Towards a Critique of Globalization

Abstract

Globalization heralds a great epoch in human history. Yet, despite certain advantages of globalization, its disadvantages cannot be overlooked. It is necessary to ask certain questions. Is globalization a form of neocolonialism? What is its impact on the southern hemisphere? Is it necessarily linked to violence, militarism and eco-unfriendly technologies? And are these problems essentially moral rather than merely economic and ecological?