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Globalization In The Age Of Trump Summary

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Ghemawat’s “Globalization in the Age of Trump” focuses on many important trends in globalization throughout the article. Globalization has slowed down in 2015 but it has not gone backward in terms of progress. The decline in trade is a part of the reason why globalization was down but the root of the problem was created by the decline in commodity pricing and inflation of the value of the U.S. dollar. Another, trend that is important is the Globaloney Gap, this gap was created because of people overestimating the intensity of global business and underestimating the “extent to which differences between countries constrain international commerce.” Ghemaway states that to counteract this gap, the law of semi-globalization and the law of distance must be applied. According to Ghemaway, the law of semi-globalization is when “international business …show more content…

One of the most important “dos” is for countries to pay renewed attention to the market selection which they are competing in. More precisely, these countries should focus on maximizing their opportunities where they can find cultural, administrative/political, geographic, and economic affinities. Companies use three different techniques to compete globally. These techniques are adaptation, aggregation, and arbitrage. According to Ghemaway, companies must be able to “vary products, policies, market positioning, and so on to suit local markets.” However, this method of adaptation is intended for companies which have large success and not those who have marginally. Another, important “do” is for “companies to externalize some of the costs of adaptation via franchising, joint ventures, or other types of partnerships.” Some “don’ts” are not put adaptation above all because it would get rid of competitive advantages and not to over-rely on localization. Relying too much on localization would hinder the value of across borders for a

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