The Impact of Globalization On the United States of America

Abstract

Globalization has become a buzz term in the field of social sciences, and it continues to be the subject of heated debates due to its multiple dimensions and implications .It may indeed mean the end of the nation state which brings a new way of life to people and nations, and within which world’s events are expected to be evaluated in a holistic approach. Recently, a considerable literature has been produced describing the nature, origins, and impact of globalization. The present work seeks basically to provide and enlightening picture of what the process of globalization denotes, what are its dimensions as well as its implications. The study also seeks to measure the impact of globalization on one of the most developed countries in the worldwide, i.e, the United States. It argues that while the United States may be providing a crucial impetus to globalization, the process of globalization has in turn become a force into itself. Therefore, globalization has imposed its own logic and demands that are having a profound impact on the US in different domains.