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This review explores the intricate relationship between capitalism and globalizing tendencies driven by profit motives. It highlights the consequences of global capitalism, including the emergence of differentiated ownership structures between core and periphery nations. The rise of transnational corporations (TNCs) is examined, focusing on their massive sales and influence on local economies. Additionally, the discussion contrasts traditional GDP metrics with alternative measures of economic and social wellness, underscoring the impact of economic globalization on nation-states and labor markets.
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Review • Not just any global economy… • Capitalist economy, organized around private ownership and private gain • Driven by profit imperative
Review • Capitalism has inherent globalizing tendencies, which arise from: • The drive to minimize costs of resources and labor • The drive to maximize sales of new products in new markets
Review • Consequences of global capitalism include… • Rise of differentiated core (ownership) and periphery (labor & resources) • Export of high-paying manufacturing jobs from core to periphery • Export of environmental degradation from core to periphery
Difference in Kind: World Trade Organization (established 1995) • [The WTO’s] main function is to ensure that trade flows smoothly, predictably, and freely…. By lowering trade barriers, the WTO’s system aims to break down other barriers between peoples and nations. -www.wto.org
Economic Globalization at the Organizational Level – Rise of Transnational Corporations • In 2007… • About 80,000 TNCs • About 800,000 affiliates • About $31,000,000,000,000 sales
TNC – Global Mergers & Acquisitions (87-06), Global FDI (70-08)
Economic Globalization at National Level Changes what nation-states are: oriented on economic development Alternative to GDP is GNH: • Economic Wellness • Environmental Wellness • Physical Wellness • Mental Wellness • Workplace Wellness • Social Wellness • Political Wellness
Governmental versus Private Capital Flows into Developing Countries 1970-95(State of the World)