Globalization is a double-edged sword: it has helped many impoverished and developing countries stand on their own feet; yet it has also caused environmental problems, trampled on the rights of citizens and changed the culture in negative ways for some countries and communities that participate in it. We talk to a woman who has seen a community in southern Mexico deal with globalization, about the up- and downsides of industrial and retail development.
Wendy Call, author of “No Word for Welcome: The Mexican village faces the global economy”