The downside of globalization

Globalization is good, right? Not necessarily. Displaced workers, easy spread of disease, for example, are two negative consequences of globalization.

In class, we discuss the impact of globalization on women, specifically, that there's some evidence that women in more globalized countries tend to do better, in terms of access to health care and education, legal rights, etc.

However, I don't think it's a simple relationship. More globalized countries are also richer countries, an.d maybe it's just that women do better in countries where there are more resources available.

MIDEAST: Women Migrant Workers With HIV Get Raw Deal - IPS ipsnews.net

BBC News - Mothers tempted to abandon babies in Moscow

Human Trafficking in Europe a 2.4 Billion Euro Industry UN Dispatch

Corruption Perceptions Index 2005 Released

This is the index from Transparency International, which the folks from the international business class should recall.

And the winners this year.....

Bangladesh is, again, the most corrupt, followed by Chad. The three most honest -- Iceland in first place, with Finland and New Zealand tied for second. The US comes in at #17.

BBC NEWS: South Asia: Bangladesh tops most corrupt list

Transparency International