Globalization Break Down

The United States of America's economics have based in capitolism for over 100 years. US foreign policy has become an outlet for the expansion of capitalism at extreme rates for over the past fifty years. One of the main forces behind this is probably due to World War II. Along with one of the key ideologies that comes from the American idea of Manifest destiny being related to the global village. Much of this type of expansion has been easier to accomplish through the internet.

After the end of World War II, the world was split between Communistic, and Democratic states. This created a very large division between people. One of the most obvious divisions being the Berlin Wall. America had entered in to the United Nations, along with many other countries, in order to keep peace in the world, and to produce trade. The biggest part of creating international trade was to have a free market. One which would not be regulated by restricting business of certain practices that would be considered to be anti-progressive. Though this idea was good in nature, there are always pros and cons to everything. Many countries such as the U.S.S.R. did not agree with this type of trade practice. But the push for a global economy was much stronger than any one nation. The push for this economy was made in hope for many, to have a better standard of life. Much of this meant to the majority of American corporations, that they would be able to utilize any part of the world in order to generate profits.

Once again, though this is good in idealology, globalization is beging to show in practice, a failing effort. The busness created for an American company in Idia, has caused many what would be American jobs to be outsourced, leading the companies to pay less in hourly wages. Many times, such as in the video, an American corporation will have part of their company in another part of the world, but will use immagrants from other parts of the world such as Asains for the work needed. This is in an effort to have the cheapest labor, in many cases creating a psuedo slavery system.

Another aspect is the shift to a twenty four hour day. Business all over are able to conduct business at any hour through the internet. This creates jobs through advertisment campaigns where an internet provider, such as google, can collect personal information from internet users, in order to sell to a third party. This is able to be used in many ways to persuade consumers to products that are specific to the persons interest, and financial status. And in many ways, is able to be used in order to discriminate certain consumers based off any factor the corporation so desires.