Crashing into Us: The Impact of Globalization on IndividualAttitudes About Free Enterprise, Government, and Human Rights Open Access

Abstract

This study seeks to elucidate the impact of globalization on attitudes about free enterprise, government, and human rights. It tracks the effects of economic, social, and political globalization on fifteen World Values Survey questions over the period from 1981-2004. Findings reveal that economic globalization makes people more favorable to support increased trade and economic openness as it produces material affluence and tangible economic benefits. On the other hand, social globalization has produced divided opinions on free enterprise, government, and human rights; people embrace many of the positive benefits of social globalization but fear its culturally homogenizing effects. Additionally, results for the impact of political globalization on individual attitudes is less conclusive but shows some support for increased support for individual freedoms as political globalization increases. Lastly, this study shows that an increase in wealth, as a result of globalization, is responsible for changes in public opinion, a finding that supports the current literature.

Table of Contents

Introduction...........................................................................Page 1

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Literature Review....................................................................Page 4

The Theoretical Model..............................................................Page 10

Figure 4.................................................................................Page 10

Research Design.....................................................................Page 13

Table 1..................................................................................Page 18

Findings and Implications.........................................................Page 20

Table 2..................................................................................Page 20

Table 3..................................................................................Page 21

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Table 10................................................................................Page 39

Figure 5.................................................................................Page 41

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Conclusion.............................................................................Page 43

Appendix...............................................................................Page 46

Appendix A............................................................................Page 46

References.............................................................................Page 54

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School	Emory College
Department	Political Science
Degree	BA
Submission	Honors Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Political Science, General
Keyword	Globalization
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Davis III, David, Emory University
Committee Members	Hogan, Susan, Emory University Linzer, Drew, Emory University

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