Essay Topic

Globalization can be defined as the increasing cross-border interaction and integration of various aspects of human activity. Based on this view of globalization, identify one problematic area of the phenomenon and discuss its influence on contemporary society. What actual or possible means are there to ameliorate the issue you have highlighted?

A. Description of situation:

Advancement in technology and medicine due to globalization allowed people to have more children and higher chance of survival for the offspring. This leads to high birth rates and higher life expectancy. Technology today is so successful that it is only a few clicks away from taking a plane and move to another country. With that accessibility, people move into cities to work and leave behind rural areas. With that, overpopulation is likely to happen and of which, Singapore is one of the countries that exemplifies the overpopulation issue.

B. Identification of problem

Overpopulation have caused housing, transportation, cultural-lost and many other other issues. Increasing the needs for healthcare and job opportunity. It has hence increased the competitiveness for jobs. Singapore can be used to exemplify the impact of overpopulation. The reason why people moved to other countries may also be due to the under-developed countries that they were from. 

C. Description of solution

Policy to control birth rate

Policy to limit foreign-to-local employment

More stringent policy to limit migration

Increase focus and investment in under-developed countries. 

D. Evaluation of Solution:

These policies should be able help to limit the number of people migrating and overpopulating a country.