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Globalization (Benefits (Foreign investment funds; support economic…
Globalization
Increasing movement of goods, services and capital across national borders.
Globalization is a process, ongoing series of inter-related events
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Benefits
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Spread of democracy & freedom,
reduce military conflict; money invested in military forces now used to invest in infrastructures
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Cost
Prevent nation to adopt policy that promotes environmental/social objectives; if it discriminate against products from another country
Erodes regional & national culture;
undermine cultural, linguistic and religious diversity
Compatible with despotism;
exercise absolute power, esp. in cruel & oppressive ways
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Microfinance
Financial organisation provide loans to low-income clients/solidarity lending groups (community of borrowers) who traditionally lack access to banking or related services
E.g. BTPN, Indonesia/Grameen Bank, Bangladesh
Threats
- Triangle of Terrorism, Crime & Infectious diseases
- Wealth vs Identity
- Growing inequalities
- Outsourcing; unemployment; demand for protectionism