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The Effects of Globalization in Ecuador

Globalization is an economic process, technological and social-cultural progress. Almost 40 years ago
my country, Ecuador, was involved in globalization. This globalization had two important effects: The

country could access to information and technology, and people from Ecuadorian cities had an
increase in their economy.

Globalization created an unlimited access to information. It was, and it is still important in my
country because almost 40 or 50 years ago people had to look for information in libraries and almost

ever they didn’t find the information that they were looking for. Also, thanks to globalization people
can be informed of things that happen around the world. For example, if there is any kind of natural

disaster in the world, social media gives fast information about what is happening. Furthermore,
people in my country can access to social media easily. For me, social media has advantages and

disadvantages in our country. It is an advantage because people can communicate with their
relatives that live in other countries. Also, people can be in touch with other people to make

business. But also, it is a disadvantage because people usually spend more time in social media than
with their close relatives. Another reason why globalization was important in my country is because

now we can have the highest technology to develop our country in several areas.
In addition, globalization improved Ecuadorian’s life. In 1884, Ecuador started with the

exportation of cacao and banana. In 2000, Ecuador had an economic crisis and people had to

migrate to other countries, especially to European countries. Migration was the best decision that
people could take in that moment because it increased the incomes of families and also to the
country. While people were migrating to other countries they could learn some new custom that

foreign countries have. For instance, people celebrate “Halloween”. Halloween is celebrated on

October 31 but there is a big problem in my country because the same day is the day of the
Ecuadorian flag, but people have forgotten the importance to show reverence to our national

symbol and prefer to celebrate other foreign festivals.
To sum up, globalization is a word which means change. For me, globalization has positive and

negatives effects. For example, Ecuador can increase its incomes while the exportation of raw
material, in contrast Ecuador can’t export processed products and it means a great loss of money.

Also, Ecuador has been able to acquire new technology to use it in several areas such as medicine
and education. Moreover, people can learn about other cultures and be in touch with their relatives

in other countries.

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