So there is this large conflict that is going on in my
international relations class in school. The conflict is whether or not
globalization is good or bad for the world. The truth is that globalization has
both positive and negative effects on the world and because of this it causes
many conflicts. I personally ride the fence when it comes to this topic but for
the purpose of this blog I have decided to point out and focus on the positive
effects of globalization.
The actual definition of globalization according to
dictionary.com is the act of globalizing,
or extending to other parts of the world. This is true, that why
globalization is good, for instants disease. Now I know many could say that the
reason for so many diseases spreading could be linked to globalization because
so many more people travel because of it. That may be true but the positive part
about it is that just as easy as a disease can spread, a cure for the disease
can be shipped around the world. Globalization also has an effect on the cure
itself. The cure may need recourses that aren’t found in the same country.
Country 1 would ship their resource to country 2 so that a cure can be created
and shipped around the world.
Technology is both a cause and an effect of globalization.
Technology is a cause of globalization in the aspect that because of the
increase in technology it is a lot easier for globalization to occur. This is
because technology has made it easier for people and other goods to travel or
be shipped around the world to areas that lack certain resources that are
needed. Technology is an effect of globalization in the aspect that because of
globalization other parts of the world have the same technology instead of just
one country or area being way more technologically advanced.
Another positive effect of globalization is not only that
those products can be shipped to other parts of the world but also how products
are made. Because of globalization a
country can supply resources needed to create parts while that country ships
those parts to a different country to be assembled to then be shipped around
the world to be sold. This is a good thing because by shipping the parts to a
different country to be assembled it allows a country with a lot of people to
supply enough jobs to that country so that is can run smoothly.
Globalization has many positive effects on the world and
everyone’s life. The three pluses to globalization that are mentioned are not
even close to all the other positive things that globalization does to the
world they are just good examples on how it is viewed as a good thing.
