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Is Globalisation loaded against the individual or a force for ‘good’?

Geoffrey51 8 Oct 1
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It has benefits and drawbacks at various levels and for various groups. I don't think it's useful to put it all under a single umbrella and either accept it all uncritically or reject it all uncritically.

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Level 9

Certainly not good for individuals. Only good for big business.

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World-wide trade is very good for everyone. All trade is beneficial. In some cases individuals have to adapt to a new economic climate, but long-term we all benefit.

@powder Greater Australia benefits from cheaper prices. The owners of orange groves are inconvenienced, and their bank accounts take a hit, but they are free to produce other products.

Abundance of goods and services is intimately tied to free trade—the more global the better IMO. Think of the world as a big family.
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Level 9

It's to complex a phenomena to be just one thing or the other. There are ways in which it is both.

Thanks for that. Are you able to give examples of both sides.
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I am not sure I understand how globalization can be loaded against the individual. Also are there forces of good? Can globalization be against the individual and still be a force for good?

cava Level 7 Oct 1, 2018
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