Globalization: Managing Negative Impacts

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It motivates people to value their own knowledge

Agriculture, healthcare, technology, food preparation, conservation, and management of natural resources, among others

Young people in developing countries start to value traditional practices and beliefs more Signup and view all the answers

Expressed through external institutions Signup and view all the answers

To bridge the knowledge gap between Western and developing countries Signup and view all the answers

It creates problems due to the existing knowledge gap Signup and view all the answers

It has the potential for use in various aspects of everyday living Signup and view all the answers

Redesigning education systems to cater to social, economic, political, and cultural issues Signup and view all the answers

Disseminating indigenous knowledge through education systems Signup and view all the answers

It creates uncertainty, risks, complexity, and volatility Signup and view all the answers

They produce and diffuse Western knowledge to other parts of the world Signup and view all the answers

To build a better future for all communities of the world Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Despite benefits, globalization also increases uncertainty, risks, complexity, and volatility, making better management necessary for a better future.
Countries have adopted different ways to combat negative impacts of globalization.

Western knowledge is promoted globally through institutions like IMF and World Bank, neglecting local knowledge.
Developing countries often copy Western education systems without considering local context, creating problems.
Solution: greater attention to disseminate indigenous knowledge through education systems.
Indigenous knowledge has potential for practical use in everyday life, local technologies, culture, and expressions.
Its application can motivate people and open up opportunities to build on ancestral knowledge.
Indigenous knowledge includes traditional practices and beliefs in areas like agriculture, healthcare, technology, food preparation, natural resource conservation, and management.

Incorporating indigenous knowledge in education systems helps young people in developing countries value their own creative efforts.
It promotes valuing traditional practices and beliefs over external influences.
This approach can lead to a more sustainable and culturally sensitive development.