#globalizaiton

[sarbagya1]

China's trillion dollar plan to dominate global trade

[theunderliner]

[In the capitalist] mindset, rainforests and ancient woodlands, coral reefs and wild rivers, local markets and lively communities, civic life and public space are nothing but unrealised opportunities for development. Where we see the presence of beauty, tranquillity and wonder, they see the absence of palm oil plantations and soybean deserts, container ports and mega dams, shopping malls and 12-lane highways. For them, there is no point of arrival, just an endless escalation of transit. ... Nowhere is a place in its own right: everywhere is a resource waiting to be exploited. No one is a person in their own right; everyone is a worker, consumer or debtor whose potential for profit generation has yet to be realised. Satiety, well-being, peace: these are antithetical to globalised growth, which demands constant erasure and replacement. ... If you are happy, you are an impediment to trade. Your self-possession must be extinguished.

George Monbiot, Game of Chicken, Monbiot

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[mmw-1398-blog]

This semester I learned a lot about globalization within the economy. I was very surprised to learn where different products came from and most of all the process of producing, shipping, and selling everyday products. We are so inclined just to run to the store and pick up the things that we need for everyday life, I personally never really thought, “I wonder how this got here?” A lot of the everyday goods that we buy are made outside of the United States. This is common because everyone is looking to produce the cheapest product to make the most profit. With this being said, goods are produced outside of the US in underdeveloped countries that pay the person making them very little money. “Low wages, sexual harassment, and poor working conditions, continue to plague women in the garment industry” (Loomis 1.) Employers in the United States are not legally allowed to run their companies like this, there are rules and regulations that must be upheld for all employees to guarantee safe working conditions. If this is the way that it is in the United States, why should other countries be forced to work under these conditions and then have all of their goods shipped into the United States for people to buy the products that evolve from these sort of conditions. Ultimately it is about money; these companies are seeking foreign labor to create their product in the fastest and cheapest manner. If a country held a factory that changed their law’s to increase minimum wage, the cost for the product would go up and therefore the company would seek out other locations to build a company that they are able to pay their employees less in.

 Loomis, E. (2015, June 15). In The Global Apparel Industry, Abusive and Deadly Working Conditions Are Still the Norm. Retrieved April 25, 2017, from http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/18066/out_of_sight_erik_loomis

[mackinawbicycle]

today's Beijing Marathon...