- Increased free trade between nations
- Increased liquidity of capital allowing investors in developed nations to invest in developing nations
- Corporations have greater flexibility to operate across borders
- Global mass media ties the world together
- Increased flow of communications allows vital information to be shared between individuals and corporations around the world
- Greater ease and speed of transportation for goods and people
- Reduction of cultural barriers increases the global village effect
- Spread of democratic ideals to developed nations
- Greater interdependence of nation-states
- Reduction of likelihood of war between developed nations
- Increases in environmental protection in developed nations
| - Increased flow of skilled and non-skilled jobs from developed to developing nations as corporations seek out the cheapest labor
- Increased likelihood of economic disruptions in one nation effecting all nations
- Corporate influence of nation-states far exceeds that of civil society organizations and average individuals
- Threat that control of world media by a handful of corporations will limit cultural expression
- Greater chance of reactions for globalization being violent in an attempt to preserve cultural heritage
- Greater risk of diseases being transported unintentionally between nations
- Spread of a materialistic lifestyle and attitude that sees consumption as the path to prosperity
- International bodies like the World Trade Organization infringe on national and individual sovereignty
- Increase in the chances of civil war within developing countries and open war between developing countries as they vie for resources
- Decreases in environmental integrity as polluting corporations take advantage of weak regulatory rules in developing countries
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