I thank my opponent for taking the debate! I will now present the premises before I move on to the case.
BOPThe Burden of Proof is on the CON for this debate in regards to the resolution. My opponent must prove that economic globalization is detrimental to helping the issue regarding poverty in the world in order to have the ballot awarded to them.
DefinitionsPoverty is defined as the state of being extremely poor
Globalization is defined as the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.
These are the standards that PRO will set for the debate. My opponent is free to contest these premises to the debate if he so chooses to. I will now be moving on to the PRO case for economic globalization being beneficial to the reduction of poverty.
Case
A. TechnologyMany technological advancements are much more accessible and can
spread to other places of the world. These technological innovations can spread through leaders and encourage innovation within the respective countries. Businesses will be able to build key technological footprints in the country.
Globalization is the key cause to having such technology around the world. Markets have became much more accessible for technology, allowing countries to influence their
markets for more competition. Basic capitalist principles suggest that competition is good for consumers in general, because they will lower the prices of their goods. With technology, it becomes more accessible and affordable to these people who may not have the money without the global trade imports.
2A. Tech GoodTechnology has been
found to boost GDP, eliminates area of waste in healthcare, and increases productivity in the job. Technology becomes a “tool kit” to solving the issue that lie within the core of healthcare itself.
Technology also enhances creativity. The ability to share creative products using revolutionary features such as Augmented Reality, Game Design, and art, are all beneficial to society. Technology is beneficial to learning as well.
It creates an environment for a student to learn at their own pace, making test scores increase, and giving more funding to public schools. They also keep students engaged and interested in the topics they learn. Technology also helps reduce the poverty levels in country by
offering manufacturing jobs, connects the rural poor to education, and secures land registry so that people can claim ownership to land.
Technological advancements are provided through economic globalization, and technology is key to reducing poverty levels.
B. TradeTrading goods has been a key part of developing societies over the course of history. Trade
between countries boost a country's GDP, making that country a more profitable country with a steady influx of trade. International trade also stimulates economic growth in countries as well, making it much more profitable.
Bigger countries with larger products can trade with other country to increase GDP of the country. A study conducted by Europa suggests that these trades lead to a country becoming a more profitable and liveable country.
Free flowing trade allows businesses to grow into hubs of job production and also specialization opportunities for people to provide the more. The more jobs people have, the less likely they are to be in poverty. My opponent may contest that trade is harmful, but he would be wrong.
Restricted trade causes mass consequences that cut off the natural flow of trade. The cost is an increase in taxes by the taxpayers themselves, driving them into a poverty cycle. If my opponent were to argue that trade now is bad, it is because it is not free enough at the moment. The solution is to allow natural, free flowing trade
C. Globalization Has Helped The Poor
Globalization plays a key role in helping the poor people.
When trade reforms occurred in Colombia, the tax on imports went from 50% to 13% and in India, it went from 80% to 30% in the 90s. In fact, the same article says that there is hard to find any cases where a poor country has benefited from trade restrictions.
The goal created by Millenium Development Goal was achieved in 2008. That article suggested that, between 1981 and 2001 the percentage of rural people living on less than $1 a day decreased from 79 to 27 percent in China, 63 to 42 percent in India, and 55 to 11 percent in Indonesia. These opportunities created by foreign nation has improved the quality of life for these people. This is direct proof that globalization has helped the poor people that live on this planet.
From 1950 to the end of the 20th century, capital income grey 2% per year worldwide. Also, the rates of rural people living off of $2 a day declined 20% in 3 decades
D. EducationEducation has a critical role in fixing poverty in the world, and globalization. The most obvious example of globalization is foreigners coming to developed nations universities. These countries have access to the vast education systems that would have been unobtainable if it weren’t not for globalization. The benefits of education are internal and external.
The external benefits mean that campus and school have an increased diversity, a more accepting environment, and different philosophies from around the world influencing the educators that come. These students also provide knowledge from their country, and share in the classroom, meaning classmates expand the knowledge they once have. These students intake knowledge given to them from these universities, take it to their home country, and improve their country from the resources given to them.
The globalization of education is allowing stereotypes between race and gender disintegrate, with more understandings of each human being. America is currently the lead in acceptance for all, and these ideas can help spread this message to other countries as well, causing a better quality of life for people affected by societal norms and hatred in their home country.
Studies have also been proven that globalization enhances a students ability to obtain knowledge and utilize it in a beneficial manner
Concluding Statements
My opponent may a virtually impossible task in this debate. My statistics have come from the likes of Yale, Colombia, and professors globally that carefully study and analyze this information. These statistics make this a steep slope for my opponents to climb. The effect of globalization has been prevalent in many sectors and is overall more beneficial than detrimental to reducing poverty worldwide.
I am awaiting my opponents rebuttal, and wish him the best of luck in this debate!
Nice
yeah I guess, this was a great idea but im too busy in the fall
Well at least its unrated, so if you lose it won't hurt you
well I didnt have loads of time but hopefully I have room to expand in my defense round
Nice R1!
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Lol. I didn't necessary use it from you, but the articles were there
nice work collecting efforts from "Yale, Colombia, and professors globally" after my attack on your sources concerning Cyber Charter schools XD
I'm gonna try to crank out this argument tonight
This will be fun to watch