Another Facet of Globalization
Globalization with economic liberalism brought the possibility of boundless growth & prosperity, however, it also threatened rising inequality, & economic anarchy.
World Economics Outlook defined globalization as ` the growing interdependence of countries world-wide through the increasing volume & variety of cross-border transactions in goods & services ,& of international capital flows & also through the more rapid & widespread diffusion of technology.
Globalization with economic liberalism brought the possibility of boundless growth & prosperity , however , it also threatened rising inequality, & economic anarchy. Its implication follows through variation in the level of incomes, financial crises, energy crises, environmental crises ,& changing face of organizations.
Globalization has especially favoured the already rich economic countries with advanced technologies, & increase in funds for research works.The world income is heavily concentrated in the triad countries. The developing countries are constrained to work at lower wages as a result of poor economic conditions & high population counts.
Some of the countries listed with GDP on the world development indicators database , world bank – 7oct 2009.
|
Countries |
GDP (in millions of US dollars |
|
US |
14,204,322 |
|
Japan |
4,909,272 |
|
China |
4,326,187 |
|
UK |
2,645,593 |
|
India |
1,217,490 |
|
Indonesia |
526,966 |
|
Ireland |
281,776 |
|
South Africa |
276,764 |
|
Thailand |
260,693 |
A prominent service sector is seen as an indicator for economic development, however, the financial crises which broke in U.S & other western countries in the late 2008, had serious impact on unemployment all over the world.
|
countries |
Percentage of unemployment |
|
US |
9.8 |
|
UK |
7.9 |
|
Germany |
7.7 |
|
France |
9.2 |
|
Ireland |
13.3 |
|
Japan |
5.7 |
|
China |
4.3 |
|
Mexico |
6.28 |
|
Brazil |
8.1 |
|
India |
6.1 |
The emergence of unsustainable levels of debts has in part been facilitated by the emergence of increasingly integrated global capital markets. Financial analysis & market reports the following countries with debt issues 2009.
|
countries |
Debt in billion dollars |
|
Russia |
$600 |
|
Ukraine |
$30 |
|
Hungary |
$15 |
|
America |
$250 |
|
India |
$260 |
|
China |
$240 |
The energy crises has increased the price & demand for energy fuels.Following energy crisis has been reported;South African electrical crisis which may last to 2012, has increase the price for platinum ,& reduced gold production, the 2008 central Asia energy crisis has caused due to abnormal cold temperature & low water levels.
The environmental crisis in the world has already started , & it is having a big effect on every country. Many of the world ecosystems have already suffered damage from green- house gases, & the global warming crisis. Recovering fossil fuels can result in destroy habitats & poison the air, water,& land.
Globalization adds an extra dimensions to the changing values & objectives within the firm. The economic, governance, financial, technological , & social drivers of international integration inevitably has profound impact on corporate strategies to focus on their own internal organisation & structures.All organisations have their own culture ,based on common language & terminology, behavioural norms,dominant values ,etc, which becomes more complex ,& obliviously adapts to the changing strata of globalization.
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