SOC101Y1 Chapter 19: Chapter 19
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N. american meal travels 1600 km to reach dinner table so our burger and fries are globalized: at least 30% canadian beef imported from usa, australia, new zealand, uruguay, meatpacking industry in canada restructured in 80s 90s; cut cost by centralizing production & finding cheaper labour supplies, 2 slaughterhouse plants (us owned) = 80% canada"s slaughtering capacity, fast food globally influenced, and n. america fast food influences global eating, 60% mcdonald"s profit comes from international division, opens new restaurant every 17 hours. Globalization or globalony: globalization, coined in late 70s, controversy whether it is good or bad, right wing free marketers: globalization = spread of capitalism throughout world left wing social activists: globalization = death star, barry lynn: globalization is good because spreads what is good in america (liberal approach to business and mcdonald"s) but is bad because spreads the worst about america (liberal approach to business and.
