Comments on: Why Globalization Will Fail

By: The Brave New World of Deglobalization | The China Vortex

The Brave New World of Deglobalization | The China Vortex — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:12:35 +0000

[...] previous articles, I have voiced some of my criticisms and predictions re globalization here, here, here, and here. Unfortunately, it is becoming clearer by the day that globalization was [...]

By: Poverty Numbers As A Chinese Social Stability Indicator | The China Vortex

Poverty Numbers As A Chinese Social Stability Indicator | The China Vortex — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:29:09 +0000

[...] need for social stability in China trumps everything else. Including commitments to globalization and the [...]

By: Why is this necessary

Why is this necessary — Sat, 24 May 2008 01:10:28 +0000

Ultimately we are tribal creatures that find security in a the perception of a commonly held identity. This sense of common identity, which has its roots in biological principles, has effectively fostered the survival and evolution of our species and resulted in the many cultures, languages, ethnicities etc., that we now see in the world. To believe that something like globalism, that has only recently (and very tenuously) become practicable, is going to readily override the accumulated momentum of our history as a species seems almost hopelessly naive.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 24 May 2008 01:08:20 +0000

By: Book Review: Making Globalization Work | The China Vortex

Book Review: Making Globalization Work | The China Vortex — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:50:28 +0000

[...] either you are for it or against it. I have been a critic of globalization in its present form here, here and here. While a few who have commented on those articles believe that this meant I was [...]

By: Unwinding Globalization | The China Vortex

Unwinding Globalization | The China Vortex — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:40:28 +0000

[...] time ago, I talked about why globalization, at least in its current form, would fail. Globalization has been oversold, especially in the US, where it was seen as leading to some [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:45:42 +0000

“I’m not speaking in support of nationalism; however, I do think that it is a reality for most people.”

i agree mostly with this view, but im not sure if increasing nationalism will be the solution… remember thats what led to the world wars of the past century…

By: What's Global and What's Local? | The China Vortex

What's Global and What's Local? | The China Vortex — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:01:49 +0000

[...] all the talk about globalization, as well as what is working and what isn’t about it, it’s time to drill down and find out what businesses are global by nature, and what [...]

By: China and I

China and I — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:38:43 +0000

I mostly agree with you and I would say the world is not as flat as Thomas Friedman imagine. Remember the latest feud of the Pulitzer prize winner with a Chinese official at the Dalian World Economic Forum. I think the current globalization is due to four factors: 1/limited market expansion in Western world; so there is a need to find new territories; 2/ Economic and governement reforms in developing countries attract Foreign investors; 3/ Internet break the distance and communication; 4/ Worlwide supply chain has improved drastically (shipping lines faster and ships bigger, inland logistic improving).
BUT, all mentioned above leads to change in our developed world. People loose their marks so they reject globalization as they loose their jobs due delocalization, more foreigners come to their country, etc…
I don’t see this trend continue for another decade.

By: tim2

tim2 — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:57:41 +0000

There’s a mistake –> “The simple fact is that although the US and Chinese economies are tightly bound together, and depend on each other as their largest trading partners”

Actually Canada is USA’s largest trading partner, by a very large margin too. Check the U.S. Census Bureaus stats … http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/top/index.html