Canadian Magazine Culture: The Case Of Canadian Magazine Culture
PROTECTING LOCAL CULTURES FROM THE IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION:
THE CASE OF CANADIAN MAGAZINE DISPUTE
Globalization is continuing to influence local cultures both positively and adversely. Sometimes these impacts go beyond just ‘culture’ as the cultural effect pulls some other issues like trade.
While advocates of globalization preach that this advances local cultures and offers an opportunity for development, critics argue that globalization is supporting few out-standers while suppressing many in the middle and at the bottom. To illustrate this debate, this article is going to analyze the case of the ‘Canadian magazine’ in the light of the questions given below, as presented in the issue brief.
1. To what extent do you think the U.S.-Canadian …show more content…
Specifically, magazine trade was not that much prolific business internationally. Paying this much consideration for such a diligence seems to be originated from cultural interests. Therefore, the dispute was motivated by the desire to protect culture, although it finally turned to trade issue. This suggests that the influence on the culture branches out many directions.
2. To what extent do you think the government of Canada was pressured to seek to protect its market because of the financial interests of the Canadian magazine industry?
Indeed, the government strived much to protect the commercial interests of its magazine business. This however, don’t make a sweeping statement that the primary motive was profitmaking. In my view, that brought this concern is affection to cultural norms, because they believe that “magazines constitute the only national press” they have, and “magazines, in a different way from any other medium, can help foster in Canadians a sense of themselves". To protect this ‘marvelous tool’, it was logical to protect the market as the government did.
3. Given that Canadian magazines constitute only 11 percent magazine sales in Canada, how important is this matter to Canadian
THE CASE OF CANADIAN MAGAZINE DISPUTE
Globalization is continuing to influence local cultures both positively and adversely. Sometimes these impacts go beyond just ‘culture’ as the cultural effect pulls some other issues like trade.
While advocates of globalization preach that this advances local cultures and offers an opportunity for development, critics argue that globalization is supporting few out-standers while suppressing many in the middle and at the bottom. To illustrate this debate, this article is going to analyze the case of the ‘Canadian magazine’ in the light of the questions given below, as presented in the issue brief.
1. To what extent do you think the U.S.-Canadian …show more content…
Specifically, magazine trade was not that much prolific business internationally. Paying this much consideration for such a diligence seems to be originated from cultural interests. Therefore, the dispute was motivated by the desire to protect culture, although it finally turned to trade issue. This suggests that the influence on the culture branches out many directions.
2. To what extent do you think the government of Canada was pressured to seek to protect its market because of the financial interests of the Canadian magazine industry?
Indeed, the government strived much to protect the commercial interests of its magazine business. This however, don’t make a sweeping statement that the primary motive was profitmaking. In my view, that brought this concern is affection to cultural norms, because they believe that “magazines constitute the only national press” they have, and “magazines, in a different way from any other medium, can help foster in Canadians a sense of themselves". To protect this ‘marvelous tool’, it was logical to protect the market as the government did.
3. Given that Canadian magazines constitute only 11 percent magazine sales in Canada, how important is this matter to Canadian