Globalization is the inter-dependence of nations on
one anothers' goods, resulting in a global economy.
One may argue that such has occurred since civilization began, with the
thing we know as commerce, but that is more wrong than
right.
There are perks of globalization, such as:
- The ability to travel internationally easier.
- A wide variety of goods, differing in quality and price dramatically.
- Forced peace between inter-dependent nations, which results in less war.
- More universal measurement, arithmetic, and language, making it easier for
people to communicate internationally.
Of course, globalization has serious draw-backs, too:
- If
one economy declines, the rest do, too. This is much like a farmer using
one variant of
one crop, which will result in the destruction of most of his crop, if a bad disease hits.
- If a universal currency is not used, some, smaller nations will have disadvantages in trade.
- If one nation so chooses to withdraw from the global economy, the entire
thing could collapse.
- Those countries that offer less valuable products than others will get fucked over.
- The richer nations profit more than the smaller ones.
