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Globalisation

You can agree or disagree with the ideals of Globalisation, you can
never ignore it. Loads of newsprint and time have been wasted for and
against this complex phenomenon which as Mr. Manfred B Steger said had
become the buzz word of our time. Here is a brief glance at the major
arguments concerned.

1: Globalisation is about eliminating state control and liberalization of market and their integration.

This is the stand taken by most of the pro globalists. But it cannot be
ignored that the liberalization and integration of markets is possible
only by strong interference by the state. (The Government role in
engineering free markets epitomizes in the developments in 1980s and
1990s around the globe.)

The Equation, Liberalisation + Integration of markets = Globalisation
is contestable. It can well be under some international political
institutions.

2: Globalisation is inevitable, irreversible and inexorable and there is no alternative.

It is an over simplistic argument reducing Globalisation to an economic
phenomenon, undermining the social, political, cultural and ideological
factors concerned.

This argument intends to depoliticize the issue making it some universal force like, say gravity.


This argument also intends to justify government withdrawal from social
sectors. (‘it is the market that made us cut social programmes!’)
It comes as epilogue to the imperialistic assumption of cultural
supremacy.

3: The beauty of globalization is that no body is in control.

This argument also intends to depoliticize the issue for globalistion
indisputably serve the interests of The North and the elites in the
South. Most of the TNCs and countries and institutions that hold the
rein of globalization are from the North.

4: Globalisation is good for everybody.

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