Causes and effects of globalization

The Globalization is a worldwide phenomenon, which involves the economy, culture, media, and many other social factors that could serve to maintain the connection and negotiations with the rest of the world. It is said that the word globalization was first used in 1961 and after that became very popular, but in the 90's was when everybody given more importance.


The economic development of all countries in the world is based in how they could organized their invest and capital in globalization and its success depends on communication, negotiation and technologies that could manage to maintain communication with other countries. The problem that we can find is when small or underdeveloped countries can not maintain the pace of business and besides that its products or domestic production is unable to solve even domestic consumption.


The causes of globalization are obvious and not so difficult to understand, everyone wants power and this one is held by whoever has the resources and information to control the other countries. In Costa Rica many transnational corporations have become interested in the human product and this has given Costa Rica an advantage over the other Central American countries almost causing a mass migration of many Nicaraguans, Salvadorans and Guatemalans to our country looking for a better life. That would be one of the major effects of globalization.


The global migration to richer countries, with better opportunities as an effect of globalization is growing, directly influencing the culture and ethnicity of all countries. The union of one or more cultures causes a rich clash of ideas, customs and mentalities. Unfortunately this creates rejection and negativity towards cultural diversity, often giving racism between different cultures.


Another negative effect of globalization is excessive and uncontrolled pollution that we are causing with the excessive consumption of industrial products. This pollution is killing our rivers, our atmosphere, our environment and nature but more important is killing us. It exaggerated the increase in cases of skin cancer effects of the sun, but international treaties can not be achieved agreements wound to stop the polluting industries because below the table are handled exorbitant amounts of money paid to silence all who oppose the development.


Globalization is contradictory but I personally think that we can keep a balance if we could all do our part and balance the pros and cons with all the processes of globalization.


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