DONELL KEVIN C.

MENDOZA

IDEAS
Asia Pacific and South Asia and the World
An Externalist View of Globalization
SUMMARY/EXPLANATION
In today's global politics, two systems seem to be
at odds with one another. The first is the rapid
acceleration of globalization, which is
characterized as the global convergence of
economic, political, social, and cultural lines. The
second factor is Asia's growing power as a global
force. Any of these systems includes elements of
variety, contingency, and complexity. However,
considering these general developments, this
essay investigates the relationship between the
globalization process and the Asia Pacific and
South Asian regions.
An Externalist View of Globalization Through this
vantage point, globalization can be seen as a
phenomenon that transforms the Asia Pacific and
South Asia. In the one side, it can be seen as a
positive factor, introducing economic prosperity,
democratic change, and social and cultural
diversity to the city.

Generating Globalization: The Asia Pacific and
South Asia as a Springboard
The Anti-Global Impulse: Regional Alternatives to
Globalization
Another way to look at the interaction between
globalization and the Asia Pacific and South Asia
is to think of the region as an independent agent
acting as a globalization driver. While noting the
region's external influences, this viewpoint
demonstrates crucial aspects in which the region
is both shaping and changing the dynamics of
globalization itself. This paradigm reflects a wider
conceptual shift in scholarship that attempts to
reinterpret the simplistic narrative that
globalization is merely a type of Westernization
imposed on Asia.
Overall, globalization has taken a pounding as a
panacea for underdevelopment. Southeast Asian
anti- globalization movements recognized that
their cause was not alone, and it received a boost
in November 1999, when a number of them took
part in what became known as the Battle of
Seattle. Thousands of protesters violently
protested the World Trade Organization (WTO)
conference in Seattle.

Conclusion:
The argument has not been to argue that one lens is superior to another. Instead, it demonstrates how
globalization is a complicated phenomenon in which geographical complexities must be considered as
both a catalyst and a result. Since this chapter reflects specifically on the definition of a country and how
to interpret its relationship to globalization, it has done little to call into question the region's category
and delineation in comparison to other regions of the planet