In "The Double Edge of
Globalisation", Chanda (2007) states that there are benefits and
consequences of globalization and combined international efforts are needed to
mitigate those consequences.
Benefits include an increase in
international trade, stronger economic growth and the immediate conveyance of
global information.
Deforestation intensifies as a
result of international corporations shifting their operations to developing
countries with lax environmental regulations and farmers growing cash crops.
Pollution is another consequence due to its ability to transverse over
territorial boundaries, harming the world’s environment. On the other hand,
global warming is capable of weakening the international economy and destroying
homes through floods.
The combined international efforts
of all governments are necessary to mitigate those global consequences, rather
than condemning a single party, the United Nations. The limited success of the
Kyoto Protocol is a perfect example. With the absence of United States and the
lack of implementations by its participants, it restricts the success it was
aimed to achieve.
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