[mrfumier]

Globalism prevent wars by making countries dependant to each others (Montesquieu Doux commerce theory).

Globalism permits to all countries around the globe to develop.

Nobody is preventing these countries to set laws about environment and working condition (which they actually do).

And by the way, I invite you to go to these countries and visit the factories there, and you will realize that western companies are raising standards (security and quality) on their suppliers.

[shreyshnaccount]

No, it's a race to the bottom. It forces the countries to which manufacturing is outsourced to, to not have strict labour laws, low salaries, lenient pollution control and keep conditions generaly favourable for the company, at the cost of the people working there, or else the multi-billion dollar corpos will turn to another country to get the cheapest manufacturing possible

[lennixm]

Unfortunately your theory falls apart once you read literally a single book on macroeconomics.

[shreyshnaccount]

My theory that multi billion dollar companies base decisions like where to manufacture on costs? Or my theory that this set up forces lenient labour laws? I really do not know anything about economics, so would love to hear what you have to say. Would be helpful if you could link some things too

[killjoywashere]

> would love to hear what you have to say

What he said, by implication, was "read a book on macroeconomics".

[mantas]

Coming from, let's say, 2nd-world-country that receives it's fair share of outsourcing...

There's absolutely a big push to keep employment laws as well as other laws „flexible“. And keep salaries as low as realistically possible. Otherwise MUH INVESTORS will go somewhere else. To be fair, it's not (just) foreign investors. Local elite is making $$$ providing support to incoming companies. Real estate moguls, construction companies, subcontractors etc.

Ultimately it is a race to the bottom to appease the sacred investor and let local elite enrich themselves.

[illiac786]

> Globalism prevent wars by making countries dependant to each others (Montesquieu Doux commerce theory).

He was wrong though, it appears, no? I mean one could argue that there would be more wars without globalism (I'd counter argue there would be less weapons) but one cannot say "globalism prevents wars" in general.