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GLOBALIZATION

Globalization or Isolation? US Voters Weigh in on Economy


The air outside this factory in Northeast Philadelphia once smelled of cookies.
But the aroma, along with the 350 workers who for decades made Oreos and Ritz
crackers disappeared last year when snack food giant Mondelez decided to close the
plant and shift production elsewhere.

“It’s terrible, we have so many companies shutting down,” Art Millevoi said.
Across the street from the now abandoned factory, the owner of Millevoi Auto Sales
and Service recalls how friends have lost work in recent years.

“We see so many people unemployed, so many older people, too, in their fifties who
have lost their jobs,” said Millevoi. “They are on their third or fourth job, where our
parents would have it for life and they would have pension and they would have
social security. We are not guaranteed any of this.”

As Millevoi stands in his auto body shop, U.S. President, Donald Trump can be heard
on a nearby television railing against trade deals and globalization.
“NAFTA [The North American Free Trade Agreement] was the worst trade deal in
history, and China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization has enabled the
greatest jobs theft in history,” Trump said.
The message resonates with Millevoi who says he likely
will be forced to shutter one of his many Philadelphia
area auto centers due to rising taxes and regulatory fees.

He says the government should do more to support


small businesses and keep American companies like
Mondelez from shifting their operations overseas to
countries like Mexico.

[Kevin Kundla, the project superintendent at


Commerce Construction Corporation] says that amid
all the talk of Brexit and globalization, the United
States cannot afford to go it alone.
Discussion:
1. What do you think about some of the effects of globalization mentioned in the article?
(for example factories moving to other countries)
2. Are companies from your country moving their business to other places? Why or why
not?
3. Do you think that governments should encourage foreign investment? Why or why
not?
Do you think that globalization was made possible by the invention of the Internet?
Why or why not?
2. What do you think would happen if people would have no movement and work
restrictions?
3.Why do you think that many people believe that imported goods are better than locally
produced ones?
4.What are the benefits and the downsides of international trade?
5.Globalizing a bad thing makes it worse. But globalizing a good thing is usually good. -
Richard Stallman. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
6.If globalization is to succeed, it must succeed for poor and rich alike. It must deliver
rights no less than riches. It must provide social justice and equity no less than economic
prosperity and enhanced communication. - Kofi Annan. What do you think about this
statement?
Conversation Questions :
Have you ever worked for a multinational company? If yes, did you enjoy
it? If no, would you like to work for a multinational company? Why / why
not?

Why do you think there has been an increase in multinational companies


in the last 50 years?
How has this increase impacted on language learning?

How does technology help in the operations of global companies?

What does globalisation mean to a consumer?


What does globalisation mean to a business?
What does globalisation mean to countries?

What are the advantages of multinational business?


What are the disadvantages of multinational business?
What are the benefits of international trade?
How would life be different if countries did not trade with
their neighbours?
What is your opinion about outsourcing labour to third world
countries?
How does globalisation benefit a company?
How does it benefit society?
What problems might occur as a result of a small number of
companies having a lot of power?
What are the causes of globalisation?
What are the negative impacts of globalisation?
How has the increase in multinational companies changed
the way we eat/what we wear?
How has globalisation affected the environment?
How do you think others will react to the consequences of it if it gets out of hand?
Why do you think so many people oppose it?
Do you think it would be a good idea if all barriers to trade were removed from the
world and people could freely export and import without customs duties or any
other problems? What impact would such a change have?
Do you think it would be a good idea if people could live and work in any country
they liked without restriction? What impact would such a change have?
How would you react if a multinational employing several hundred people in your
area announced they were moving to another country where production costs were
lower?
Would your reaction be any different if that private company had previously
received large amounts of public money to set up their plant in your area?
Why/why not?
How much cheaper do you think goods are to produce in a developing country
than in a developed country? Why do you think this is?
How should developed countries respond to the challenges presented by
developing countries which have lower wage costs?
"Protectionism" refers to the practice of putting up trade barriers such as import
duties so as to reduce or prevent the importation of goods from poorer countries
and protect higher cost industries in more developed nations. What do you think
of the morality of excluding goods from poor or developing countries?
Do you think imported goods are better quality than locally-produced ones?
Why/why not?

If your region/country were an apple-growing region, for instance, would you be


willing to pay more for locally-grown apples than for imported ones?

One frequently-quoted example of globalisation is McDonalds. Some people say


that McDonalds restaurants are a bad thing because they mean that everybody will
eat the the same food; others say that they are a good thing because you are always
able to eat something you recognise know and like. What is your opinion?

Consider, cities around the world are becoming increasingly more homogenous
(think McDonald’s, KFC, Coke, sushi, pizza, kebab, Tesco, Hollywood films, CNN,
MTV, E!TV, ESPN vodka, clubs, shopping malls, etc.) while simultaneously offering
inhabitants greater choice and opportunities than they had before globalisation.
What opportunities have appeared in your region due to globalisation?

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