Globalization Has Destroyed the Middle Class

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The world is not a large and strange place anymore. The world is a place that is interconnected and intertwined. The world has become from a place that each country and their peoples are separate and isolated to a place that each country and their peoples are part of a global network. Thanks to globalization this is occurring. Globalization is the ‘international integration” or ‘de-bordering’ – “a number of highly disparate observations whose regular common denominator is the determination of a profound transformation of the traditional nation-state” (Von Bogdandy 2). Globalization is connecting different people from different cultures and backgrounds together. More and more corporations are entering new foreign markets to sell their products to the native populations. But at the same time globalization is negatively hurting people and countries. Globalization is hurting workers and small countries. Workers are forced to work for low wages and small countries are being manipulated by large countries. Globalization is having a negative impact on this world and it outweighs any positive it produces. Thanks to globalization, cultures, and the environment of different nations are being attacked. Their customs and traditions are vanishing thanks to globalization. A perfect example is what is occurring in India. Prior to globalization occurring, “the meals on the train used to be served in moistened banana leaves that were plucked in front of you and thrown away after” (Rajiva 1) . Today after the full impact of globalization, “they are wrapped in tin foil or come in plastic or cardboard containers” (Rajiva 1. In this example, both the culture and environment is destroyed. The custom of packaging food in banana leaves is gone tha... ... middle of paper ... ...obalization Does Not Help Nations Develop." AlterNet (19 Nov. 2004). Rpt. In The Third World. Ed. David M. Haugen. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2006. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 24 Apr. 2011. Shao, Benjamin B. M., and Julie Smith David. "The Impact of Offshore Outsourcing on IT Workers in Developed Countries." Communications of the ACM 50.2 (2007): 89-94. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 30 Apr. 2011. "Globalization and Europe: Von Bogdandy, Armin .“How to Square Democracy, Globalization, and International Law." European Journal of International Law 15.5 (2004): 885-906. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. Zwass, Adam. "Globalization of Unequal National Economies:Players and Controversies. "Journal of International Relations & Development 6.2 (2003): 213. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 12 Apr. 2011.

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