PS150 L6: PubAd in the Realm of Globalization and Nationalism

Globalization

• Primarily an economic, particularly trade and business phenomenon

• Business and govt are active players

Macroeconomic

• Globalization of markets

• Continuation of international trades

• Relationship of markets and international trades

Microeconomics

• Firms behave differently in terms of suppliers and markets

• Concepts

  • Law of supply and demand

  • Elasticity

4 Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization

1. Economy

2. Political Institution and Governance

3. Social Institutions and Culture

4. Science and Technology

Economy

• Trade Liberalization and Structural Adjustment

• Perspectives on Globalization

  • Positive: global survival

  • Neural: challenges and dangers in terms of human devt

  • Negative: imperialism in 3rd millennium

Trade Liberalization and Structural Adjustment

• Help in recovery and dark side

• Pinapautang ng US; in turn, susundin ang gusto nila

Political Institution and Governance

• Lvls of Gvernance: global, regional, national

• Role of State

  • Minimalist Govt: facilitator

  • Responsible Govt: protector

• Borderless economy

• Revenue generation and utilization

• Downsizing and reinventing govt

• Globalization of corruption

Social Institutions and Culture

• Homogenization

• Social disintegration

• Poverty

• Employees

• Search for cultural roots

Science and Technology

Moral Philosophical questions on

• Cloning

• Genetic engineering

• Trade in parts of human body

• Right to live/die

Human Development

Strands which hold the challenges and opportunities of globalization together

Nationalism is compatible with globalization

False

New Nationalism

Serving the national interest while dealing with globalization

Theories of PubAd

1. Redefining borders in borderless, globalizing world; traditional national

2. Reestablishing locus and focus

3. Clarifying concepts on role of the state, private sector and civil society

delivery of public goods and services

4. Reviewing theories of bureaucracy computers and robots role?

Socioeconomic Transformation

• Natl devt and policy

• Annual budget

• Progs, projs, Acts of govt agencies

Governance

• natl and local govt

• Bureaucratic transformation (downsizing)

• Natl planning and budget

• Resource mobilization

Decentralization

Can facilitate implementation of global governance at local lvl