Global Economy and Globalization Essay and Project

Clothing
Item	Company	Country
Shirt	Izod	Kenya
Jacket	North Face	Indonesia
Jeans	Levis	Mexico
Underwear	Calvin Klein	Bangladesh
Shoes	Nike	Vietnam
Leather Jacket	Diesel	Tunisia
Cleats	Adidas	Indonesia
Shirt	Zara	Bangladesh
Boots	Timberland	Dominican Republic
Wind Breaker	Under Armour	Jordan

Electronics
Item	Company	Country
Cell Phone	Apple	China
Wireless Keyboard	Logitech	China
Laptop	HP	China
TV	Toshiba	Japan
Hair Clipper	Wahl	China
Refrigerator	Frigidaire	Mexico
Washing Machine	Samsung	Japan
Dishwasher	Whirlpool	USA
Dryer	GE	Mexico
AC	LG	Japan

Durable Household Goods
Item	Company	Country
Pistol	Smith & Wesson	USA
Car	Chevrolet	USA
Motorcycle	Honda	Japan
Lawnmower	Honda	Japan
Toolbox	Snap-on	USA
Drill	Dewalt	China
Furniture	Ikea	Sweden
Cup	-	China
Fauce	Grohe	India
Bedsheets	Ikea	Sweden

After placing dots on the map the big picture becomes much more clear, Southeastern asia plays a very important role in the world economy especially china. What surprised me the most is the european absence in the map, I think this is due to their manufacturing principle, quality over quantity. China holds the most manufacturing origins out of all of my items, even though some of the companies are based and headquartered in the western world yet their products are produced in China and other countries, this is clear to see in United States case, many of the American car brands produced in mexico though their headquarters is just across the border.

I think with globalization all countries are connected to the global economy whether they hold a position of importance that varies widely. For example African countries are seen as limited producing countries and more of consuming countries. This is also seen in the Middle Eastern region as well. Globalization made different regions of the world have different duties in the world economy whether producing or consuming countries all countries do have certain duties.

The European absence can be explained by the production of fine products means that they favor quality over quantity, European vehicles are relatively expensive and wit the large price tag they make up for the low numbers sold. Another good example on this would be swiss watches, one Swiss watch could be worth thousands of cheap chinese ones, so yes china will show up more on the economic regional map but the absence of the european industry means its exclusive and limited to certain numbers.