Examine how globalisation can have both positive and negative effects on people

Examine how globalisation can have both positive and negative effects on people
Globalisation is the process by which people, their cultures, money, goods and information can be transferred between countries with few or no barriers.
One positive effect that globalisation has on people is that people are able to move abroad but are still able to stay in contact very easily with their family in the source county. This is happening because of the idea of a ‘shrinking world’. This means that world is becoming closer together because of things such as the internet and trading. For example people can Skype people that live in Australia from England. This is a positive effect because it will make the migrants happy and assured that they know there family are alright, back home in there source country. This could lead to them spending more money because they are happy and this will boost the country’s economy.
Another positive effect that globalisation has on people is that people are being made to feel at home because of all the trans-national companies that are almost in every country in the world. This is called glocalisation. This means that a product or service is worldwide. For example McDonalds have restaurants in 122 countries worldwide. This is a positive effect because having trans-national companies in many countries because it will make people feel at home when they are abroad. This means that they know what they are buying and this will increase the local economy.
One negative effect that globalisation has on people is that global migration may lead to the host country with a lack of clever young people to do certain jobs. This is called a ‘brain drain’. This is a negative effect because certain jobs may be left unfilled because there are a lack qualified people to do it. This will affect the country’s economy and unemployment rates will carry on falling. Although Poland have started to train women to be fire fighters because of the lack of men. But this has cost the government money to train them; therefore this is effecting the country’s economy.
Another negative effect that globalisation has on people is that many sweatshops have been set up in countries by trans-national countries. This means that the workers are working for low wages in poor working conditions. For example in China, many people are working for the company Apple, but are only receiving just over £5 a week. This is a negative effect because people will struggle to live on £5 a week and this will affect the country’s economy because people do not have the money to spend. In China this has led to people committing suicide.
Overall, I believe that globalisation has a positive effect on people. I believe this because you can have access to many things and you can move easily from country to country especially in the EU.