalization and is used interchangeably, although some prefer to use globalization to emphasize the erosion of the nation-state or national boundaries.\n\nGlobalism, if the concept is reduced to its economic aspects, can be said to contrast with economic nationalism and protectionism. It is related to laissez-faire capitalism and neoliberalism.
550440
Well, globalization might as well BE called McDonaldization because McDonald's led the way in corporate globalization and the rest of the corporate world followed.
744643
The reality is that globalization is a positive for all players involved.  Right now, the rich countries are enjoying all the benefits without taking any of the risks and globablization does not benefit every single person anyway.  The concept is that if country A can make everything cheaper than country B, both countries can benefit by letting each do what it does best.  A may pay more to B for some things than they could make it themselves for, but A will make more money by selling other products to B.  B makes money, both by selling its goods and by purchasing A's products.  The down side is that each country must focus on its specialty and re-deploy resources from industries where it doesn't have a significant advantage.  That means that you really shouldn't be making clothes or growing wheat in N. America or Europe.  That is something that can be done better in S. America and Africa, freeing up American and European capital and labor to focus on industries where it has an overwhelming advantage.  But if you are a farmer or work in a clothing factory, you probably see if differently.
876114
And there are some in the Caribbean as well. These are just small countries that have petrochemical reserves and use them for the most part to produce products for export to developed countries. So really the developed countries are the ones indirectly responsible for the relative large emissions of these small countries, and maybe the CO2 emitted in producing the finished product should count against the importing country.
945931
There has been an increase in globalization in the United States as well as in rest of the world. This has resulted in many good things as well a lot of economic dislocation and unemployment.  It is not completely evil as you seem to assume. Read Thomas Friedman's "The Lexus and the Olive Tree".\n\ncc
400386
Countries who trade and do business with each other is the Global Market.  Politics, war, weather, trends, laws and many other things can affect the global marketplace.  Another term is Globalization.  This is the process of transforming a business accross borders.
267504
The more "rich" countries have used and abused the more poor countries, after sucking up all their resources they leave them high-and-dry. Its so easy to ignore the rest of the world unless they have something you want, IE: oil, coal, coco beans, rice, cattle, etc.
192893
manufacturing will continue to move towards less developed countries.  these countries will need to do things to replace the income generating capability of manufacturing [just like the US and Britain and Japan have had to].