The advantages of globalisation (an economic view)
The economic benefits that greater openness to international trade bring are:
♦ Faster growth: economies that have in the past been open to foreign direct investments have developed at a much quicker pace than those economies closed to such investment e.g. communist Russia
♦ Cheaper imports: this is down to the simple fact that if we reduce the barriers imposed on imports (e.g. tariffs, quota, etc) then the imports will fall in price
♦ New technologies: by having an open economy we can bring in new technology as it happens rather than trying to develop it internally
♦ Spur of foreign competition: foreign competition will encourage domestic producers to increase efficiency. Carbaugh (1998) states that global competitiveness is a bit like golf, you get better by playing against people who are better than you.
♦ Increase consumer income: multination will bring up average wage levels because if the multinationals were not there the domestic companies would pay less.
♦ Increased investment opportunities: with globalisation companies can move capital to whatever country offers the most attractive investment opportunity. This prevents capital being trapped in domestic economies earning poor returns.
Disadvantages of globalisation
The negative drivers of globalisation included culture which is a major hold back of globalisation. An example of how culture can negatively affect globalisation can be seen in the French film industry. The French are very protective of this part of their culture and provide huge grants to help its development. As well as government barriers market barriers and cultural barriers still exist.
Also a negative aspect to a countries development is war e.g. tourism in Israel fell by 40% due to the latest violence. Corporate strategy can also be a negative driver of
globalization as corporation may try to locate in one particular area.
Another negative driver of globalisation is “local focus” or “localisation” as it is termed in Richard Douthwaite’s book “Short Circuit”. Douthwaite (1996) believes that globalisation can and should be reversed. He also believes that localisation is the way to do this. He defines localisation as “not meaning everything being produced locally but it means a better a balance between local, regional, national and international markets and thus bring less control to multinational corporations”. Another step to reverse globalisation would be for governments to club together to curb the power of multinational by negotiating new trade and treaties that would remove the subsidies powering globalisation and give local production a chance.
Douthwaite also states that the global economy is itself nothing less than a system of structural exploitation that creates hidden slaves on the other side of the world and also
that the North should allow the South to produce for itself and not just for us (North). So it can be seen that Douthwaite is very opposed to globalisation especially that part of it
exploited by multinational corporations.
Further arguments put forward against globalisation by Mr. Lawton include that it actually destroys jobs in wealthy advanced countries. This is due to the lower costs of wages in developing countries. Multinationals will move to areas of lower wage levels at the drop of a hat e.g. Fruit of the Loom. Also this ability to relocate has meant that wage levels of unskilled workers in developed countries has actually fallen relatively speaking. This is down to the fact that one now needs skill and knowledge in developed economies to survive.
Also there is the loss of sovereignty that globalisation brings. Many anti-globalisation believers state that nations are loosing their identity and selling their soul.
Then there are environmental factors of globalisation as described earlier. These are becoming more and more controversial.
Technology, though usually viewed as a positive aspect of globalisation, also has some negative points. Jeffry Sachs (The Economist, June 24th 2000) argues that technology is now what divides the world. Sachs states that 15% of the world’s population account for nearly all the world’s technological advances. This has to be a concern if developing economies are ever going to catch up. Many countries, almost 30% of the world’s population, are technologically excluded (this means not only that they do not innovate but also that they cannot adopt new technologies). In recent years some countries, such as Taiwan, South Korea and Israel, have become top rank innovators and with this their economies have flourished. This would indicate that perhaps the best way to tackle world poverty is to provide aid through education and technology.
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