Anti-Globalization

Presented by: Jenny HangPingyin LiuTamon Higashi

What is Anti-Globalization?

• is a term used to describe the political stance of people and groups who oppose certain aspects of globalization in its current form

• considered by many to be a social movement, while others consider it to be an umbrella term that encompasses a number of separate social movements.

Pro-Globalization

• Supporters of globalization points out the economic theory of comparative advantage

• Mainstream economists argue that standard of living can increase through free trade

• The outcomes is not always successful. Constant debate about policies and tradeoffs

Anti-Globalization Movement

• Developed in the late 20th century• Seeks to protect the world's population

and ecosystem from what they believe to be the damaging effects of globalization

• It includes diverse and sometimes opposing understandings of the globalization process, and incorporates alternative visions, strategies and tactics.

Views from Economists

• Rodrik – Globalization may come at the expense of developing more responsible educational, health, and social security networks.

• Amartya Sen - Third world development must be understood. Policies should focus on health and education, not simply GDP.

Views from Economists II

• Immanuel Wallerstein – Criticizes global capitalism and his analysis is renowned by the anti-globalization movement.

• James Tobin - governments should intervene in the economy in order to stabilize output and avoid recessions. – “Tobin Tax” on foreign exchange transactions

Overview

• Who are the participants of the movement?

• What are the claims?

• How do they Organize?

• What is the Neoliberalism?

• Major Activities?

Who are the participants of the movement?

Anti-Globalization Organizations

• Corporate Watch

• Peoples' Global Action Network

• International Forum on Globalization (IFG)

• Friends of the Earth (WB)

• Public Citizen　 (Founded by Ralph Nader)

• HaroldSjursen.Org Globalization Forum and Research Abstracts

• Write for Free World Syndicate's Globalization Editorial Columns

The movement itself is heterogeneous

• HUMAN RIGHTS- Sweatshop, Child Labor, Living Wage

• ECOLOGICAL　 SUSTAINABILITY　Environmentalism - to protect natural resources and ecosystems.

• FREEDOM OF MIGRATION

• ANTI-NEOLIBERALISM

• DIVERSITY- preservation of the cultures of indigenous peoples, Biodiversity　 & cultural diversity,

• FOOD SECURITY AND SAFETY

Multinational corporations

• Multinational corporations are seen as having privileges that most human persons do not have:

moving freely across borders, extracting desired natural resources, and utilizing a diversity of human resources.

Anti-Globalization as Anti-Neoliberalism

• focuses on free-market methods, fewer restrictions on business operations, and property rights

• In foreign policy, neoliberalism favors the opening of foreign markets by political means, using economic pressure, diplomacy, and/or military intervention.

• generally favors multilateral political pressure through international organizations or treaty devices such as the WTO and World Bank

Information technology

• Despite the lack of formal coordinating bodies, the movement manages to successfully organize large protests on a global basis, using information technology to spread information and organize.

WTO meeting in Seattle

• Seattle/N30

• Occurred at WTO meeting in Seattle on November 30, 1999

• More than 40000 protestors

• Over 600 protesters were arrested

• "Battle of Seattle.“

The Genoa G8 Summit Protest • occurred at G8 summit in Genoa , Italy, in 2001

• Over 300,000 protesters

• Non-legitimate attempts by 8 of the most powerful governments to set rules for the planet

• Carlo Giuliani was killed and several hundreds of protesters were injured.

• “The battle of Genoa”

Criticisms

• Disorganized

• Unable to provide solution

• Violence

• Motivation of movement• Lack of evidence

Disorganized Lack of coherent goals

Environment, Labor and Worker rights, Human rights, Poverty, Inequality, Neoliberalism, Consumerism and etc.

Opposite views from different group of protestors

Protester’s ArgumentCommon EnemyNo need to share exactly the same

political vision.

Unable to provide solution

Detailed solutions were rarely providedLack of action implementation

Protester’s ArgumentAnnual World Social ForumPhiladelphia IMC: www.phillyimc.org Non-cooperation of Trade Organization

ViolenceTerrorismThe Misuse of Police ForceCasualties

Protester’s Argument:No human beings are harmed ≠ViolenceViolence tactic & blockades

= A time-honored technique of civil disobedience

Motivation of movement Anti-Americanism Anti- Globalization⇒ Individual’/Organizers’ Interests

European farmers’ protest in 1990 Direct material interests at stake.

Protester’s ArgumentHorizontal Power Structure

Lack of evidence Global economic growth Beneficial effects of globalization

Shift in food supplies available ↓ Percentage of people in developing countries living

below $1 per day Diminishing income inequality for the world as a whole

Protester’s ArgumentGrowth may not be beneficial effects for the poor

Thank You

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