Impact of Globalisation Essay

I interviewed Lachhu Thapa, aged 37 and who lived in Nepal for 26 years before moving to Australia. He has a deep insight on the cultural developments and changes that have occurred as he has spent most of his life in Katmandu the heart of Nepal and still visits every 3 months with tour groups that he runs. It is clear from the interview that education and lifestyle is constantly changing. In his view this is because of many western influences, which have been both positive and negative. Whilst…

organisations play new roles in the context of marketisation and globalisation, from the ‘state welfare model’ to the ‘socialization of social policy’(Guan, 2000). Alongside the unprecedented ageing pace in urban China, changes in each sector (family model, labour market reforms, demographic changes, welfare providers transformation, etc.) challenged the old care system for older people and pushed it for reforms. The globalisation also pushed the sudden burst of marketisation of care in China…

2.3 Gender Based violence in Tanzania factor and impacts A recent review of ‘gender studies carried in 36 countries around the world has indicated that gender based violence is prevalent and 60% of women have been exposed or experienced violence perpetrated by a partner or family member’ (Craine et al. 1988). Gender Based Violence (GBV) is a reality that is part of many women in Tanzania who are intersectionaly bound by collective societal norms and taboos that gives men privilege over…

In today’s western capitalist societies individuals are consciously and subconsciously immersed into the constantly growing world of technology, with the internet, social media and global connectivity. This emergence of new media and technology has profound effects on society and individuals. Thus, bringing forth the theory of ‘the Culture Industry’ and its relevance today. The culture industry argument was developed by Adorno and Horkheimer and focuses on the effects of capitalist mass media…

days when children are together all they ever talk about is the games they have on their deceives and if their friends have played it, and those that haven’t feel left out. A way these deceives such as smartphone, tablets, laptops and the television impact the young children is through the observation of the internet. Before the deceives you had to be at home in order to use the internet as the only deceive that children could asses with the internet was the desktop computers, this meant that…

and more connected through globalisation there are many advantages and disadvantages that arise. As a starting point I will name just a few advantages and disadvantages. One advantage can be seen as that many country’s exports and imports have become easier to transport which means the production of goods and rendering of services has become more efficient which means the end product will be cheaper to purchase for the consumer. Another advantage is that the adverse impact of fluctuations of…

Charles Taylor a former Liberian President on May 30, 2012 was sentenced to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting during the Sierra Leone civil war. The Special Court of Sierra Leone found him guilty on 11 counts of crimes such as terrorism, murder, and enslavement. Liberia and Sierra Leone Taylor was the first Liberian government official to be found guilty for receiving royalties from illegal diamond mines that were exchanged for armored weapons and utilities. The conflict or “blood”…

Globalisation is a movement trend in the whole world that is working towards integrating in sectors such as economic, financial, trade, and communications. The concept looks at opening up local and national markets to other countries through an interconnected and interdependent world that enables free transfer of capital, goods, and services across nations. Critical Evaluation Globalization has managed to integrate different world economies, including people and companies in different…

It is a widely disputed topic that corporations have a role in society to be ethical and consumer aware of their actions and impact on the wider world. ‘Business Ethics’ can be defined as the critical, structured examination of how people and institutions should behave in the world of commerce’ (Macdonald, 2010). Pressure on organisations in recent years to be ethical and consumer aware has affected their overall constitutions, forcing them to include how they are going to deal with ethical…

There are also both positive and negative impacts of immigration on the economy and businesses. A positive aspect of immigration is that it is invaluable when there is a labour shortage, such as after WWI and WWII where Pakistani and Indian immigrants were invited to work in Britain. There is also the benefit of immigration helping to provide sustainable types of business such as that of Chinese restaurants. However there are negative aspects too, with immigration concentrations in particular…