|
|
Article: Contemporary Globalization and its Ethical Challenges.
- Article from:
- The Ecumenical Review
- Article date:
- April 1, 2000
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2000 World Council of Churches. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Globalization with many faces
Contemporary processes of globalization have several dimensions or faces: technological, cultural, religious, economic and political. None of these is in itself good or bad. All should be understood as ambiguous, with potential for good and evil, but in the current phase of globalization it is important to distinguish the Janus faces of globalization and identify with a potential to pursue the good.
In an asymmetrical world, the very same processes of globalization can turn a benevolent face to many people, while others experience a face turned away in neglect and ignorance and still others bear witness to globalization ...