Nguyen Thanh Anh Kiet

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THE GLOBALIZATION
The globalization has a strong impact to may faces of life in the countryside. The first is
about the living standard, such as in India, rural population has very low purchasing power
than its counterpart staying in urban areas. Occasional large scale purchases by few
(affluent and cooperatives) are made from urban markets since rural markets are
underdeveloped. The villages which adjacent to cities have an edge over those living in
interior areas in terms of income generation and when living in the villages close to cities
get an opportunity to work as construction workers, vegetable sellers and contractual
laborers. Income generated in this way help them to purchase agricultural inputs to improve
productivity and subsequently their purchasing power.
Second, the globalization has a direct impact to the employee in the rural areas. It is a
common phenomena when labor migration to cities from rural areas in search of
employment. The reasons include desire for more comfort, higher income and numerous
job opportunities. Scarcity of labor has further worsened by the 'minimum wage act'.
Earlier, wages were determined by different factors like demand and supply, properties of
work and efficiency of the laborers. Farmers are finding it difficult to hire workers on the
wages determined by government and its ministries. Fund paucity has compelled them to
perform farming activities using family labor. Government never allows foodgrain, petrol
and crude prices to be determined by the market forces. A policy of minimum wages to
daily paid labors is more a political move than the help to poor people. Giving three months
assured job in a year to needy people make them also the lazy as they earn good money in
three month and use it for rest of the month. However, alcoholism, addiction to card games
etc. allow them to spend this money in less time and migrate to seek job in towns and cities.
Last but not least, culture and social values in India still be preserved in rural life. New
advancement of technology has not much influence in rural areas. The old fashion dresses
still be used and celebrate festivals in old styles. Folk dances and folk songs are still
popular among villagers. Culture is still untouched and unaffected by western influence.
Globalization has no impact on rural life as standards of living are suboptimal but
migration of people is taking place and poor people are moving to urban areas in search of
employment.
Globalization is one of the most believed by many as being the revolution of the future.
However, globalization but it is not just in the future, it is also existent in the present day as
well and is growing rapidly but it like everything still have the positive and negative effects
on the social life. It seem good to the urban area with all new technology that make the
living is much simpler, in other words, it is the negative effects on the rural area where
farmer have to abandoned their place to transfer to urban area to find better life.

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