William Greider: Wawasan 2020 Sociology of globalisation Dita Krčmová Wawasan 2020 l About the author l Introduction l Malaysia sB Motorola in Kuala Lumpur sB "Wawasan 2020" l Best example of globalisation l Summary About the author l Reporter, correspondent, documentarist l Political critic, globalized economy l One World, Ready or Not, The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism Introduction l The process of global economic integration: multinational corporation -> low-wage labor markets -> political bargaining and governmental competition -> concessions -> deals -> investment Malaysia: Motorola in Kuala Lumpur l The largest operation outside the US l Differencies and controversies l Multicultural cooperation l The manufacturing process around the world Malaysia -> States -> Malaysia -> North America, Asia, Europe Malaysia: "Wawasan 2020" l Vision of Malaysians l The essence - rapid growth sB 7% a year sB homegrown industries sB managers and proffesionals sB quadruple income per capita Best example of globalisation l "pioneer" status sB no taxation sB no import duties sB no independent unions of workers Summary l Absence of coherent and concrete vision of process of globalisation l Exploitation: multinational corporation -> low-wage labor markets -> political bargaining and governmental competition -> concessions -> deals -> investment -> higher wages -> moving to another area Questions and suggestions l Do we need any concrete vision? l Are we capable to devise a coherent vision? l Think about this kind of exploitation.