The Costs & Benefits Of Globalisation To The Uk

Globalisation is a capitalist process that has taken off as a concept in the wake of the collapse of communism as a viable alternate form of economic organisation as we are increasingly been seen as living in the era of globalisation. Globalisation describes the increased mobility of goods, services, labour, technology and finance & capital throughout the world. Although globalisation is not a new development, its pace has increased with the advent of new technologies, especially in the area of telecommunications.

Examples of how globalisation effects Britain is in the current trend of UK business employing indian call centres for support & sales services, or for a clothing manufacturers to design its products in the UK, and make them in south-east Asia and then to sell them in north America.

The Costs of Globalisation are -

• The wages in the UK are high in global terms, and thus the UK is unable to compete in many sectors such as manufacture of consumer goods or other goods where the labour costs are a significant element of the price. Thus British workers are losing their jobs when companies move abroad or fail to compete.

• Open to risks outside of the control of the UK government , i.e. International capital flows and crisis.

The Benefits of Globalisation are -

• English is the language of the internet and international business & commerce, giving the UK a head start against the likes of France in developing ecommerce businesses and services.

• Globalisation has helped to elevate London into the worlds financial centre for the European Time zone. With a large and wide ranging financial services sector including banking, insurance.

• A large number of UK companies sell overseas for which 'Britishness' is part of the appeal

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