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All India UPSC Essay Competition
Harshita Dey
All India Rank - 12th
Prize: CL Course worth Rs. 10k.
- UPSC attempt given before: No
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- Graduation - B A History honours
- College: Shri shikshayatan college, University of Calcutta
Globalization & its impact on Democracy
Globalization refers to the expansion of economic transactions and the organization of economic activities across political boundaries of nation states. It can be defined as a process associated with increasing economic openness, growing economic integration in the world economy. Globalization is a multi-dimensional phenomenon. Its implications and consequences are not confined to the economy alone but extend to polity and society. Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Globalization has its impact on democracy. When an authoritarian government agrees to global regime to gain economic benefits but it is forced to accept a greater pressure on it democracy that follows. Political policy which are been made while keeping the above in mind have 2 aspects of globalization -international trade liberation and telecommunications. But there are number of examples that world is triggered by many policies that are "not economical" and tend to be politically done by a number of economic actors of the world. Globalization has a value involved and strengthen the process of democratisation within a country. The spirit of transparency, openness, good governance, development -based public participation (democracy), even up to the concept of civil society and human rights which is considered as a characteristics of democratisation is a clear example of the impact of globalisation. Today whatever is happening to an individual or community group should not shy out from believing that it is dur to globalization. Globalization has provided an openness of cultural reference that are not necessarily bounded to the local values. In addition, consciously or unconsciously, many spirits of democratisation in its national order are awakened by the pressure of globalization. Today an opposition leader in a country can not be easily eliminated using the perception or repressively by the ruler of the country. This is not because of more awareness to appreciate the difference but often because of the pressure triggeredby a global world. In the case of india,established herself as a sovereign, socialist, Democratic Republic. Nehru's socialist credentials and pro-soviet union stance had great influence. The public sector flourished. But this scenario change in 1991 with the adoption of "neo-liberal " globalization dictated by imf and wb. The role of the public sector became minimal, "profit "became the slogan of business and government as well. Reforms gave way to a more extreme situation where huge amount of pressure from mnc's began to flow. Politicians started playing the role of middleman. The minimal hard won democratic right of workers and people began to decline. Democracy suffered at the altar of private profit, although indian democracy experts have failed to realize this. This made the states and regions compete against each other. They started using caste, religion, language astheir main weapons to divide the indian people. There was displacement of tribal and rural people in Narmada for construction work. Their democratic rights and resistance were attacked by right wing political organization. Education was rapidly privatised. This also made students learn business oriented subject. Thus, globalization endangers democracy and yearning of poor-working people. Globalization process has a future towards humanity and the world as a whole. However, its ambiguous development and relations with democracy are debatable and has the same length of history as humans on this earth.