Sunday, March 15, 2009

What are the major advantages and disadvantages to globalization?

There are
as many advantages and disadvantages of globalization are there are different types of
globalization, and many people disagree on what aspects of the phenomenon are advantageous or
disadvantage to whom.

On the most general level, globalization means
increased global communication. Most people think this is a good thing, as it allows people to
understand and get to know other cultures, and is one small step on the long and arduous journey
towards world peace. The more one has friends and colleagues from other cultures, the better one
can begin to understand their ideas and needs and positions rather than just dismissing them as
alien. On the negative side, global communication can mean "winner takes all" in the
cultural marketplace, with world culture growing more uniform, and more powerful languages and
cultural phenomena such as film and music crowding out smaller languages, traditions, and local
cultural productions.

Global supply chains and business can reduce costs
and...

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