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====Ilknur Yilmaz==== | ====Ilknur Yilmaz==== | ||
First of all I want to thank Jana Hybášková for taking time and answering our questions | First of all I want to thank Jana Hybášková for taking time and answering our questions. Smile. | ||
Now I want to come to the answer | Now I want to come to the answer to the question. | ||
“The leading powers are the most competitive. Countries able to dominate markets, dominate globalization.” | “The leading powers are the most competitive. Countries able to dominate markets, dominate globalization.” | ||
Does this mean that countries and societies that are not able to take leading roles in global market will not have a chance to become an equal competitor or equal partner in the process of globalisation | Does this mean that countries and societies that are not able to take leading roles in the global market will not have a chance to become an equal competitor or equal partner in the process of globalisation? Most countries can maybe build up any industry or make any improvement necessary to take place in global trade, but it is doubtful that these countries can make such fast progress to be able to compete with these leading countries that dominate the world markets, despite the dependence on natural resources that might be necessary. Is this to say that these less advanced countries will always be kind of puppets of the advanced leading countries? | ||
Moreover we always talk about world prices, but what about the different incomes and different | Moreover, we always talk about world prices, but what about the different incomes and different standards of living? How can a less advanced country with meager incomes and under-paid labour be able to take its place in a process of progress and improvement and become an equal part of globalization? | ||
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====Jana Hybášková==== | ====Jana Hybášková==== | ||
Allow me to | Allow me to use a couple of examples from recent years, countries which definitely were not the strongest industrial tigers, nor banking strongholds. A very fine example is Finland, a country which 20 years ago appeared from under the shadow of the iron curtain. A country with no specific raw material and energy reserves, not the most educated population and famous universities. And yet, with good management of human resources, good governance, a decision to follow the most modern industrial trends, Finland became a clear example of a win-win solution. And it is not about good luck and Nokia; it is about one of the lowest levels of corruption achieved worldwide, an increase in elementary and secondary education, very high language knowledge, etc. A comparable example of a small, very poor country, with high growth, good governance, and which was simply able to use its strategic geographic position, is Ireland. In South America, let us look at Chile, a country deeply wounded by a military regime, and is now a stable, sustainable growing democracy, achieving admirable GDP growth even in years of crisis. And again, no proximity to financial markets, no substantial natural resources, nor accumulated cultural capital. | ||
Another, more complicated example of course is India, now real winner | Another, more complicated example of course is India, now a real winner in globalization. Again - it was not a financial stronghold, nor a resource-rich country, or a scientific and technological backyard. | ||
The preconditions for win-win in globalization: good governance, substantial reduction in corruption, stable democracy, good economic management, perfect management of human resources, visible improvement of public education. Good governance and the fight against corruption are key issues. | |||
The win-win solution for globalization is not that much about economics as about politics. It might be difficult for young people to grasp the fact that professionalism and criticism are not enough. Only by participation in ways which allow a reduction in corruption, and which allows for transparent and good governance are the surest ways to subscribe to win-win global solutions. | |||
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