In recent years purchasing products from distant countries has become easier than ever. Not only that big companies can now import a large amount of goods, but with the advance of technology, ordering goods is now available and much more affordable for the common people, which as result, increased the amount of produce transportation worldwide. In this article I will cover some of the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing products from other countries and their transporation.
The main and most obvious disadvantage in importing goods from other countries is harming the local economy. As a customer I would definitely prefer to pay less for the same product, so if the product I want is cheaper in China than it is in my country, then without a doubt I would buy it from China. Since most people would probably choose this approach, in the best case scneario, it may cause local factories and companies to lose some money, or in worst case go bankedrupped, which as result will cause workers to lose their jobs and stabillity.
Furthermore, not only the long transporation using airplanes and ships causes an enviromental pollution by burning an incredible amount of fuel, but the paper and plastic packages for wrapping up the goods damage the environment as well.
However, the most significant advantage of global economy is that it allows competition between companies worldwide and actively prevents the creation of monopolies. Companies can no longer set outragous prices for their products, as with the advance of technology and glocal economy, one can now easily compare products, prices, weigh the pros and cons and reach an educated decision, based on all the data he found, to buy the product that best suits his needs and is no longer tied to a small selection of a few local companies as it was in the past.
In my humble opinion, the advantges outweigh the disadvatanges since the advantages affect all of us as consumers, even so, the downsides should not be ignored. I believe that some of the disadvantages could be solved by setting up some rules and regulations to encourage the citizens to buy local, such as a tax reduction insentive for for whoever buys locally. This way the government can support the local industry, decrease the amount of shipped goods while not hurting us as custo
In recent years purchasing
products
from distant
countries
has become easier than ever. Not
only
that
big
companies
can
now
import a large
amount
of
goods
,
but
with the advance of technology, ordering
goods
is
now
available and much more affordable for the common
people
, which as result, increased the
amount
of produce transportation worldwide. In this article I will cover
some of the
advantages and disadvantages of purchasing
products
from other
countries
and their
transporation
.
The main and most obvious disadvantage in importing
goods
from other
countries
is harming the
local
economy. As a customer I would definitely prefer to pay less for the same
product
,
so
if the
product
I want is cheaper in China than it is in my
country
, then without a doubt I would
buy
it from China. Since most
people
would
probably
choose this approach, in the best case
scneario
, it may cause
local
factories and
companies
to lose
some
money, or in
worst
case go
bankedrupped
, which as result will cause workers to lose their jobs and
stabillity
.
Furthermore
, not
only
the long
transporation
using airplanes and ships causes an
enviromental
pollution by burning an incredible
amount
of fuel,
but
the paper and plastic packages for wrapping up the
goods
damage the environment
as well
.
However
, the most significant advantage of global economy is that it
allows
competition between
companies
worldwide and
actively
prevents
the creation of monopolies.
Companies
can no longer set
outragous
prices for their
products
, as with the advance of technology and
glocal
economy, one can
now
easily
compare
products
, prices, weigh the pros and cons and reach an educated decision, based on all the data he found, to
buy
the
product
that best suits his needs and is no longer tied to a
small
selection of a few
local
companies
as it was in the past.
In my humble opinion, the
advantges
outweigh the
disadvatanges
since the advantages affect all of us as consumers, even
so
, the downsides should not be
ignored
. I believe that
some of the
disadvantages could
be solved
by setting up
some
rules
and regulations to encourage the citizens to
buy
local
, such as a tax reduction
insentive
for for
whoever
buys
locally
. This way the
government
can support the
local
industry, decrease the
amount
of shipped
goods
while not hurting us as
custo