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UNDERSTANDING LOCAL NETWORKS AND GLOBAL

NETWORKS

Learning Objectives:
A. Distinguish local networks and global networks;
B. Identify examples of local networks; and
C. Analyze the effects of globalization in different aspects of life.

‘No man is an Island’

‘Humans have the need to belong, to be affirmed, and appreciated’

‘Life is about reciprocity where we expect that our good acts will cultivate for us good things
as well’

Thus, it is necessary for humans to create relationships and not just connections. This
relationship that links humans to certain sets of people, events, or objects is called network.
One’s network influences his or her perception about life, his role in the community and society
as well as about the essence of his very existence. Networks could be local, global, planetary,
neural, and social.

For this module, local networks and its interconnected processes (strategic analysis and
intuitive analysis) that help in decision makings and dealings with local networks will be
discussed.

Who are our local networks?

1. Family

1987 Philippine Constitution

 Family is a basic autonomous social institution (Art II, Sec 12); the foundation of the
nation (ART XV, SEC 1); basic institution which public policy cherishes and protects (ART
149)
 Family relations includes: husband and wife, parents and children, ascendants and
descendants, brothers or sisters whether full or half (ART 150)

Ordinary Language
 Family includes: pets, best friends, workplace, colleagues, spiritual brothers, or those
whom one meets and establish deep ties on their perspective

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2. Country/ State

1987 Philippine Constitution

 A state is “a community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying a
definite portion of territory, independent of external control, and possessing an
organized government to which the great body of inhabitants render habitual
obedience”

Country/State (Bansa)

Probinsya

Bayan
(Munisipalidad or
Lungsod)

Barangay

** Barangay is from “Balangay”, an ancient boat national boat of the Philippines, used by
first settlers, central in trading.

What are Global Networks?

• Refers to the links between different countries in the
world. These links include flows
of goods, services, money, people and information.

The engine of global networks is Globalization.

What is Globalization?

• The connection of different parts of the world.

• Globalization results in the expansion of
international cultural, economic, and political
activities. As people, ideas, knowledge, and goods
move more easily around the globe, the
experiences of people around the world become
more similar.

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Globalization in History

Globalization has a long history, for example, Ancient

Greek culture was spread across much of
southwestern Asia, northern Africa, and southern
Europe. The globalization of Greek culture came with
the conqueror Alexander the Great. In fact, there are
cities named for Alexander in Iraq (Iskandariya), Egypt
(Alexandria), and Turkey (Alexandria Troas).

The Silk Road, a trade route between China and the Mediterranean, promoted the exchange of
ideas and knowledge, along with trade goods and foods such as silk, spices, porcelain, and other
treasures from the East.

When Europeans began establishing colonies

overseas, globalization grew. Many early
European explorers were eager to bring
the Christian religion to the regions they visited. The
globalization of Christianity spread from Europe
to Latin America through Christian missionaries
working with the local populations.

Globalization was accelerated in the nineteenth century with the Industrial Revolution, as
mechanical mills and factories became more common. Many companies used raw materials
from distant lands. They also sold their goods in other countries.

Britain’s colony in India, for instance, supplied cotton to British merchants and traders. Madras, a
light cotton cloth, was made in the city of Madras (now called Chennai), a major port in India.
Eventually, madras cloth was no longer manufactured in Madras at all—the Indian labor
force supplied the raw material, cotton. Factories in the county of Lancashire, England, created
madras cloth. British factories made fabric and other goods from the cotton. British manufacturers
could then sell their finished goods, such as clothing and blankets, to buyers all over the world—
the United States, Brazil, Australia, even India.

Globalization sped up dramatically in the twentieth century with the proliferation of air travel, the
expansion of free trade, and the dawn of the Information Age. Miles of fiber-optic cable now
connect the continents, allowing people around the world to communicate instantly through the
borderless World Wide Web.
- World Wide Web - gives users access to a vast array of documents that are connected to
each other by means of hypertext or hypermedia links.

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What are the different kinds of Globalization?

KINDS OF GLOBALIZATION

CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION

the process by which one culture's

experiences, values, and ideas are
disseminated throughout the
world through various means

ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION

the increasing interdependence

of world economies as a result of
the growing scale of cross-border
trade of commodities and
services, flow of international
capital and wide and rapid
spread of technologies.

Interdependence- many
companies are economically
dependent upon each other

POLITICAL GLOBALIZATION

The interconnections of countries

with each other that will help in
increasing the aspects of the
nation.

Factor Affecting the Global Networks

Migration
• The movement by people from one place to another, particularly different countries, with the
intention of settling temporarily or permanently in the new location.
❖ Who is a migrant?
• any person who is moving or has moved across an international border or within a State away
from his/her habitual place of residence, regardless of the person’s legal status; whether the
movement is voluntary or involuntary; what the causes for the movement are; or what the
length of the stay is.
❖ Data on Migration
• In 2019, the number of international migrants worldwide – people residing in a country other
than their country of birth – reached 272 million (from 258 million in 2017). Female migrants
constituted 48 per cent of this international migrant stock. There are an estimated 38 million
migrant children, three out of four international migrants are of working age, meaning

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between 20 and 64 years old. 164 million are migrant workers. Approximately 31% of the
international migrants worldwide reside in Asia, 30% in Europe, 26% in the Americas, 10% in
Africa and 3% in Oceania [Source: Global Migration Data Portal].

❖ Pull and Push Factors of Migration

P U L L F A C T O R

The active • More Job Opportunities

recruitment of • Better Jobs
people from one • Higher Wage/Salary
country to another. • To have a better Life

P U S H F A C T O R

The lack of economic • Lack of Job Opportunities

opportunity pushes • Poverty
the people to find • Overpopulation
better future outside. • Low Wage/ Salary

REFERENCES:

National Geographic Society. (2012, October 9). The Global Network. Retrieved from
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/global-network/

Migration. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/migration/index.html

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