Economic Globalization
The new globalized economy brings with it a growing disconnect between
those who
enjoy the benefits of globalization and those who pay the costs,
which
include increased pollution, exploitation of workers, destruction
of natural resources,
widening income disparities and decline in small business and
family farms.
Possible study
questions include:
- What is
impact on local self-determination?
- How are
the full range of social and intangible costs resulting from
international
trade agreements negotiated and who approves them?
Possible Actions
include:
- Forming
of study circles using books such as When
Corporations Rule the World by David Korten.
- Encouraging
appropriate policies and actions by public officials at the
local, state
and national level.
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