SHOULD WE BE ENCOURAGING
GLOBALISATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES? By Jessica
Do you know what globalisation is? Do you know what developing countries are? Globalisation is a process of global economic, political and cultural integration. For example, the development of communication or transport which has become widespread across many countries. Many of these developments are used in our lives every day, for example, phones were invented in the US and are now used worldwide, and railways have been built across many countries. A developing country is one that is usually agricultural and poor but hopes to become more economically or socially advanced. There are definitely positives to globalisation. In India and China, globalisation has increased the number of jobs available. These jobs have decreased unemployment as well as reduced poverty. Due to improved communication, such as phones or the television, the
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relationships between countries have become stronger. These relationships are solidified by the availability of transport across different boarders meaning that, as well as an improved trade network, people can travel more easily. These better relationships decrease the possibility of war, although increased trade can increase the spread of diseases across country boarders, including Swine flu and Bird flu. Do you ever think about the impact of violent TV shows? People who come from a peaceful, undeveloped area that has never experienced guns or extreme violence, are now being exposed to this type of violence due to the increasing rate of globalisation. These shows could have a dramatic impact and this could even lead to civil war. Another example of a negative impact of globalisation is an increased inequality between the rich and poor. At the moment, China and
India are becoming more wealthy countries, whereas South Sudan and Madagascar have the highest poverty rates. Across Kenya, Nairobi was reported as one of the great cities for success, however the city could not cope with the mass migration of hopeful people, which resulted in the largest slum in the world, Kibera. In Kibera the sanitation is poor, houses are badly made and disease is common. This 2.5 square kilometre slum is an example of one of the worst impacts of globalisation. It is understandable that some people may wish for globalisation; the easy communication between every place is the world. But is the true aim to be connected, or is it to capitalise from these developing countries? I believe globalisation should happen naturally in each place, but so that everyone will benefit and that countries will reach a stable point in the end.
