Essays on Global Capitalism

At the forefront of the causes of the First World War was the growing sense of Nationalism among the European nations as they reacted to the “fallout” of imperialism abroad and social class conflicts at home (WWI and the Interwar Years, Part 1 3-4mins). In other words, each European power was keen to minimize its counterpart’s influence in the colonized territories and within its borders. Subsequently, one of the effects of World War I was the taint it placed on the presentation of the West as the “height of civilization”; in answer, colonized persons began to question the ...

Is Wal-Mart Good for America?

1-How has Wal-Mart changed the power relationship between retailers and manufacturers? Give examples from the documentary. Wal-Mart has had an enormous impact on American producers. In the film Is Wal-Mart Good for America, narrator talks about “the revolution” in the relationship between retailers and manufacturers that took place in the USA when Wal-Mart decided to cooperate with foreign suppliers. In the past manufacturers determined what to produce and at what price to sell their products. However, Wal-Mart that heavily relies on the economies of scale was able to overcome the old “push-production” system and now successfully dictates suppliers and ...

Abstract

Industrial ownership by nation states has been around since the 16th Century in the Western part of the world seeking protection by the Roman Empire. The significance of this act was defined at that time and even though we are in the 21st century those significances has not changed. The support for nation to own industries has made a positive impact to countries that require expansion but with benefits also comes consequences. Some of the action have prompted severe consequences for some causing economy meltdown and negative effects when in comes to global trade. The paper will look at ...

BRICS effect on global capitalist economy

The debates about the increasing role of emerging economies became more vigorous since the global financial crisis that became a start for a new global framework with the developing countries surfacing as a major hub. The most attention is given to the economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and the South Africa (BRICS) that had demonstrated high growth during the last decade against the global recession. The future dominance of the BRICS may shift the economic center towards the multipolar model. Changes in the matrix of competitive forces (finance, resources, technology) lead to a decline in the economic, political ...

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Methodology: HISTORY History refers to the influences that certain major events, or trends in recent years, have influenced the filmmaker’s choices. Furthermore, the shared history and collective memory of the society may influence that way in which the filmmaker takes the story, by relying on the public’s knowledge of past events.

Thesis Statement:

In “Mad Max: Fury Road”, the filmmaker constructs his reality as a response of the events in real life, where global capitalism, international politics and environmental damage represent imminent threats for the future.

Reasoning:

The film clearly presents a reaction to the ...

The debate between capitalism and socialism has leaned unevenly towards capitalism in the past decades, after the threat represented by communism has silenced the voices of pundits and academics almost entirely. However, history has shown that global capitalism does not necessarily answer the economic problems of poor countries, and even developed nations, such as the United States, are struggling in this economic environment. While some authors argue that the precepts of capitalism and socialism are too different to be combined, and capitalism and socialism only make sense in their purest forms, others believe that socialist ideas must be engrained ...

A Theory of Global Capitalism: Radical Perspective

My personal response is formulated to counter arguments the book, “A Theory of Global Capitalism” by William Robinson. The book according to my personal view on chapter three analyzes the effect of politics and economic growth since the early 1970s. In this chapter, the author rather skeptic looks at the angle that globalization through transnational capitalism is affecting the world’s economy from a Transnational Capitalist Class (TCC) and Transnational state (TNS) point of view. However, an argument can be raised concerning the re-integration of transnational capitalism mechanism of the assessment chain in the ever-growing global webs containing international organization, ...