Reglobalization

Global Movements

After the end of empires and the fall of communism, the countries in the world wanted to come up with better ways to govern this planet and improve relationships.  After World War II, there were  agreements made to help postwar globalization.  According to Strayer on page 1025, the countries have decided to have a World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.  The globalization in 1970's was known as neoliberalism (Strayer, p.1026).  The world was now being viewed as a single market. "This approach to the world economy favored the reduction of tariffs, the free global movement of capital, a mobile and temporary workforce, the privatization of many state-run enterprises, the curtailing of government efforts to regulate the economy, and both tax and spending cuts." (Strayer, p. 1026) These changes were resulting in exchange of goods, capital, and people. 

The Migrations

There were also new human migrations. Some of these resulted from revolution, poverty, and war. People wanted to live in better and more stable countries.  The North America and parts of Europe saw these changes the most.  Most of the migrants that came there were called the "labor migrants" (Strayer, p. 1026).  These included travelers from Pakistan, India and West India who moved to Great Britain.  Travelers from Algeria and West Africa moved to West France.  Travelers who were Turks and Kurds move to Germany.  Filipinos, Koreans, Cubans, Mexicans, and Haitians were moved to United States.  According to Strayer, in 40 years, the United States has received about 20 million immigrants.  

Global Inequality

Though the world was growing in trade and economy.  There was a rise of inequality.  There was a rise in poverty and human trafficking.  According to the statistics (Strayer, p. 1031), we can see there were those who were not benefiting from all these changes. For example,  in the low income column and under death under age 5 per 1,000 live births, there is a crazy number showing 120.  Then, we compare the other income classes of 60 in Lower Middle Income, 24 in Upper Middle Income, and 7 in Upper Income. We can see a significant and disturbing difference. In these statistics we can also see that Low Income men lived the shortest time.  I am assuming this is due to stress and being overworked. Here we can also see that low income families did not benefit from the global economy, they did not have many cars like others did, they did not have as many cell phones as others did, they did not even have access to toilets as others did.

Aftermath

The global economic growth did not benefit all people, and still does not benefit all.  Since these issues are still happening, I am thinking that this has not been a priority to our global leaders.  Hopefully,  there will be strong intelligent leaders who would be able to help with issues such as global poverty and global warming.  

There have to be ways for everyone to realize that people in less fortunate countries are in survival mode.  Any day could be their last.  Some of the low income people do not have access to pure water, some do not have access to hospitals or dentists, some do not have proper clothing for themselves or their kids.  They are the ones who have to see plastic in their rivers, pollution in their water, their fish dead in their rivers, their kids drinking from sewer looking waters, their men being overworked, their women and kids being used in sex-trafficking, their land being demolished, drilled, and overworked, and much more.  Even our working class is becoming overworked. People are exhausted. 

Due to industrialization, or advanced technology, many of our animals, fish, birds, forests, oceans and other bodies of water, are all suffering and are going through unpleasant changes. 

With the way things are happening our days, such as weather extreme conditions and poor living conditions in most countries, there has to be a solution soon, before we destroy our people, our creatures, our lands, and our planet.