Metaphors of Globalization
Metaphors of Globalization
Metaphors of Globalization
Flow
MIGRATION
Migration is the process of moving from one place to another,
usually with the intention of settling permanently in the new
location. Migration can be triggered by a variety of factors,
including economic opportunities, political instability, or natural
disasters.
Globalization considered as a system of flows
TRADE
There are uneven flows of materials occurring to meet demands
for raw materials, completed commodities, and all intermediate
items in between.
Globalization considered as a system of flows
TELECOMMUNICATION
S
Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various
types of technologies
Friction
STEVE JOBS
• disrupting a companies/business
What is Dislocation?
• a situation in which a person or thing, such as an industry or economy, is no longer
working in the usual way or place
• people are replaced as they lost their jobs due to technological innovation
• Individuals, business organizations, and state economies that cannot keep pace with
global changes due to technological, economic and other factors will be replaced.
DISLOCATION
Dislocation?
• The First, Second, and Third Industrial Revolutions' eras' jobs will be
automation will take its place, until the labor market will reach new
• Local Markets are severely affected by the influx of cheap foreign goods as
Dislocation?
Automation is one of the examples of Dislocation, Automation and AI have the capability to,
in Stephen Hawking’s words, ‘decimate the middle-class jobs’ and displace the working class.
The fear, as Business Insider puts it, is that the necessary trade-off of radical increases in
What is connectivity?
- It refers to a establishment of infrastructures that enhance global
competitiveness a midst the expanding International market capitalist
system.
Importance of connectivity
Reaching people by email, smart phone
and other remote means have a very
important future. Greater reliability and
increased availability with higher
performance and improved efficiency
will empower new user experiences and
connect new industries the world over.
CONNECTIVITY
Advantage Disadvantage
- Some advantages of global - Some disadvantages include
electronic access to valuable
connectivity include increased
information, which can be used
access to information, global maliciously, and a decrease in the
markets, and communication ability of small companies to
between societies and peoples compete with larger, global
companies.
Metaphors of Globalization
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