Globalization, as one of the important social concepts and terms, brings tremendous change in the domain of politics, economy and culture, which seems to be stealing identities from many countries and people as they become increasingly interconnected. ... The economy develop in an imbalanced way as well , although interaction brings opportunities for the developing countries, such is the case for India where a large amount of European and American industries transformed their bases and factories there, fully utilizing India's cheap labor resources and land. ... People in Asia are celebrat...

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Aside from defining globalisation as an integration of economies on a global scale, this definition also suggests that both cultures and societies are also affected by the process. ... McDonalds tends to dominate in Western Europe, however controversially the store also operates developing countries where economies are often deemed unstable such as Guatemala and Argentina. ... In this sense, it would seemingly be unjust to introduce unhealthy food into more cultures and societies in terms of health reasons. ... The radical/Marxist opinion on the monopolization of McDonalds would be that econom...

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On the social and environmental fronts, globalization has broadened people's knowledge, created respect for indigenous cultures, contributed to the protection and conservation of historical monuments as well as the physical environments. ... For example, travel agencies and tour operators such as European cars are mainly subsidiaries of western TNC's and most of their earnings are repatriated abroad. ... It is normal to see cultures shown and advertised in information pamphlets, "promotional literature", and in tourist homes. Due to poverty and in the nemesis of economic ...

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For example, a car could be designed in Germany, the car's silicon chips made in South Korea and the assembly of larger electronic components done in Malaysia, mechanical parts made in Mexico, the main car assembly done in Eastern Europe and the marketing, distribution and retail responsibilities going back to Germany. ... When workers in Europe or the US ask for higher wages employers can easily threaten to move production somewhere cheaper, arguing that growing competition produced by free trade will drive them out of business. ... For the developing world, "doing what you are best at" ...

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Interaction between different countries, introducing different cultures into more countries and increasing the global connectivity has definitely resulted in great beneficial change to the world, however it can also has some detrimental effects as well. ... There are many military alliances existent today such as the Unites States and Japan, France and Germany and the European Union, who all aid for one another in times of need. ... We are so exposed to various cultural aspects from many different countries everyday; people in Asia are familiarized with western fast food chains like McDonalds ...

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For example, a natural disaster in Taiwan can disrupt the company Apple's production in computers worldwide which can panic stock holders in the Canada and the United States which could potentially lead to an economic crisis in Europe. ... Furthermore, it is essential to note that politicians around the world have encouraged integration through various international agreements like the North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Union which were designed to reduce trade barriers. ... For example Menard mentions that "globalization is blamed for exacerbating the income gap be...

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