Week 8, to KM:
KM, again good insights as usual. I really appreciate having your perspective in our group because you often see things differently and than I do, or at least notice things I miss.
This week I particularly appreciated you pointing out what this chapter Global Transformations had to say about the dynamic relationships between Multinational Corporations and nation-states. You summed it up well, saying, "MNCs have dramatically influenced every national government because they have been not only creating wealth, but also redistributing it like the roles of the unfair exploitations in Imperial Era." That is another side of what I said on my blog about how the MNCs have replaced nations as the true Imperial powers in the world today. And even though international cooperation and such global efforts have all but eliminated territorial imperialism from nations, imperialism is still very much alive in today's MNCs. Now the MNCs make the uneven trade decisions and do the exploitive labor practices that the former imperial powers were notorious for.
But I also appreciate your optimism that since MNCs have to much of the power nations once had, and can influence national and global situations negatively, they also have the power to influence them for the better. Again you wrote, regarding one of the ways MNCs can make positive and negative impacts on smaller developing nations, "These outsourcings could give developing countries the chances of building their domestic industries dramatically. However, on the other hand, these subcontracts also have caused many social problems such as low income and human right violations because of these capitalistic practices." You've really hit the nail on the head with that conundrum. MNCs, like WalMart (as you also pointed out), have been responsible for many human-rights atrocities all for the sake of the bottom line. There are still evil powers at work in the practices of MNCs. And yet, they have such opportunity through outsourcing to bring life to dead economies, if they truly respect their workers and commit to the welfare of the communities they enter into.
Jesus-followers worldwide can and should influence they companies, especially the Global Media MNCs that have so much power in the US, to encourage them to do good, and "...awaken global companies from the ignorance of their social responsibilities."
KM, again good insights as usual. I really appreciate having your perspective in our group because you often see things differently and than I do, or at least notice things I miss.
This week I particularly appreciated you pointing out what this chapter Global Transformations had to say about the dynamic relationships between Multinational Corporations and nation-states. You summed it up well, saying, "MNCs have dramatically influenced every national government because they have been not only creating wealth, but also redistributing it like the roles of the unfair exploitations in Imperial Era." That is another side of what I said on my blog about how the MNCs have replaced nations as the true Imperial powers in the world today. And even though international cooperation and such global efforts have all but eliminated territorial imperialism from nations, imperialism is still very much alive in today's MNCs. Now the MNCs make the uneven trade decisions and do the exploitive labor practices that the former imperial powers were notorious for.
But I also appreciate your optimism that since MNCs have to much of the power nations once had, and can influence national and global situations negatively, they also have the power to influence them for the better. Again you wrote, regarding one of the ways MNCs can make positive and negative impacts on smaller developing nations, "These outsourcings could give developing countries the chances of building their domestic industries dramatically. However, on the other hand, these subcontracts also have caused many social problems such as low income and human right violations because of these capitalistic practices." You've really hit the nail on the head with that conundrum. MNCs, like WalMart (as you also pointed out), have been responsible for many human-rights atrocities all for the sake of the bottom line. There are still evil powers at work in the practices of MNCs. And yet, they have such opportunity through outsourcing to bring life to dead economies, if they truly respect their workers and commit to the welfare of the communities they enter into.
Jesus-followers worldwide can and should influence they companies, especially the Global Media MNCs that have so much power in the US, to encourage them to do good, and "...awaken global companies from the ignorance of their social responsibilities."
posted by Luke Hyder at 9:15 PM
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