SOCA02H3 Lecture Notes - International Inequality, Glocalization, Anti-Globalization Movement
Document Summary
The world today seems a lot smaller than 25 years ago, seems like now we"re creating a. It"s a lot more convenient to travel around the world today comparing to before, the availability of internet, credit card usage, banks etc made it possible. International telecommunications has become easy and inexpensive. (talk on skype freely) # of international increased by 233 percent. International trade and investment have increased rapidly and many more international organizations and agreements now span the globe. However, globalization seems to make the world a more unequal place for us to live in. The distribution of wealth is very unequal between the rich and the poor, and between different countries. Some say globalization is a form of imperialism (domination of one country by another) While globalization has transformed and improved many aspects of life, it is also generating opposition based on fear of growing inequality and the erosion of local cultures.
