Globalization

Today's post is very important, because, it's about what we think about the results we have been getting about the globalization phenomenon.
Many people have some doubts about this reality, and our work group had the purpose to find some answers to some of the most crucial questions. Some of the questions are:

1. What is the definition of globalization?
2. When the globalisation phenomenon appeared in the world?
3. What is the relationship between internationalization and globalisation?
4. How does globalisation influence world trade?
5. Can a company, these days, survive only with exportations?
6. What influence has the american president's actions got in the world?
7. What are the negative aspects of globalization?

And these are our conclusions and answers about this thematic:

There is no certain way to describe globalisation, since it has lots of different aspects that should be considered, as well as many different types of globalisation. To name a few there are cultural globalisation, financial globalisation, technological globalisation and so on.

Basically, globalisation is the acknowledgement and interaction among countries.
The beginning of globalisation as the definition of globalisation itself is unclear, there are, however, three “waves” that boosted globalization’s power and influence. The first one lasted from 1870 until the start of World War I, where the level of exports to world income doubled to 8%. The second wave emerged after World War II and lasted from 1950 to 1980, being the United States the main superpower, aiding Europe and Japan after the violent armed conflict between the nations. The third and most recent wave started in 1980 and is still happening to this day. All of these waves appeared due to advances in transportation and communication technologies, which allowed faster and safer exchanges world wise.

Internationalisation, by spreading from the economic domain to the social, political, cultural domains takes the name of Globalisation. Simply put, internationalisation compromises the economic domain, while in globalisation the domains are the ones related to social aspects and well-being.

Globalisation allows big corporations to expand and export their products worldwide, thanks to the technological and transportation advances. It can be a good aspect because this makes it possible for everyone to have access to the same products, and this also means that companies will get more powerful and richer.

Exportation is a way to gain or maintain economic stability on a corporation and this so happens because when it produces more than they can sell, they can export it to other countries, therefore have more profit. This can also mean that the corporation will be know globally.

The president of the United States leads the executive branch of the federal government and is one of only two nationally elected federal officers (the other being the Vice President of the United States). The president is also “commander-in-chief” of the United States armed forces. The president can also nominate also has the power to grant pardons and reprieves. Due to the United States' status as the only remaining superpower, the president is generally regarded as the most powerful person in the world. These among many other aspects, it would take really long to talk about all of them.

Lastly, there is also a movement called Anti-Globalisation, the anti-globalization movement is critical of the globalization of capitalism. The movement is also commonly referred to as the global justice movement, alter-globalization movement (although alter-globalists don’t like to be referred to as anti-globalists) , anti-corporate globalization movement, or movement against neoliberal globalization.

Participants base their criticisms on a number of related ideas. What is shared is that participants stand in opposition to the unregulated political power of large, multi-national corporations and to the powers exercised through trade agreements and deregulated financial markets. Specifically, corporations are accused of seeking to maximize profit at the expense of sabotaging work safety conditions and standards, labor hiring and compensation standards, environmental conservation principles, and the integrity of national legislative authority, independence and sovereignty.

Group: Ana Filipa, Patrícia, Sara Costa e Vítor.