LizzieTask1Definitionandbackground3globalizationasachallengedevelopmentandinfluence24Theauthor'sattitudeGlobalizationisanumbrellatermforacomplexseriesofeconomic,social,technological,culturalandpoliticalchangesseenasincreasinginterdependence,integrationandinteractionbetweenpeopleandcompaniesandalsothecountriesindisparatelocations.Definition:Aneconomicphenomenon?Asocialphenomenon?Aculturalphenomenon?Globalization:MakingtheWorldSmaller√Theoriginaleraofglobalizationlastedfrom1880to1914whenWWIbegan.√Onlytwiceinhistoryhasfreetradehadsuchapowerfuladvocate-firstwhenBritainreignedsupremeinthemid-19thcentury,and,second,inthedecadesfollowingWWIIwhentheUSdid.√Ineachcase,onecountrywasinapeculiarly(单独的,尤其的)powerfulpositiontopursueitsownparticularpoliticalandeconomicgoalswhichfreetradehappenedtosuit.Earlyinthe19thcentury,protectionism(保护主义)wasthenorm(规范)asmanycountriesprohibitedimportsofmanufacturedgoods.ButthenBritaintookadvantageofitsindustrialheadstart(工业领先)andbeganliberalizingitstradeinsearchformarketsandforitsgreatlyincreasedproduction.Portuguesecarrack(大帆船)inNagasaki(长崎)19thcenturyGreatBritainbecomethefirstglobaleconomicsuperpower(超级大国),becauseofsuperiormanufacturingtechnologyandimprovedglobalcommunicationssuchassteamships(汽船)andrailroadsMapoftheSilkRoadTheeconomicglobalization:Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,theeconomicglobalizationhadbeenbornandnowitisdevelopinginarapidspeed.海尔:进入“全球化品牌战略”进程ThreecomponentsTheeconomicglobalizationThepoliticalglobalizationTheculturalglobalizationThepoliticalglobalization:Politicalglobalizationmeansintheinternationalpoliticalgame,thecontactandcooperationbetweenthedifferentgovernmentshavebeendeepening.中国加入WTO2001-12-11Theculturalglobalization:Culturalglobalizationistheprocesswhereby(通过)information,commodities(商品)andimagesproducedinonepartoftheworldenterintoaglobalflowthat'flattensout'culturaldifferences.孔子学院•FoodGlobalizationhasvariousaspectswhichaffecttheworldinseveraldifferentways。Globalisationcouldinvolveallthesethings!Asglobalizationdeepens,ourchallengewillbemoreandmore.Globalizationisachallengeandopportunity.Ifwehandlethosechallengesinarightway,wewillbenefitalotfromglobalization.Nevertheless,thereareseveralnegativeaspectsaboutglobalizationaswell.DisadvantagesIncreaseingapbetweentherichandthepoorHowfardoesglobalizationhelpchildrenlikethese?DevelopedJobLossWhiledevelopingcountriesgainjobsandforeignmoneyasaresultofglobalization,theconversehappenstodevelopedcountries.Manufacturingjobs,forexample,havebeendramaticallycutintheU.S.andCanadaasaresultofglobalization.Thismeansthatwhiledevelopingcountries'citizenshavemoreopportunities,thiscomesattheexpenseofdevelopedcountries'labormarkets.…globalization…isareality,notachoice.全球化“是一种事实,而不是一种选择”Globalizationisnotsomethingthatyoucanacceptorreject,itisalreadyamatteroflifewhichyouwillencounterandhavetorespondtoeveryday.Theauthorispositiveonglobalization.Sheholdsthatthebasicdynamicremainsthesame:goodsmove,peoplemove,ideasmoveandcultureschange.Thedifferencenowisthespeedandscopeofthesechanges.产生这种变化的动力是一致的:商品流通、人员流动、观念转变、文化变迁。不同的是这些变化的速度和范围。