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globalización mecánica

English translation: mindless globalization

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Spanish term or phrase:globalización mecánica
English translation:mindless globalization
Entered by: Denis Zabelin

14:54 Apr 21, 2016
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Economics / Economic theory
Spanish term or phrase: globalización mecánica
Documento de Colombia, sindicalismo, concepto de teoría economica:
"...desde una concepción humanista, en oposición a la globalización mecánica y a su efecto devastador en destrucción de los valores.."
I know that this is a specific economic theory, referring to a unified or singular economic model that does not take into account regional differences, and am sure that there is a specific term I haven't been able to find.

Any ideas? Thanks!!
kntrad
Colombia
Local time: 06:17
mindless globalization
Explanation:
My take.
Kind of void-of-soul-and-mind globalization.
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Denis Zabelin
Belarus
Local time: 14:17
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3mindless globalization
Denis Zabelin
4mechanical globalization
jude dabo
4globalization reduced to economic mechanisms
Francois Boye
4unbridled globalization
bigedsenior
4mechanized globalization
Muriel Vasconcellos


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mindless globalization


Explanation:
My take.
Kind of void-of-soul-and-mind globalization.

Denis Zabelin
Belarus
Local time: 14:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BelarusianBelarusian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!! Sorry for the delay on responding, but that is perfect!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Carter: Yes, perfect. Senseless, indiscriminate or arbitrary might work too.
31 mins
  -> Thank you, Robert.
neutral  Francois Boye: Asker said the expression is not a metaphor. It relates to inhuman economic theory
1 hr
  -> It can be used both in direct and metaphorical sense in this context, I guess. Or "mindless" could go with "mechanical" together.
agree  Charles Davis: I like this and I think it's what it means. I wondered about "mechanistic".
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Charles. "Mechanistic" sounds quite interesting also.
agree  Karen Vincent-Jones (X): I think this conveys the meaning well
2 days 1 hr
  -> Thank you, Karen)
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mechanical globalization


Explanation:
electronic technology and hi-tec globalization

jude dabo
Local time: 12:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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globalization reduced to economic mechanisms


Explanation:
the machine talked about above is about the economic, financial, and business mechanisms that stand for the globalization as Latin America has experienced it from the 80s to this day.

Faceless economic relations are the only object of economics as we know it today. Hence Asker's view that the text mentions the bad effects of economics on human beings.

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Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 07:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 60
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
unbridled globalization


Explanation:
When speaking of the perjorative effects of globalization, this is the term commonly used.


[PDF]Italy Is Endangered by Unbridled Globalization
www.larouchepub.com/eiw/public/2005/.../62-63_26_intparlato...
Italy Is Endangered by tives, for example, which do not have anything to do with the reality of the economy. Credit is not functioning as a. Unbridled Globalization.
Unbridled Globalization . - Google News
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2479&dat...id...Google News
She said the "unbridled globalization" preached during the early was no longer relevant since the global economy was not as robust as it once was. She even ...
Unbridled Globalization - Guyana Journal
www.guyanajournal.com/globliz.html
Seopaul Singh introduced the subject of globalization in a preamble, and Dr. Salvatore ... These champions of unbridled globalization are cold and ruthless, and ...

bigedsenior
Local time: 04:17
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 61
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mechanized globalization


Explanation:
'Mechanized' contrasts with 'humanistic' in the source text.

Merriam-Webster definition:

Main Entry:mechanize
Pronunciation:*mek**n*z
Function:transitive verb
Inflected Form:-ed/-ing/-s
Usage:see -ize
Etymology:mechan- + -ize

1 : ... ** b : to render automatic or routine : impart a deadening monotony to : deprive of spontaneity *Americans have mechanized their emotions and standardized their ideas— W.G.Carleton**

See the following examples of 'mechanized globalization':

www.jiyo.net.in/skill-set.php?sID=2&sTitle=Hand Embroidery
**In a society driven by mechanized globalization, fast mass-production** and ever-changing consumer choices, Sujani embroidery is in danger of losing its ...

The Age of Oil: Every man a master, every man a slave
www.resilience.org/.../the-age-of-oil-every-man-a-master-ev...
May 31, 2013 - ... in the early 19th-century American South by making it more efficient to process cotton, so **today's mechanized globalization** made possible by ...

https://neighborland.com/activities/1293
Jun 10, 2011 - ... I can't think of a more romantic spot than where the Missy's playful meanders gently lap **the cold hard edges of mechanized globalization**.

Our Daily Bread : Ground Zero - Lincoln Journal Star
journalstar.com/.../article_de937eb0-6354-5331-925...
Feb 22, 2007 - ... recognizing that even those who proselytize for organic foods and vegetarianism **are caught up in other aspects of mechanized globalization**, ...



Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 04:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 99
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