The world is becoming a global village. This process is known as globalization. Globalization has been going on for hundreds of years, but changes have been slow until recently. Globalization is having a big effect on the lives of billions of people. Some people think that it is not a good idea for a country to become too globalized. They say that international companies are “killing off” local companies. It is very difficult for a small coffee shop, for instance, to compete with the huge international coffee shop franchise. But is globalization really such a bad thing? It seems that many people welcome it. Globalization has created many jobs and has given people a much wider variety of products and services. If you look around ...