Most people accept that we now live in a globalised world but not everyone agrees this is beneficial. To what extent is globalisation a positive or negative development? Give reasons for your answers and include relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

Globalisation

has brought about tremendous changes in world history. Whether these changes have proved to be beneficial for society or not is often debated. Some people believe that it has led to an exchange of cultures and has brought a lot of other positive developments which

otherwise

would not have been possible.

In contrast

, some others opine that it has led to certain negative developments as well.

This

essay will elucidate the pros and cons of

globalisation

in the forthcoming paragraphs. Indeed,

globalisation

has positively impacted the world economy to a large extent. It is only because of

this

that corporates have been able to operate as multinationals in various countries.

This

has led to an increase in employment opportunities

as well as

cultural exchange.

Moreover

,

globalisation

has encouraged avid scholars to learn various languages.

For instance

, many Indians are keen to learn foreign languages

such

as french, german, Spanish, etc.

This

helps them to become translators

while

conducting business with various countries.

This

has only become possible because of

globalisation

.

However

, just like every coin has two sides,

globalisation

does have certain drawbacks. It has led to a loss of culture and tradition.

For example

, nowadays, it is very easy to spot a teenager wearing a Nike t-shirt, and Adidas shoes, and listening to hip-hop music using apple airpods

while

eating at KFC. It is certain that slowly and steadily humans are getting influenced by western culture. So, the customs and traditions that took a thousand or more years to form are losing their existence.

Additionally

,

globalisation

has led to labour exploitation in underdeveloped nations. To cite an example, a labourer in Kenya is expected to work for 14 hours a day at a smelly Nike factory for merely fifty cents per hour.

Thus

, despite

globalisation

being a positive development to a great extent, it does have a lot of side effects which must be considered by governments so that they can take appropriate measures to resolve the issues and save their people and economy.