The philosophy of integrating all the world’s economies and societies into one. Allows for:

Benefits

Economic Benefits

  • Increased freedom of choice
  • Increased profit

Ethical Benefits

Social Benefits

  • Increased diversity
  • Easier Immigration
  • A gradual shift to a unified world government

Issues

Economic Issues

  • Deindustrialization of domestic industries. All work is outsourced to foreign countries
  • Global competition ruins local businesses

Environmental Issues

  • Increased microplastics
  • Perpetuates oil rich nation exports
  • Transportation technology carbon footprint

Ethical Issues

  • Incentivizes child. unpaid or low payed labour
  • Exploiting tax havens
  • Corporations are gaining larger influence

Foreign Influence Issues

  • Geographically isolated countries rely heavily on trading partners
  • China is stealing our technology
  • Agreeing to Trade Agreement may put our economy at a trade deficit
  • Spread of diseases

Solutions

  • Better politicians who can confront cheating businesses or countries who:
    • Exploit tax havens
    • Manipulate currency through foreign market dumping
  • Trade Balance. Take active measures to limit deficit
  • Modify Trade Agreement
  • Enforce trade rules and prevent foreign counterfeiting intellectual property

Concepts