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Page 1: Globalization. “It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.” - Kofi Annan.

Globalization

Page 2: Globalization. “It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.” - Kofi Annan.

“It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of

gravity.” - Kofi Annan

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Definition

The process of the world becoming more interconnected through increased interaction and communication

It can take place through Trade Technology Politics Culture Religion Etc…the list is endless

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DOMINANT!

For decades the American economy was…

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We’ll fix that tomorrow mentality

America was ahead of the world in so many areas, Technology Cars Manufacturing Innovation

America was competing against…

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POLITICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL

EVENTS PAVED THE WAY

What events started the globalization trend of the past

30 years?

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BROKE DOWN POLITICAL/CULTURAL/ECONOMIC BARRIERS

The Berlin Wall came down: Nov. 9th, 1989

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Microsoft Windows 3.0 launched six months later

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Then came Netscape in 1995

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The late 1990s Dotcom Bubble Grew

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BUT ITS IMPACT REMAINED AS AMERICAN COMPANIES HAD INVESTED BILLIONS IN

TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

And Burst…

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GREATER POLITICAL OPENNESS AND UNIVERSAL OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR

COMPUTERS HELPED FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AND TRADE

The Results

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Suddenly, the playing field

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EASTERN EUROPE, CENTRAL ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA

HAVE ALL CHALLENGED AMERICA’S ECONOMIC POSITION

Emerging Markets: China, India and Russia

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Three Gaps are “plaguing” America

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AMERICA DOES NOT PRODUCE AS MANY ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS AS IT SHOULD/NEEDS

The Numbers Gap

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AMERICA’S EDUCATIONAL POSITION IN THE WORLD HAS DECLINED

The Education Gap

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AMERICANS HAVE BECOME COMPLACENT AND HAVE LOST THEIR COMPETITIVE EDGE

The Ambition Gap

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GLOBALIZATION VIDEO

Globalization: Got it yet?

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Economic Political Cultural

Positive Opportunities Presented by Globalization

Negative Challenges Created by Globalization

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Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution:

Challenged the Status Quo/Authority of the Church

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Technology Paved the Way

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Then and Now: Winners and LosersEurope Benefited at the Expense of the

Native Populations of Africa and the Americas