Globalization and Regionalization Problems (Based on the Case of Mercosur and EU)

Abstract

Globalization process became the challenge. It can be associated with advantages, chances and opportunities that are brought for the whole world, main “actors” – transnational corporations and each country. From the other hand several threats, negative results of this phenomenon shouldn’t be forgotten, omitted. The aim of this article is to show the main positive and negative aspects of the globalization, what changes on the world market it brings, to what activities it forces the countries on the global scene. This analysis was conducted on the examples of some regional blocks (like MERCOSUR and EU), with a special taking into consideration Brazil, where the author took part in two Summer School organized by Faculdades Matropolitanas Unidas, Sao Paulo.