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Week 1 Discussion

“Globalization and Government” Please respond to the following:

• Tom Friedman (2005), states that “Globalization” is a wonderful and natural process to which people need to adjust. To some critics, it is a dangerous pattern that needs to be resisted through public authority. And to others, it is a process that is not natural at all, but encouraged by public policy that serves some interests at the expense of others. According to Henry Kissinger (1999) “globalization is really another name for the dominant role of the United States.” Agree or disagree with Kissinger’s statement and provide evidence from the textbook that supports your view. Justify your response.
• The Global Closet Calculator is a two-part interactive game that introduces the concepts of interdependence and globalization. Go to the National Geographic’s Website, located here, and click on “Begin Your Journey.” Discuss how your map of interdependence compared to everyone else’s. Next, identify the badges you received from the second part of the game, and provide your opinion as to whether or not you agree or disagree with those badges.

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• Globalization

Globalization entails a process of integrating a sophisticated web of cultures, people, practices, and markets.  In other words, Globalization refers to a process of interacting and integrating different people, the government of different countries, markets, cultures, and companies.  Investment, international trade policies mainly drive the globalization process and are supported using technology. The term globalization may have been coined recently, but it began a long time ago through trading.  Technology has pioneered globalization as it quickened how different countries, interact and trade among themselves.

I concur with Henry Kissinger statement. Indeed, Globalization is synonymous with the dominant role of USA.  Globalization was popularized in the USA in the 1980s, and it grew in tandem with the Washington consensus.  In the 1970…