Session 8 Joseph Stiglitz‚ Globalization and its Discontents‚ 2002 Chapters 1 and 2 [pic] Chapter 1: The Promise of Global Institutions International Organizations – powerful institutions today A. International Bureaucrats – the “faceless symbols of the world economic order” are under attack B. Protests of Int’l Org Meetings – continual flashpoints/conflict 1. WTO – Seattle‚ 1999 protest 2. Annual IMF/World Bank protests
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Yuchen Liang What is globalization? Who are the biggest winners and losers in a globalized world? Globalization has become a widely used word to describe the trend of free flow of capital‚ technology‚ information and service; it is not just an economic phenomenon. It also has political‚ social and cultural dimensions. Even in its economic dimension‚ there are major differences depending on the scale (e.g. macroeconomic or microeconomic) and the viewpoint. When concerning the question of who are
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The globalization of markets Theodore Levitt The worldwide success of a growing list of products that have become household names is evidence that consumers the world over‚ despite deep-rooted cultural differences‚ are becoming more and more alike - or‚ as the author puts it‚ "homogenized." In consequence‚ he contends‚ the traditional MNC’s strategy of tailoring its products to the needs of multiple markets may put it at a severe disadvantage vis-a-vis competitors who apply marketing imagination
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Globalization and the Congo The article “Globalization‚ water‚ and the Congo” tackles the negative effects of globalization in the Congo. Some of these negatives include the sourcing of weapons from foreign entities‚ or the need of companies to acquire rare natural resources to fuel the ever increasing demand for their electronic products by the global village. Other more indirect effects of globalization are also covered‚ like the shortage of clean water and why simple fixes to this crisis are
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Drivers of Globalization In today’s growth of technology companies can be based in one country and operate business on the other side of the world. Becoming a global organization has helped economies that would otherwise struggle. Instead of only being able to reach thousands of consumers an organization is now able to reach millions. An organization usually seeks to go global to increase revenue. Whether it is a small organization looking to build profits or a large publically traded organization
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1. What is globalization‚ and what are some of the traditional international trade theories that support the concept of globalization? "Globalization refers to the shift toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy. Globalization has several different facets including the globalization of markets and the globalization of production‚" (Hill‚ 2004). Although no one theory can explain the apparent pattern of international trade‚ together‚ the theories of Free Trade‚ Life-Cycle‚ Mercantilism
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generally called globalization. The process of globalization is overwhelming and involves practically all countries of the world with rare exceptions which are traditionally rogue-states like Northern Korea‚ or other countries that stand on positions of isolation from the rest of the world. Consequently‚ a great majority of countries are involved in this process and tend to develop international relations on all levels‚ including cultural‚ political and especially economic‚ since globalization is primarily
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GLOBALIZATION EVOLUTION OF GLOBALIZATION The term globalization denotes “globe” as a single market. Product presence in different Markets of the world. Production base across the globe. Human resources from all over the world. International investment Transaction involving IPRs. The advent in ICI(information‚ communication and technology) Rapid economic liberalization of trade and investment The mobility of people and transactional moves The reach of satellite channels‚ internet etc.
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What is globalization “Shift toward more integrated and interdependent economy.” Free trade is a policy in international markets in which governments do not restrict imports or exports. However‚ most governments still impose some protectionist policies that are intended to support local employment‚ such as applying tariffs to imports or subsidies to exports. Lower price Some countries Tecnologie Containerization has revolutionized the transportation business‚ significantly lowering the costs
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Impacts of Globalization International Economics: Global and Ethic Markets Change is something not all people can take lightly. Some are afraid of it‚ others embrace it. Some are ignorant to its causes‚ while some fight against the causes. Globalization is one word symbolizing so many things to different people. Basically‚ globalization is a term involving an intricate cycle of economic‚ social‚ technological‚ cultural and political changes seen as growing interdependence‚ assimilation
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