Hey! Hope everyone’s weekend has been going well! Here’s my summary on “The Double Edge of Globalization” by Nayan Chanda.
In “The Double Edge of Globalization”, according to Chanda(2007), globalization affects the environment both positively and negatively. Globalization is a bane to the environment as it increases trade volume which assumes to have encouraged firms to carry out production in countries with little environment-related laws. However, little proof can be found to support that statement. Rather, factories that are not locally owned seemed to produce less than their domestic counterparts. Another culprit is the World Trade Organization, who are held liable for environmental destruction as a result of pollution, deforestation and increased fishing. Although non-profit organizations have highlighted the disadvantages of interconnectedness, little improvement is seen. The root cause of ineffective environmental protection policies is due to the lack of cooperation by nations and global powers. On the other hand, globalization is beneficial as it raises global awareness on environmental problems and its consequences through increasing interconnectivity globally.
Hope everyone had a good Saturday and a good Sunday ahead! (:
ES1102 
Hi Gio!
Overall the summary is concise and straightforward, covering the main points of the article.
However there are some points you can improve on:
1) “Another culprit is the World Trade Organization, who are held liable for environmental destruction as a result of pollution, deforestation and increased fishing.”
–> World Trade Organization is a collective noun? So I think “who are…” should be changed to “who is…”
2) “Although non-profit organizations have highlighted the disadvantages of interconnectedness, little improvement is seen.”
–> I am not sure if I understood this statement. Are you trying to point out the ineffectiveness of technologies brought about by globalization (through increased inter-connectivity) in dealing with environmental issues?
Thanks!
Ben
Hi hi Gio
Really detailed summary covering the article very well!
Below are some of my suggestions, hopefully it helps : )
Rather, factories that are not locally owned seemed to produce less than their domestic counterparts. (Rather, foreign owned factories seems to produce less than their domestic counterparts.)
Another culprit is the World Trade Organization, who are held liable for environmental destruction as a result of pollution, deforestation and increased fishing. (Another culprit is the World Trade Organisation, which is held liable for environmental destruction resulting from pollution, deforestation, and increased fishing.)
The root cause of ineffective environmental protection policies is due to the lack of cooperation by nations and global powers. (The root cause of ineffectual environmental protection policies is due to the lack of cooperation between global powers.)
On the other hand, globalization is beneficial as it raises global awareness on environmental problems and its consequences through increasing interconnectivity globally. (On the other hand, globalization is beneficial. Through increasing global interconnectivity, it raises awareness of the consequences of environmental problems.)
Lewis