Assignment

English Grammar and Composition II

Topic: Globalization

Submitted To: Ms. Kinza Ashraf

Presented By: Arslan Ashraf (F2017201044)

Usama Farooq (F2017201062)
Overview:
Our world is becoming a much
smaller place. We can quickly
communicate with people living in
any area of the planet. A person
with a computer or even with a cell
and with a good idea can create a
platform which reaches the entire
world. We are close to each other
than ever before.
Yet despite this closeness, we are
still divided by borders. There are
200+ countries on our planet with
borders that are enforce in some
way, people cannot travel freely
across borders without some form
of certified identification and may
face critical consequences for not
following rules and regulations
Agreed Point:
1. It Encourages Free Trade
In this globalized world, consumer
can purchase items from anywhere
in the world at a much reduced cost.
There would be fewer barriers in
place, like tariffs, sales tax, or
subsidies because there wouldn’t be
nations in place that could add
restrictions. From 2008-2015
Washington Post reported that the
G20 nations placed more than 1,200
restrictions on imports and exports.
That goes away with the true
globalization, which means free
trade will be encouraged.
Disagreed Point
1. It generally makes the rich become rich and the poor to
become mired in poverty.

Globalization is supposed to be about free trade, but the reality of the situation is
that only true globalization which removes national borders can do this. Under
current situation, there are value-added taxes that can exceed 20% for some
countries, which limits the access that people have to imported products. This
means the rich can access what they want or need to become richer, but the poor
get trapped in poverty because they don’t have the means to access success.
Agreed Point:
2. More trade means the
potential for more jobs.
When there are fewer barriers in
place to purchase items, then
consumers will generally purchase
more things. This creates the
foundation that businesses need to
create more jobs. Globalization
with free trade increases
competition as well, which means
innovation must be part of the
equation. Consumers benefit from
that innovation with lower pricing,
which means more products can be
purchased, and that can stimulate
further growth.
Disagreed Point
2. Jobs get transferred to lower-cost areas.

Jobs can be created through globalism, but they tend to be created in the areas
where labor costs are the cheapest. Even in a world that is completely without
borders, the cost of doing business is going to be cheaper in some areas than in
others. Businesses will transfer or create jobs in these low-cost areas so they can
remain competitive. Instead of it becoming a race to the top, many people in a
borderless world could experience a race to the bottom instead.
Agreed Point:
3. Open borders mean more
opportunities to develop
poor areas of the world.
There are many nations in the
world today that are in a state of
entry-level industrialization.
Poverty is a feature in many of
these developing countries.
Through the process of
globalization, the removal of
borders allows the people in these
areas to experience greater
prosperity because each area gains
the ability to access what they need.
There are fewer opportunities to
suppress people at the expense of
others so only a few can benefit
from success.
Disagreed Point
3. It creates a political system where the biggest and the richest
have influence.

In many developing countries today, there are large companies, lobbyists, and
wealthy individuals who are highly involved in politics so that they can have a
favorable set of regulations and laws. If national borders were to disappear, this
issue would become a global problem. The largest businesses and wealthiest
people could hoard global resources for themselves through whatever government
was put into place, enhancing the social inequalities that are already being seen in
these poor areas.
Agreed Point:
4. It could stop the issue of
labor exploitation.
One of the ways that goods are
produced cheaply in the world
today is because of labor
exploitation. This can be seen with
child labor, prisoner labor, and
human trafficking. Workers are
further exploited through the
implementation of unsafe working
conditions because they may have
entered a country illegally and face
jail time or worse if they report on
their conditions. By opening
borders, it becomes possible to
open business activities, thereby
removing the need of a black
market for cheap goods or services.
Disagreed Point
4. It could lead to greater worker exploitation.

If there is a race to the bottom for worker wages globally, then there would be
nothing to stop organizations from exploiting workers so that goods could be
created cheaply. Households in such a scenario would be earning less, so they’d be
demanding lower prices. That could mean a change in global laws that could
create more prison-based labor, changes to child labor laws, or changes in worker
safety standards to meet the potential demands.
Conclusion:

The globalization both sides show that there would be many benefits to a
borderless world, but there would also be great challenges which would need to be
solved for it to be a workable solution. Whether one supports a world without
borders or supports the current state of affairs, one truth can be found: we have a
responsibility to help each other. When a minority of the world consumes a vast
majority of its resources that is evidence which shows we must heed the call to
help people in need.
Thank You