Processes of Globalization and Its Effects on the Life of People in the Global South by Drawing Examples from Ghana

Abstract

This paper uses the concept of globalization which has gain tendency in the 21^st century to discuss how processes of globalization affects the life of people in the global south by drawing on the examples from Ghana. The paper discusses the forces of globalization and its constituent elements including transport, information and communication technology (ICT) and transnational corporation (TNC). The paper further touches on how processes of globalization affect the life of the people of global south with examples from Ghana by using the concept of mobility, livelihoods, production, marginalization to throw more and vivid light in that regard. In effect, the paper draws to light the positive and negative effects of globalization.

Keywords: Globalization, Global South, Ghana, Neo Liberalism, Structural Adjustment, Mobility