Where Am I Wearing? By Kelsey Timmerm The Impacts Of Globalization

Impacts of Globalization Globalization is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments of different nations via international trade and investment, as well as informational technology. Development of world views, ideas, and products have helped it to become what it is today. Throughout Kelsey Timmerman’s book Where Am I Wearing?, it is presented as a major theme. In the book, there are many positive and negative impacts of globalization that are discussed. These include increases in competition among nations around the world, greater forms of culture and ideas being produced, an unbalance of economy between the rich and the poor, and many more. As well as the impacts of globalization being discussed,

The ones who are benefited are usually marketing companies who sell their products around the world. They tend to lead everyone else, and end up collecting most of the revenue made from their exports. As well as producers benefiting from globalization, consumers also benefit as they can easily go to the nearest shopping center in order to get a product they wish for. Workers, on the other hand, tend to be the opposite. They are the ones who are hurt the most because of their working conditions, insufficient support for themselves and their family, as well as low payment after long hours of work. Timmerman had expressed this when saying, “There is a long chain of players from producer to consumer. It is made up of workers, labor sharks, factories, subcontractors, unions, governments, buying houses, middle men, middle men for the middle men, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), importers, exporters, brands, department stores, and you and me. Each takes a cut. Some play by the rules; some don’t. Exploitation can occur on any level, except one--the workers aren’t in a position to exploit anyone.” (Timmerman, pg 7). This unbalance of profit has led to unfair rights for many people, and is still continuing