fhuman
societyfallaway.ourculture,politics,societyandcommerce
arebeingsloshedintoonelargemeltingpotofhumanity.in
thisinterlinkedworld,therearenooutsiders,fora
disturbanceinoneplaceislikelytoimpactotherpartsof
theglobe.wehavebeguntorealizethataworlddivided
cannotendure.
chinaisnowactivelyintegratingintotheworld.ourrecent
entrytothewtoisagoodexample.fordecades,wehavetaken
prideinbeingself-reliant,butnowwerealizetheimportance
ofparticipatinginandcontributingtoabroadereconomic
order.fromaprecariousroleintheworldarenatoour
presentwtomembership,wehavecomealongway.
butwhatdoesthewayaheadlooklike?insomepartsofthe
worldpeoplearedemonstratingagainstglobalization.arethey
justified,then,incriticizingtheglobalizingworld?instead
ofnarrowingthegapbetweentherichandthepoor,theysay,
globalizationenablesthedevelopednationstoswallowthe
developingnations'wealthindebtsandinterest.
globalization,theyargue,shouldbeaboutacommoninterest
ineveryothernation'seconomichealth.
weareremindedbykarlmarxthatcapitalgoesbeyondnational
bordersandeludescontrolfromanyotherentity.thishas
becomeareality.multinationalcorporationsareseekingthe
lowestcost,thelargestmarket,andthemostfavourable
policy.theyareoftenpowerfullobbyistsingovernment
decision-making,ruthlessexpansionistsintheglobalmarket
andadevastatingpresencetolocalbusinesses.
forchina,stillmorechallengesexist.howarewegoingto
ensureasmoothtransitionfromtheplannedeconomytoa