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1、globalizationWHATISGLOBALIZATIONGlobalizationisaprocessofinteractionandintegrationamongthepeople,companies,andgovernmentsofdifferentnations,aprocessdrivenbyinternationaltradeandinvestmentandaidedbyinformationtechnology.Thisprocesshaseffectsontheenvironment,onculture,onpoliticalsystems,oneconomicdev
2、elopmentandprosperity,andonhumanphysicalwell-beinginsocietiesaroundtheworld.Globalizationisnotnew,though.Forthousandsofyears,people—and,later,corporations—havebeenbuyingfromandsellingtoeachotherinlandsatgreatdistances,suchasthroughthefamedSilkRoadacrossCentralAsiathatconnectedChinaandEuropeduringth
3、eMiddleAges.Likewise,forcenturies,peopleandcorporationshaveinvestedinenterprisesinothercountries.Infact,manyofthefeaturesofthecurrentwaveofglobalizationaresimilartothoseprevailingbeforetheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWarin1914.disadvantageIncreasedflowofskilledandnon-skilledjobsfromdevelopedtodevelopingn
4、ationsascorporationsseekoutthecheapestlaborIncreasedlikelihood（可能性)ofeconomicdisruptionsinonenationeffectingallnationsCorporateinfluenceofnation-statesfarexceedsthatofcivilsocietyorganizationsandaverageindividualsGreaterchanceofreactionsforglobalizationbeingviolentinanattempttopreserveculturalherit
5、age（遺產(chǎn)）GreaterriskofdiseasesbeingtransportedunintentionallybetweennationsSpreadofamaterialisticlifestyleandattitudethatseesconsumptionasthepathtoprosperityInternationalbodiesliketheWorldTradeOrganizationinfringeonnationalandindividualsovereigntyIncreaseinthechancesofcivilwarwithindevelopingcountrie
6、sandopenwarbetweendevelopingcountriesastheyvieforresourcesDecreasesinenvironmentalintegrityaspollutingcorporationstakeadvantageofweakregulatoryrulesindevelopingcountriesadvantageTherearenumerousadvantagestoglobaleconomy.Amajoroneisbeingthepossibilitytoincreasebenefitsfromtheeconomicaldevelopmentino
7、urnation.Thebreakingdownofglobalbarriersallowscompaniestobenefitfromthelargestandcheapestworkforces,rawmaterialsandtechnology.Forexample,manyITprogrammersactuallyproducemuchoftheirsoftwareinChina.Otheradvan
