- Increased
free trade between nations
- Increased
liquidity of capital allowing investors in developed nations
to invest in developing nations
- Corporations
have greater flexibility to operate across borders
- Global
mass media ties the world together
- Increased
flow of communications allows vital information to be shared
between individuals and corporations around the world
- Greater
ease and speed of transportation for goods and people
- Reduction
of cultural barriers increases the global village effect
- Spread
of democratic ideals to developed nations
- Greater
interdependence of nation-states
- Reduction
of likelihood of war between developed nations
- Increases
in environmental protection in developed nations
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Increased flow of skilled and non-skilled jobs from developed
to developing nations as corporations seek out the cheapest
labor
- Increased
likelihood of economic disruptions in one nation effecting all
nations
- Corporate
influence of nation-states far exceeds that of civil society
organizations and average individuals
- Threat
that control of world media by a handful of corporations will
limit cultural expression
- Greater
chance of reactions for globalization being violent in an attempt
to preserve cultural heritage
- Greater
risk of diseases being transported unintentionally between nations
- Spread
of a materialistic lifestyle and attitude that sees consumption
as the path to prosperity
- International
bodies like the World Trade Organization infringe on national
and individual sovereignty
- Increase
in the chances of civil war within developing countries and
open war between developing countries as they vie for resources
- Decreases
in environmental integrity as polluting corporations take advantage
of weak regulatory rules in developing countries
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