Globalization is an immensely touchy and complex subject, and I can only skim the surface. I would like to introduce Doan and others to the benefits of free trade. First, as students we are always taught to question everything, and I question the reality of globalization and its presence today.
Many people view globalization as an end-process that characterizes the current state of the world.
But I beg to differ. First, exports as a percentage of the gross domestic products in Latin America, Asia and the United States have remained relatively constant since the early 20th century, while Europe has experienced marginal increases. This undermines the hysteria that globalization is somehow currently spreading rampantly around the world. On the one hand there exists evidence that globalization isn't as intense as the media would have us believe. On the other hand, evidence does suggest that globalization is becoming more apparent, especially in the past 20 years.