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…The illegal trade in drugs, arms, intellectual property, people, and money is booming. Like the war on terrorism, the fight to control these illicit markets pits governments against agile, stateless, and resourceful networks empowered by globalization…

…Global agriculture has been suffering for many years. The problems that are being faced now are not new, nor will they go away in the future, but rather increase. This can be seen though the constant poor use or land and food, the deterioration…

…The Global Digital Divide The global digital divide in simple terms, refers to the lack of access less developed nations have to the Internet, as compared with more developed nations. While discussing this topic in class, I found it astonishing…

…Global Positioning Systems Since prehistoric times, people have been trying to discover a reliable way to tell where they are, to help guide them to where we are going, and to get them back home again. The latest application for determining our…

…. licensing, and export subsidies. Originally, a country’s economy acted independently of other nations. The growing trend ever since the establishment of GATT in 1947 is globalization. In globalization, a country acts as a part of a free trading community…

…Greenhouse Effect: Is it Getting Warmer? By definition, the greenhouse effect is a term for the role the atmosphere plays in insulating and warming the earth's surface. In modern society, this is the term for something better known as global warming…

…which we still rely. The biggest worry of most 'green' groups at present is the well documented 'global warming' effect in which it is believed the earth's average temperature is rising, causing sea levels to rise (more to do with thermal expansion of water…

…The book I am reading now, Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas L. Friedman explains three major factors for the spread of globalization The Democratization of Technology Now, due to developments in communication technology, you can communicate cheaply…

…punishment. In conclusion, I see corporate ethics as situational and not global. It is the consequences of their decisions that determine their course of action, and not the moral value…

…The push and pull of global forces is a factor common to every country in the world. In the struggle for power, even richer countries fall prey to corporate interest, arduous and effectual decision-making, and sometimes even devastation. While the global…