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    Globalization Concerns

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    In twenty pages this paper examines the benefits but also the economic challenges and problems posed by globalization. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography.

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    bringing all countries together to do business, and eliminating borders so goods, services and capital can flow freely, seems to be great in theory. Globalization, in a sense, puts everything  into the same pot, meaning all nations, rich and poor, can benefit. Globalization, in its current usage, is socialism at its best - resources distributed to those who are most  in need. The truth, however, is that globalization could be considered socialism at its very worst. It is a concept that has provided benefits to a very few, while leaving  many more badly off than before. Although there will eventually be positive benefits to globalization, at this point, these benefits seem to be long in coming.  Before writing a paper about various topics concerning globalization, its important to define what, exactly, this concept is. First of all, in the minds of many  journalists and corporate leaders, the term "globalization" seems to be used to represent trends of thought in both national and international circles, and is used to describe anything and everything  as "global" (Oratamangun, 1998). Globalization, as it is being used, tends to paint the picture of everything with a global dimension, and that everything being performed has global effects (Oratamangun,  1998). The concept of globalization becomes clearer if used in an economic context (Oratamangun, 1998). Basically, globalization is the concept by which countries and economies are integrated into a single  world economy with benchmarks of "interdependence" combined with "openness" (Oratamangun, 1998). One element of globalization involves the growth of international trade, the  freer flow of capital and goods across borders, international outsourcing of production and sharing and dissemination of ideas around the world (Macharzina, 2001). Again, this concept is great in theory, 

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