Globalization is completely based on location. For
multimillion dollar companies, globalization is a means to an end for creating
more product and raising revenue. For American jobs, it is a consuming threat.
For international jobs, it is a grand opportunity and growth avenue. For
factory, industrial workers, it could be a God-sent miracle of work, or it
could be the cause of serious and devastating pay drops that reduce poverty
stricken families to starvation. I believe that taking any stand on this topic
is altogether pointless at the moment because there are so many different
perspectives to consider. While I would love to concretely take a side and
argue pro or against, I simply can’t at this point because I feel overwhelmed with
the angles to understand. In my life, my experiences with globalization have
been entirely beneficial because of living in Wal-Mart headquarters.
Globalization has brought culture and credibility to my city, has created
hundreds of jobs, and has stimulated the economy. With the profits created from
Globalization, Sam Walton’s daughter, Ann Walton, built the world-renowned art
museum Crystal Bridges into the stunning natural beauty of the Ozark Mountains.
This brought people from all over the world to our little town, and I know it
personally stimulated the business I worked for, a little Italian Restaurant in
Bentonville Town Square. However, I am in an area where I cannot see the
deprivation of jobs in other sectors, or the harmful effects of
industrialization at such a frantic, quick pace.
I really like your arguments about how location is really a huge factor in deciding who are the benefactors of globalization. It is interesting to see how although generally there are a few people who benefit a lot from globalization, when those people decide to do something great like build the Crystal Bridges, the implicit results of globalization can be extremely positive
ReplyDeleteI agree that location plays a big role in globalization and I like your arguments for it.
ReplyDeleteWell said, the location and society really do determine how the outcome affects certain regions. I would also say that perhaps your argument of globalization benefiting us is not only just pertaining to Bentonville but to the entirety of the American population. I would say that we are very biased, and if we were only allowed to write for or against globalization the resulting stack of papers would quite one sided.
ReplyDeleteI love how you made the comment concerning location and it's complicated perspectives it brings to the argument of globalization. To us consumers in a westernized culture, i think it's very easy to be blindsided by the effects it creates on other communities and cultures. Depending on where you live and how globalization has affected you and those around you, is the detrimental factor to whether you see these changes with a positive or negative outlook.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good post. I think its true that we can't really get a firm stance on globalization because there are so many factors involved. There are a lot of good things that have happened because of globalization and there are a lot of bad things too. Its tough to find a good balance for an opinion.
ReplyDeleteI know it's already been said, but I also loved your perspective on how location changes the effects of globalization. And I also liked how you said it is hard to choose a side because there are a lot of different factors to consider.
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