Global+Interdependence

Thesis statement:
As the world progresses, it needs to find a better balance on the scale of globalization and global interdependency.

Reason #1 Nations should be less interdependent economically but to a limit.

 * need to be dependent enough so that no one will want to war with others, because they depend on each other to keep their economies alive.
 * an economic collapse in any one given country could not be contained.
 * emergence of worldwide financial markets and better access to external financing for borrowers. As these worldwide structures grew more quickly than any transnational regulatory regime, the instability of the global financial infrastructure dramatically increased, as evidenced by the financial crises of late 2008.
 * Survival in the new global business market calls for improved productivity and increased competition. Due to the market becoming worldwide, companies in various industries have to upgrade their products and use technology skillfully in order to face increased competition.
 * Spread of local consumer products (e.g. food) to other countries (often adapted to their culture).

Reason #2 There should be more political and military interdependence in the world.

 * Greater international tourism
 * development of the system of non-governmental organizations as main agents of global public policy, including humanitarian aid and developmental efforts.
 * Spreading of multiculturalism, and better individual access to cultural diversity and possibly promote peace and understanding between peoples.

Reason #3 World nations should become more socially and culturally interdependent, and once again to an extent.

 * less cultural differences and therefore less conflicts.
 * everyone needs to maintain their identities however, so a limit should be kept.
 * expose individuals all over the world to new ideas, products, and information.

The U.S. is larely dependent on other countries for its oil. We consume about 20.68 million bbl/day, but we only produce about 8.457 million bbl/day. We import 13.71 million bbl/day from various other countries. We import the most oil-per-day out of any other country in the world. 8.2% of everything the U.S. imports is crude oil. The crude oil we export to other countries isn's a substantial percent of our exports.

Some other things to consider-

 * In fact, as pointed out by the Institute for Economic Democracy, many wars throughout history, hot or cold, have had trade, resources and related expansion at their core. History shows us that the more powerful nations have devised international economic agreements that promote more dependency upon those wealthier countries. In a twisted sense then, such an interdependency as implemented would be good for “stability” of the status quo. Real interdependency on the other hand, that deals with equity and cooperation as well, may have more likelihood of being good for all, but that would be less likely to happen because it would threaten to reduce the influence and power of the wealthier nations and multinational corporations.

Effects of globalization Globalization has various aspects which affect the world in several different ways such as:
 * //Industrial// - emergence of worldwide production markets and broader access to a range of foreign products for consumers and companies. Particularly movement of material and goods between and within national boundaries.
 * //Political// - some use "globalization" to mean the creation of a world government which regulates the relationships among governments and guarantees the rights arising from social and economic globalization. Politically, the United States has enjoyed a position of power among the world powers; in part because of its strong and wealthy economy. With the influence of globalization and with the help of The United States’ own economy, the People's Republic of China has experienced some tremendous growth within the past decade. If China continues to grow at the rate projected by the trends, then it is very likely that in the next twenty years, there will be a major reallocation of power among the world leaders. China will have enough wealth, industry, and technology to rival the United States for the position of leading world power
 * //Informational// - increase in information flows between geographically remote locations. Arguably this is a technological change with the advent of fibre optic communications, satellites, and increased availability of telephone and Internet.
 * //Ecological// - the advent of global environmental challenges that might be solved with international cooperation, such as climate change, cross-boundary water and air pollution, over-fishing of the ocean, and the spread of invasive species. Since many factories are built in developing countries with less environmental regulation, globalism and free trade may increase pollution. On the other hand, economic development historically required a "dirty" industrial stage, and it is argued that developing countries should not, via regulation, be prohibited from increasing their standard of living.
 * //Cultural// - growth of cross-cultural contacts; advent of new categories of consciousness and identities which embodies cultural diffusion, the desire to increase one's standard of living and enjoy foreign products and ideas, adopt new technology and practices, and participate in a "world culture". Some bemoan the resulting consumerism and loss of languages. Also see Transformation of culture.
 * Greater immigration, including illegal immigration
 * Worldwide fads and pop culture such as Pokémon, Sudoku, Numa Numa, Origami, Idol series, YouTube, Orkut,
 * Facebook, and MySpace. Accessible to those who have Internet or Television, leaving out a substantial segment of the Earth's population.
 * Worldwide sporting events such as FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games.
 * Incorporation of multinational corporations in to new media. As the sponsors of the All-Blacks rugby team, Adidas had created a parallel website with a downloadable interactive rugby game for its fans to play and compete.
 * //Technical//
 * Development of a global telecommunications infrastructure and greater transborder data flow, using such technologies as the Internet, communication satellites, submarine fiber optic cable, and wireless telephones
 * Increase in the number of standards applied globally; e.g. copyright laws, patents and world trade agreements.
 * //Legal/Ethical//
 * The creation of the international criminal court and international justice movements.
 * Crime importation and raising awareness of global crime-fighting efforts and cooperation.
 * The emergence of Global administrative law.

Riots due to economic crisis have ocurred in Iceland, Latvia, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Austria, France, and Turkey.

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