Globalisation

GLOBALIZATION is a term used to describe many effects that occur due to a rapidly changing world and the development of multi-national markets and communication, media technologies and other systems of production and consumption. As a result of this, a new culture has emerged, the GLOBAL culture. Values taken from this culture are not those of a moralistic nature, but more of a commercial: Production skills, efficiency and progress are the values upheld by this culture. GLOBALIZATION looks out for the GLOBAL community, and often the individual is disregarded and forgotten as a result of this. It affects individual’s lives and LOCAL communities economically and culturally, and its effects can be seen from two different viewpoints: Positively- Where focus is on the features of a changing world in which access benefits LOCAL communities through prosperity, health, freedom and communication. OR Negatively: Where it is seen as a form of domination of 1st world countries over 3rd world cou...