Globalization Quotes

Accordingly, globalization is not only something that will concern and threaten us in the future, but something that is taking place in the present and to which we must first open our eyes. (Ulrich Beck)
Globalization presumes sustained economic growth. Otherwise, the process loses its economic benefits and political support. View quote
Paul Samuelson
Today in the era of globalization there is no such issue as borders between states of the same nation. View quote
Fatos Nano
It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity. View quote
Kofi Annan
We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization. View quote
Kofi Annan
It's trite to say that the world has gotten smaller in the age of globalization, but my travels have told me that it's wrong to think this means there is some kind of uniform world culture. View quote
Norman Spinrad
The negative side to globalization is that it wipes out entire economic systems and in doing so wipes out the accompanying culture. View quote
Peter L. Berger
There is a huge shift taking place in the global awareness in the last 5 years with strong views about globalization and the power structures of major corporations. View quote
David Korten
In the US, most progressives start to see the differences between internationalism and economic globalization. View quote
David Korten
Reliable data on the outsourcing of American jobs is sorely missing from the debate on globalization. View quote
Dan Lipinski
People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of money. (Lakhdar Brahimi)
The regime of globalization promotes an unfettered marketplace as the dynamic instrument organizing international relations. View quote
William Greider
We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature, because they have to build political support for every step. View quote
Kofi Annan
Globalization is not in itself a folly: It has enriched the world scientifically and culturally and benefited many people economically as well. View quote
Amartya Sen
Today's terrorism is not the product of a traditional history of anarchism, nihilism, or fanaticism. It is instead the contemporary partner of globalization. View quote
Jean Baudrillard
In the long run, the most important changes required to make globalization work are reforms to reduce the democratic deficit. View quote
Joseph Stiglitz
Russia should support globalization. The Internet can develop in Russia in a very speedy way. View quote
Anatoly Chubais
If you're totally illiterate and living on one dollar a day, the benefits of globalization never come to you. View quote
Jimmy Carter
The Golden Straitjacket is the defining political-economic garment of globalization. [...] The tighter you wear it, the more gold it produces. View quote
Thomas Friedman
I think globalization actually maintains and fosters various elements of national and cultural identities. I don't think everything is being homogenized. If anything, your food, your culture, and your ethnicity might become part of the globalized world, and thus absorbed by other countries. View quote
Nouriel Roubini
Globalization is a form of totalitarianism... It is the rich who rule, and the poor live as they can. (José Saramago)
You have no choice but to operate in a world shaped by globalization and the information revolution. There are two options: adapt or die. View quote
Andy Grove
We tend to think of the problems of globalization and cultural identity as peculiar to our times. In fact they are rooted in ancient problems of civic belonging. View quote
Mark Kingwell
Globalization has redefined the competition for employment and incomes in the United States. Tradeoffs will have to be made between the two. View quote
Michael Spence
Globalization is simply opening the free marketplace to encompass the entire world. View quote
P. J. O'Rourke