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Globalization is a widely discussed topic.
It is therefore not that easy to explain such a
term in simple words.
Let’s start from the beginning, with a background to globalization.
in technology such as mobile phones, aero planes, telephones and the internet have made the growth of
and
possible.
Amongst other things this means that people and countries can
information and
more quickly and in a less
way.
This process is called globalization.
“Globalization” comes from “globe” and means the worldwide coming together of countries and
.
Let’s look at an example.
Companies used to manufacture
in their home countries just like the companies Profi-TV and SuperColor
who
televisions in country A.
Their products are in direct
with each other, but both countries pay the same
and production
, they have the same
, use similar
and sell televisions at similar
.
In short, the same
apply to both companies. So far so good.
Due to technical, cultural and economic
that have come about through globalization, other companies which manufacture
under different
can now offer their
in country A too.
That’s why a company from country B can sell televisions here at a lower
because they were
for less.
The local firms SuperColor and Profi-TV have to react to withstand the
and so the world grows closer together and there is an active
of
between countries.
More
products are
for more people.
However, not only does an
of
and economic
take place, but also of services, knowledge, cultural
and even languages.
All of these individual elements are closely linked and influence each other.
But, where there is light, there is also shadow.
Because of globalization and its intense
of
people and the
often suffer.
If a company decides to move
to an economically
country, people in industrialized countries lose their jobs.
At the same time, job opportunities open up to many locals in the economically
countries.
Many people in these countries work for very little money in
to those in industrialized countries.
Therefore, they often remain poor and more often than not do not have sufficient
, social
or health
cover.
A further
of globalization is ecological problems such as climate
.
The use of airplanes, ships and lorries to
goods over
borders is constantly on the increase.
This
more carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere which, in turn, is the main
of global warming.
Even
standards are ignored.
This is a further cost factor in the worldwide international site
which should be kept as low as possible to be
for a company.
There are, therefore, many sides to globalization which affect almost all aspects of life
me to think that the chain of positive and negative effects will continue to grow further.
What’s important is to realize that globalization itself is neither good nor bad.
It just
how the people deal with all the new possibilities in the future.
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