GLOBALIZATION
Events/trends/organizations of globalization in the 2000's!!
But...but...what is GLOBALIZATION in the modern world?
Alright alright...so what are some major events and acts in the whole scheme of GLOBALIZATION?
Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009
This major act created an FDA system on a global scale. The specific act asked that the Food and Drug Administration increase the scale of its program to better increase the safety of food, devices, drugs, and cosmetics on a global scale. Globalization is therefore expressed in this act, as expanding the FDA was only expanding the relations of the United States to other nations in need.
APEC Protests
The idea behind this example of globalization actually shows the negative effects that globalization can have. In the process of increasing overall trade among companies and countries, it prioritizes these bigger groups above less competitive businesses, which are harmed in a world filled with corporations and industry tycoons. The APEC Protests were held to show this same idea, that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation was merely to promote the economic interests of big businesses in Asia and the United States, and not the smaller ones. As a result, globalization is seen to have a huge negative effect, and caused this event to occur.
Central American Trade Act
This act represented the same idea behind the North American Free Trade Act, except in Central America, and focused its intent on globalizing more countries in that region. These countries included Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica (and of course trading with the United States). With this act, these countries would be able to better trade with themselves, all of which is needed in a globalized society that is growing rapidly in the 2000's especially.
Cool! Now, what are some trends of GLOBALIZATION in the 2000's anyway?
Accelerated Globalization
The idea of Accelerated Globalization was emerging in 2002 especially, as more and more nations joined global communities. This happened especially with the EU, when Turkey became part of the supranation, and the EU's control was expanded into some of Asia. Along with this, other accelerated globalization was occuring with NATO, or the North American Treaty Organization, when seven new countries joined in its ranks. All of this was exemplifying globalization in at an accelerated rate.
Depression of 2008
Oddly enough, globalization had a large role in causing the Depression of 2008, and was proved to be a trend economically. This was due to the fact that outsourcing and offshoring were on the rise, and that global banks were failing. All of these connections, caused by expanding globalization, led to the market crashing in the end. As a result, this depression could be accredited towards globalization and the global economy.
Millennium Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals were a series of goals, including helping resolve poverty, help with maternal care, creating educational systems for the less fortunate, and helping deal with health concerns around the world. They were set to be achieved by 2015, after being declared official goals by the United Nations in 2000, and the goal for expanded water access has already been achieved (in 2010)!!!
Interesting...but who regulates, controls, and even creates or spreads globalization to the rest of the world?
World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization
This commission on globalization was specifically created to combat the negative effects of globalization on affected populations. This, of course, could be relocation, water pollution, air pollution, and other negative globalization effects. It was established by the International Labour Organization in 2002.
UNU and UNESCO
Moving more specifically into tackling the harms of globalization, the United Nations University, and United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization were established to promote peace and prosperity in times of increased globalization. However, the kind of globalization they were choosing to counter usually started as a result of war, conflict, or advancements in science that had negative effects. Together, these organizations have been able to somewhat combat these ills on our global society in the 2000's.
WTO
The World Trade Organization, as its name would suggest, is the only international organization dealing with trade between countries. It regulates trade, controls the interstate trade legislation proposals from states and organizations, and helps create a safe, regulated environment for global trade to commence. With its help, globalization in the modern age has been made restricted, in order to prevent corruption of trade on an international scale.
More organizations?
International Monetary Fund
The IMF, or International Monetary Fund, consists of around 188 countries, and moves globalization forward into the specifics of an economy (i.e. monetary, financial, employment, etc). Its job is to regulate the facets of international trade, promote higher employment, reduce poverty, secure financial stability, and essentially endorse global monetary cooperation. All of this combines into this globalized organization, as its made a huge impact on economically suffering nations around the world in the past and current decade.
World Health Organization
Shifting gears, WHO, or the World Health Organization, is the main United Nations health agency. Its job in the modern age is to direct and coordinate aspects of the world's health, based off of minimal health standards, and what rights and privileges certain countries should be offering to their citizens in terms of health conditions. Also, this organization furthers the betterment of people around the world through increased technological developments that are meant to help this globalizing globe.
United Nations
The UN, or United Nations, is quite possibly the most important global force in politics, and even abroad. It consists of councils that affect all walks of life, including the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat. This list doesn't even include the agencies that the UN controls, as it oversees over 15 different groups around the world. In fact, it is the reason that political meetings and groups, such as the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization, and International Monetary Fund even exist. Thus, the United Nations make a huge impact on the globalized society that everyone lives in today, and it the ideal example of globalization between nations.
That's exciting! But, how does globalization effect the lives of people in the 2000's?
Apple
Apple, the world-renowned company that produces technological goods such as iPhones to iMacs, is an ideal example of globalization. As they affect the technology in homes in almost all continents on Earth (excluding Antarctica), their own global sphere has expanded into the lives of the modern world. Also, their manufacturing, largely outsourced into developing countries, shows a direct example of more globalization, as they are as dependent on those working regions, as the workers are on the international company.
McDonald's
McDonald's is another prime example of globalization at work in the 2000's. With such a popular food product list, it is easy to see how McDonald's has become such a global presence in the food industry. Being most popular in China, and also widely wanted in the United States, Europe, and around the world, McDonald's has become a superpower that maximizes the idea of globalization in this level of industry. It serves as a perfect example about how it one company can control such basic human nature as eating.
The Internet
What can be known as the World Wide Web truly lives up to its title, as the internet is one of the biggest globalization examples in modern society. Households throughout all levels of development tend to possess a computer, and with that, have access to the internet. Even on their phones, such as iPhones (more reason why it is also very influential on a global scale), people have access to the internet, sharing messages, ideas, thoughts, troubles, conflicts, news, entertainment, and anything else going on in the world. It is therefore one of the many examples of globalization going on on not just a global scale, but on the local and personal level.
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