GLOBALIZATION: What is it? Where is it? Who is it about? Is it good for the country? ... bad for the country?

1         The term Globalization refers to processes of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture.Wikipedia

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2.     The growth of international trade is a fundamental component of globalization.Wikipedia

Explore: Economic growth, International trade

. . . globalization was to a great degree a one-way street -- from the developed to the developing world. world.time.com

Explore: Developing country

Globalization is seen as the beneficial spread of liberty and capitalism. Wikipedia

Explore: Capitalism

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Globalization cannot be stopped.  It is already here and operating on this planet.

LAND GRAB: Third World countries are experiencing their land and water source being taking over by BIG money.

CNN-- Millions of hectares of land have been acquired in the past few years across Africa by investors who are moving into large-scale agriculture to take advantage of potential windfall gains. These deals have become known as "land grabbing," but they could just as well have been framed as "water grabs." 

Watch this video for further information.

Let us celebrate the death of a great man.

Along with Woody Guthrie, Seeger popularized a particular kind of folk music in America: progressive folk music.

It was music about working people and unions. It was music about racial justice. It was music about peace. It was music about taking care of the Earth. And it was music that was simple to learn and easy to sing.

I once heard an interview with Seeger who was saying that when he first heard Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land,” he marveled at its simplicity. 
                                                Matthew Rothschild in 'Common Dream'

For another song from Pete, click the following.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=pete+seeger+songs&form=HDRSC3&first=1#view=detail&mid=B442A1E5FE8C4C59844CB442A1E5FE8C4C59844C

The Green Economy. What is it? What will it do? Why do we need it.

One important addition to this discussion is HUMAN RIGHTS; that the welfare of the PEOPLE has to be part of the solution. The Green Economy has to integrate: ecology, society, economy.

For more information on the Green Economy, click on this site.

Another Way of Looking at Global Wealth

For information on the distribution of wealth, click on this site.