Summary on "The Double Edge of Globalisation" (Draft Two)

In “The Double Edge of Globalisation”, (Chanda, 2007), the main ideas is on the global challenges that the world is currently facing due to globalization as well as the importance of political power to help tackle these issues.

Globalisation spurred trading among countries and this lead to an increase in fishing, destroying of the forests and pollution. In China, the use of chemicals and burning of coal to run the export machines, which supply cheap goods around the world, have caused both air and water pollution.

Global warming is another issue of globalization. It can threaten to shrink the global economy by 20 percent and force migrants to leave their homes in an event of a flood.

However, the benefit of globalization can be seen through the advances in technology in an effort to connect people around the world. 

Therefore, the governments and the activists should work together to tackle these issues efficiently.