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Globalization: a new form of colonialism
Thesis statement: globalization is a domination of western world. It a new form of imperialism with its new manifestations.
Exposition of globalization:
Three waves of globalization
Definition of globalization
Manifestation of globalization
Globalization as promoter of westernization
Relationship between globalization and colonialism
Understanding of changing concept of colonialism
Colonialism as primitive concepts
Colonialism after WW2 in the guise of globalization
Dependence theory and Marxists
Neo-colonialism: a form of westernization
Globalization is promoting westernization: a new form of colonialism
1. Globalization promotes the economic dominance of western world
West-controlled IFIs e.g. IMF and their conditionalities
WB and debt politics
WTO and free trade and deregulation.
Western MNCs exploits developing world e.g. child labour, consumerism, tax evasion, exploitation of resources, damaging local industry
Concept of Dependency Theory.
2. Globalization supports the political supremacy of western
Dominated IOs e.g. five members of UNSC
imposition of Western Democracy with sanctions
3. Globalization keeps cultural superiority of western world
Global media and pop culture
Dominance of English as linguistic culture
McDonaldization of society by Geroge Ritzer
Emerging individualism against collectivism
Changing morality/ethical values e.g. night clubs and adult parties
Wave of unrestrained feminism
Western life style in clothes and food preferences
4. Globalization sustains legal priorities of developed world
International law is an outcome of European legal order e.g. ICJ dominated by western powers.
UNGA has a recommendatory standing, real power lies with UNSC
Forced Harmonization by Rodrick
5. Globalization gives path to environmental exploitation of third world e.g. dumping of Radioactive material by a Spanish company in Ivory Coast.
6. Globalization promotes western education e.g. business schools/NGOs around the globe endorses liberalism
conclusion
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