CONWORLD 123 Midterm Chapter 1

CONWORLD 103 Midterm Chapter 1- D2 3.
Import quota- limits on the

quantity of a certain good that
can be imported.
Metaphors of Globalization
4. Buy- national regulations-
Solid and Liquid special privileges to domestic
manufacturers.
Solidity- refers to the barriers that prevent or 5. Voluntary export restraints

make the movement of things difficult. (VER)- trade restriction on the
quantity of goods that an
Task: Give examples of life situations where exporting country is allowed to
solidity is presented. export to another country. This
limit is self-imposed by the
1.
exporting country.
2.
3.
Liquidity- increasing ease of movement of
people, things, information, and places in the
Solids are also barriers to Trade contemporary world.
a. Natural solids- landforms and bodies of - Change is occurring more

water. rapidly in the modern
Ex. Distance, language world
b. Manmade solids- Great Wall of China Example. Rate of selling
products with the use of
Barriers to Trade (restraint on the flow money or credit
of international goods or services) - In investments, it is the
(a) Tariff- most common. It is a tax on ease of converting assets
imports. Charged per unit (per into cash
barrel.) Cash- is universally considered the
- Imported goods vs. most liquid asset. It can also be
domestic goods converted into tangible assets.
Tariffs according to
Purpose Illiquid- examples are real estate, fine
1. Protective tariffs- arts, collectibles and etc.
2. Revenue tariffs- Flows- are the movement of people, things,

places, and information brought by the growing
porosity of global limitation (Ritzer, 2015).
Examples. Cuisines, Financial crisis and

(b) Non-Tariff Filipino communities all over the world
1. Embargo - a blockade or
political agreement that limits a
foreign country’s ability to
export or to import. (set up for Globalization Theories
defense purposes)
Homogeneity- is the increasing sameness in the
world as cultural inputs, economic factors, and
2. Subsidy- Like tariff, it raises the
political orientations of societies expand to
price of foreign goods by aiding
create common practices, same economies, and
domestic industry.
similar forms of government.
 Adaptation of developing countries c. Calculability- “ quantity over quality” , “
with the ideas of the modern world. The money thing”
 Same music , business suits, Ex. Quotas over quality
d. Control- Control over employees,
control over customers, control over
Cultural Imperialism- a given culture influences image
other culture
 Imposing a culture of a superior

country over less potent society Grobalization vs Glocalization
 Dominant culture
 Disadvantage- a less vibrant Grobalization- is a process wherein nations,
monoculture corporations, and etc. impose themselves on
geographic areas in order
Americanization- import by non-Americans of to gain profits, power and so on.
products, images, technologies, practices and
behavior closely related to America/Americans  Imperialistic ambitions of nations,
(Kuisel 2003). corporations, and organizations
 Tension between global and local
Problem in Homogeneity- “One-size fits-all”
 Death of the local
approach- treating all countries in the world as
the same Glocalization- interpenetration of the local and
global resulting into a unique outcome.
 Listening to local consumers and

Media Imperialism- is the existence of
acting on it
alternative global media originating from
Ex. Record labels or albums are
developing countries as well as the influence of
altered to fit the conservative
local and regional media.
culture of Muslim countries.
Ex. Al Jazeera and Bollywood Pita as an alternative for buns
for Mc Arabian Chicken
Internet- can also be seen as an arena for Rice meal for McDonalds in the
alternative media. Philippines
McDonaldization- is the process by which
Western societies are dominated by the
principles of fast food restaurants. (Ritzer 1993)
- Process by which
principles of fast food
restaurants have come to
dominate virtually every
aspect of society.
Principles of McDonaldization
a. Efficiency- Streamlining processes and

getting your customers to perform
unpaid work. Focus on minimizing time
and resources.
Ex. Getting customers in and
out more quickly, self-service
concept stores
b. Predictability- Consumers like knowing
what to expect and what to do in any
situation.
Ex. Food menu

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CONWORLD 103 Midterm Chapter 1- D2 3.

Import quota- limits on the

Solidity- refers to the barriers that prevent or 5. Voluntary export restraints

a. Natural solids- landforms and bodies of - Change is occurring more

2. Revenue tariffs- Flows- are the movement of people, things,

Examples. Cuisines, Financial crisis and

 Imposing a culture of a superior

 Listening to local consumers and

a. Efficiency- Streamlining processes and

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