What Is Globalization
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When asked what is globalization? Most people automatically begin
thinking about corporations trying to gain access to the global market. But, in the field of
international relations globalization can be broken down in to four different categories
military, social, environmental, and political globalization. Each category serves a
specific purpose, which, will further be explained along with how contemporary
globalization differs from past types.
In past civilizations there was only one way states could have any major influence in
the global economy. However, in today’s society tactics such as colonization or threaten
to use military force are not well welcomed with in the international community. States
have become very familiar with the political aspects of globalization and the bargaining
power it brings to the negotiating table. Today globalization is divided into four separate
categories Environmental globalization can be thought of as conditions that are created
by companies or through natural means. Conditions such as, air pollution and global
warming are considered environmental globalization because these conditions affect
people everywhere regardless of which geographical area they reside in. The migration
of people is also falls under environmental globalization because people are viewed as
valuable resources. According to professor Robert K. Schaeffer environmental
globalization is “ The global spread of pollution and waste, perhaps best illustrated by
global warming, the destruction of natural habitats, animal species, resources, and
indigenous peoples, and the high rates of energy and resource consumption, are
frequently identified as corollaries of globalization” (Schaeffer 3). Environmental
globalization can be both beneficial and harmful to states for instance if a group of well
trained and educated individuals migrate from Spain to Japan. Japan gains more...
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