Well. All those HIC's are losing their jobs because they are being given to LIC's who do it for less so for all we know a LIC like India could one day be in the top 3 and countries like England may become an LIC and the process will repeat. I fail to see how a HIC would become an LIC but somewhere it's possible.
Originally Posted by Ele
It also takes away job opportunities. First world countrymen expect first world wages and conditions. Transnational companies realise it's cheaper to pack up shop and move to countries where they can pay workers less in worse conditions. That's where all the middle-class jobs are going. This subsequently leads to a widening of the wealth gap and the host of issues that come with it. That's where we're all heading. Thanks to globalisation.
That's not true entirely. Restaurants, shops, builders, tradesmen, electricians, garbagemen, janitors, etc, there are tons of middle class jobs that can't be outsourced.
If your job gets taken by an 8 year old indian kid working at a sweatshop, then you should probably ask yourself "was this really a good career choice?"
But even though I say that, there's still a HUGE demand for in-country services that CAN be outsourced. Apparel, call centers, electronics, food, toys, etc, you can be sure you can find companies advertising "made locally" or "made in the USA" (or your country).
But remember a citizen of a first world country should have a first world education, they should be able to get a job that is actually useful and well paying and can't be performed by a third world child.
Originally Posted by Ele
Globalisation also means all the countries are interconnected. So, when a country crashes, the negative effects tend to ripple through to other countries. Case in point, the GFC. It also accelerates the rate at which we fuck up our environment.
I think industrialisation was what ruined the environemnt, not globalisation. If anything, globalisation reduces the damage to the environment by encouraging specialisation.
<Faint> the rules have been stated quite clearly 3 times now from high staff
Originally Posted by ImmortalPig
That's not true entirely. Restaurants, shops, builders, tradesmen, electricians, garbagemen, janitors, etc, there are tons of middle class jobs that can't be outsourced.
Regardless, you have a lot of people that did have jobs that now either don't or have lesser paying jobs. The jobs they've lost can't be recreated, they're gone for good. When goverments talk about creating new jobs, they're not these quality middle-class jobs, they're McJobs, low-paying (usually) unskilled jobs. The widening of the wealth gap is a recognized downside of globalisation...
Originally Posted by ImmortalPig
I think industrialisation was what ruined the environemnt, not globalisation. If anything, globalisation reduces the damage to the environment by encouraging specialisation.
... as is the degradation of our environment. Industrialisation and globalisation are co-constitutive.
Last edited by Ele; May 16, 2014 at 05:10 AM.
Originally Posted by Ele
Regardless, you have a lot of people that did have jobs that now either don't or have lesser paying jobs. The jobs they've lost can't be recreated, they're gone for good. When goverments talk about creating new jobs, they're not these quality middle-class jobs, they're McJobs, low-paying (usually) unskilled jobs. The widening of the wealth gap is a recognized downside of globalisation...
Sorry, what country are you talking about? In most countries I know of unemployment is low.
If your country is facing unemployment problems because the citizens are not educated enough to take skilled jobs, then that is a different problem.
Is lack of education a problem directly created by globalisation? No, of course not!
If you lose X job, go find something else to do. There are jobs everywhere if you just look. Hell, I know people who have made their own companies--they literally just up and said 'I'm going to make a job for myself'!
Originally Posted by Ele
... as is the degradation of our environment. Industrialisation and globalisation are co-constitutive.
I've never heard co-constructive used in that manner before, I'm only familiar with the grammatical construct. Are you saying each begets the other? Or that they are mutually beneficial?
Industrialization can exist without globalisation, and globalisation can exist without industrialisation, so I don't see any point in bringing this up--it's not relevant to the discussion really...
<Faint> the rules have been stated quite clearly 3 times now from high staff
Originally Posted by ImmortalPig
Is lack of education a problem directly created by globalisation? No, of course not!
Well...not exactly. Some countries who take on globalization use kids as their tool and kids are then giving up education to work and earn money for their family. I think India is one? Not 100% sure though.
(I can't tell if this was sarcasm or what...)
