Social FINAL review

Arguments for globalization
- Ideas we have possible because of globalization, such as the numerical system, and more aware and tolerant of rest of the world, and technologies and ideas

- industrialization improved things in Europe, standard of living increased allowed growing prosperity l

- world organizations like IMF, WB, UN are helping to improve conditions in developing countries, such as structural adjustments

- unprecedented prosperity, high standard of living, capitalist rewards and creates environment for new innovations like alternative energy sources, GMOs

- outsourcing jobs is still better than no jobs, therefore can increase prosperity

- technology and goals, MDG, WHO spreads health breakthroughs, solving problems as a global village

- some former colonies benefited from the imperialism, example such as Canada, Australia...

ARGUMENTS AGAINST GLOBALIZATION
- disparity increases. The gap between the rich and the poor is increasing, digital divide, child labour and some terrible working conditions

- exploitation, corporation power gets stronger and disconnect themselves from the control of government and average people, privatization of water..

- damage to the environment, emissions of GHGs, waste, no stewardship, and non renewable resources

- abuse of human rights with cultural contact, torture in Congo under king leopard, slave trade, conquest of natives, separation or Hutus and Tutsis

- terrible working conditions in developing countries, Bangladesh factory collapse, ship breaking

- Health consequences of GMOs and pollutions

- IMF and WB loans leads to unplayable debt

- modern conflict increases

- homogenizations, loss of unique languages and culture, residential schools, assimilation, discrimination