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The decline in fish population exterminated fishermen's ways of life, as 169 different fish species were affected and 56 species became extinct. The globalization efforts in Thailand resulted in environmental impacts that affected the social and economic welfare of indigenous populations. [15]
McDonald's is commonly seen as a symbol of globalization, often called McDonaldization of global society. Globalization has strongly influenced sports. [91] For example, the modern Olympic Games has athletes from more than 200 nations participating in a variety of competitions. [92]
Environmental pressure increases as a result of globalization.” [33] Globalization has spurred the development of complex supply chains and trade networks that connect resource-rich regions with centers of production and consumption across the globe. While this interconnectedness has fueled economic growth and development in some regions, it ...
Sahin: Yeah, I mean, I read the news sometimes about globalization being in retreat, and I think it's a little absurd, actually. I think that there is a movement or like the idea of, "Hey, you ...
Existential threats are converging–and they are a direct result of a global economic model that blossoms at the expense of the environment and society. From America’s IRA to China’s eco ...
Steve Charnovitz, former Director of the Global Environment and Trade Study (GETS), believes that the WTO "should begin to address the link between trade and labor and environmental concerns." He also argues that "in the absence of proper environmental regulation and resource management, increased trade might cause so much adverse damage that ...
The anti-globalization movement, or counter-globalization movement, [1] is a social movement critical of economic globalization. The movement is also commonly referred to as the global justice movement , [ 2 ] alter-globalization movement, anti-globalist movement, anti-corporate globalization movement, [ 3 ] or movement against neoliberal ...
Globalization and Its Discontents is a book published in 2002 by the 2001 Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz. The title is a reference to Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents . The book draws on Stiglitz's personal experience as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under Bill Clinton from 1993 and chief economist at the World Bank ...