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The state of the world can be characterized in
terms of the following 12 factors:
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3. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
- population
- health
- food
- water /
sanitation
- climate
/ air
- biodiversity
- energy
4. GLOBALIZATION ISSUES
Globalization
is . . . the inexorable integration of markets, nation-states,
and technologies to a degree never witnessed before-in a way
that is enabling individuals, corporations and nation-states
to reach around the world farther, faster, deeper and cheaper
than ever before . . . . the spread of free-market capitalism
to virtually every country in the world.
T.L.
Friedman, The
Lexus and the Olive Tree
- economy
- markets,
multinational corporations, distribution of benefits, wealth,
poverty, livelihoods, World Trade Organization (WTO), International
Money Fund (IMF), sweatshop labor
- cultural
/ religious diversity: culture sharing, cultural homogenization
- Internet:
culture formation based on shared interests (not national/geographic
boundaries)
- education
- terrorism
- weapons
of mass destruction: proliferation, regulation
- environmental
impact
5. TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
- genetic
engineering
- nanotechnology
6. THINK GLOBAL, ACT LOCAL
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