Globalization is the process of increasing the connectivity and interdependence of the world economic markets. This process has begun a rapid increase of the past few decades as great increases of technology have been made, and many countries are beginning to use outsourcing for their businesses.
Unfortunately, many have seen the negative effects of globalization and refer to it as "cultural imperialism", or, the domination of a powerful culture over the local culture in the area. As countries begin to share ideas and products, the cultures begin to bleed into one another. American culture, in particular, has been scrutinized by intentionally trying to turn other cultures into consumer cultures in order to make more money off of them. The consumer culture is one of the main factors of the American economy, and if it spreads, the economies of other nations could be affected in unknown ways.
One recent (and rather funny) example of this today is pulled from a story on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/11/15/dubai.star.wars.photography/index.html
French photographer Cedric Delsaux's most recent artwork consists of pictures he took in Dubai that have been photoshopped to include images from George Lucas's "Star Wars" films. This is a perfect example of the influence that American films have had on other cultures. "Star Wars" is American, yet this French photographer is using it as the primary aspect in his work.
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