does globalisation mean 'the end of geography?

Question

Some very good answers so far, anybody else with an economic background care to chip in?

Answer 1

No it sort of mean all cultures becoming on one. which isn't necessarily good.

Answer 2

No, it means that everyone can use their comparative advantages (geographical and otherwise) for the benefit of themselves and end users, who may be anywhere. Also that people everywhere can benefit from all the comparative advantages held around the world (admittedly to a greater or lesser extent).

To reply the first answer, it has little or nothing to do with uniformity of culture. On that score, the anti-globalisation movement is essentially rioting over a misunderstanding.

Answer 3

Geography means the study of the earth's features and the distribution of life on earth.

'Globalisation' theoretically means teh removalof barriers to movements of factors of production, be it capital or labour.

Theoretically, if there is unfettered movement of factors of production, then people will move where the same job pays more, and eventually, everywhere the same job will pay the same. Similarly, money will be invested such that anywhere you invest, the returns will be the same for the same level of risk.

In that sense, people's lives, in terms of what they can buy, can theoretically be similar across the globe.

However, the amount of money you earn is not everything that affects your life. There are cultural factors (coming more from a sociologist's point of view) that will affect what you do. Similarly, given that different places on earth have different climates and physical features, people will live differently.

There will also be differences in the political field. Even if people flow across borders, 'globalisation' doesn't imply that their votes move with them; guest workers, moreoften than not, do not have the right to vote in their host countries. Therefore the political differences will remain. so will borders. Countries might have free trade areas, bt economic blocks or complete economic unions remain far.

More to the point, globalisation will not change the physical features of the earth. Just because, say Jamaicans move to work in London, London will not become sunny and have nice beaches all of a sudden. Physical differences will remain.

Now looking at 'globalisation' as it is applied today, we see that labour is not allowed to move freely. In fact 'globalisation' is causing countries to open their boders to capital flows only. Therefore, rather than promoting similarities, 'globalisation' is entrenching teh differences. Countries with 'cheap' labour are used because of their cheap labour, and as labour gets more expensive, capital moves away. Countries with mineral resources see these resources exploited, then capital moves away again.

Therefore, even in it's theoretical ideal form, 'globalisation' does not mean 'the end of geography'; at most it makes the economic aspect of people's lives more similar. Furthermore, in its present form, 'globalisation' entrenches differences, keeping of even possibly increasing teh relevance of geography.

Answer 4

No.... It is an economics concept of eliminating economic lines between countries... There will still be a strong separation of nations over political boundaries for many years to come...

Answer 5

No it doesn't , globalization refers when the world comes into one economic system and this is a time to be happen because of the development of human livelihood and technology.

Answer 6

No. It means the exact opposite. Local differences are the ultimate source of comparative advantage. Without globalization, comparative advantage is underutilized. With globalization, it can be used in full.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Yeah geography will soon be history !!

Answer 9

No , I hope not ! Cartographers would find some method for this !