Examine the consequences of living in an increasingly Globalised World

There are many positives and negatives of living in an increasingly globalised world. Many of which include demographic changes, tourism, infrastructure and economic growth. Most globalisation leads to new opportunities for people however it can also lead to serious disruption in societies and the world around us.

To start with, globalisation has lead to the mixing of different cultures. This is useful as tourism has increased in many countries over the years and most people are now multi-lingual which makes it easier for tourists as they are now able to speak to foreigners without worrying about saying the wrong thing. Furthermore better transportation links have been created due to globalisation. People are now able to fly internationally easily and trade between countries is also easier due to the better transport links. Globalisation has also lead to improved technology like computers and programmes, which have improved manufacturing, and the way people work. This has further lead to more infrastructure which then leads to more jobs.

Although, globalisation has caused a negative effect on culture. An example of this is in France, where they have established a new rule that 40% of all music played on the radio has to be in French. This is to prevent the deterioration of the French language and French culture. In most countries, companies like MTV have lead to a loss in culture, as they have been playing the same songs and TV shows in each. Over time culture will be completely lost as every developed country will eventually have the same music, food, and everyone will eventually be able to speak English as their second language. This will all be caused by major TNC like Mcdonalds- where there are thousands of restaurants, scattered across the globe and MTV- which is played in most countries now.

Furthermore, globalisation has lead to mass employment due to inward investments by TNC’s. For example countries like Bangladesh are now hosts of factories for major TNC’s like Nike. These major companies are taking advantage of the less developed countries and are sourcing local people to work in their factories for minimum income; which is more money than what these people would usually earn. They would also be given basic insurance as well as be given free meals and a stable working environment. In this sense globalization is positive as it has lead to people having higher income, which boosts the countries economy.

Overall there are many positives and negatives of a globalising world. People are being taken out of poverty, however a lot of culture is being lost. I believe our world is changing for the better as more technology is being created and infrastructure is being built which leads to more jobs, and more income for people. Which I think is the most important outcome of globalisation.