Strategies for countering negative effects of globalisation

Strategies for countering negative effects of globalisation

In spite of its advantages, globalisation has various effects on people's lives and the environment. Some of the effects are foreign goods dominating the domestic market, corruption and immoral behaviour. Others are foreigners taking away national resources and jobs, the policies of powerful nations influencing domestic policies and the environment being destroyed as a result of the increase in the number of human activities. We must find strategies for countering the negative effects of globalisation.

The following are the ways for countering the negative effects of globalisation:

1. Promoting domestic production to avoid dependence on external products and consuming products made in our country. Let us 'strengthen' ourselves through the East African Community (EAC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU) by producing various kinds of quality goods so that we do not depend on developed nations;
2. Having one voice in opposing oppressive policy arrangements initiated by developed countries against poor countries;
3. Improving the quality of our education system so as to produce competent people in all aspects of development. This will help Tanzanians to compete with people from other nations for employment opportunities;
4. Establishing and strengthening groups which engage in production activities by funding them so that they can invest in businesses;
5. Uniting to eradicate the corrupt practices that delay the development of our country. Controlling our leaders so that they do not create an environment whereby they can provide or receive bribes and embezzle public funds for their personal gain. This will result in the public benefiting from the county's resources;
6. Promoting equality in the use of resources like minerals, land, water and forests in the interest of all citizens. This enables citizens to grow their companies, industries and private businesses;
7. Providing Tanzanians with opportunities so that they may get capital or loans for opening businesses from different financial institutions at low interest rates;
8. Investment laws favouring and benefiting indigenous investors, rather than favouring foreign companies; and
9. Investment laws protecting the environment, workers' rights and human rights