Exploring the Effects of Globalization on Social Development: A Study of Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract

Globalization is a multidimensional concept that relates to the various aspects of life such as social, cultural, political and economic. The social perspective of globalization means an exchange of cultural values and ideas that contribute to the global culture. However, it is still unclear to decide, whether globalization brings various communities close to each other or creates a gap between them. Although, globalization relates to better living standards of people but also leaves some negative impact on their social life. Therefore, the present research aimed to investigate the relationship between globalization and social developments of Pakistan. A household survey from 480 respondents was conducted from three districts of Punjab, Pakistan by using the multi-stage sampling technique. The analysis shows that globalization has introduced the new trends in the education, health and economic domain. The overall findings show that globalization has a positive correlation with the social development of Pakistan.