Editing Criticisms of globalization (section)

=== Globalization as American hegemony ===
English Philosopher [[John Gray (philosopher)|John Gray]] described globalization as post-Cold War American triumphalism, and stated "global laissez-faire is an American project".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gray |first=John |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/938814220 |title=False dawn : the delusions of global capitalism |date=1998 |publisher=New Press |isbn=978-1-4596-0321-9 |location=New York |oclc=938814220}}</ref> Gray points out that the American system of Globalization is past its prime and is no longer sustainable in the modern world. Globalization in the United States began with the common goal of forming a global collective that facilitates a steady stream of trade, internationalism, and collaboration in various sectors to promote peace and prosperity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-29 |title=What Is Globalization? |url=https://www.piie.com/microsites/globalization/what-is-globalization |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=PIIE |language=en}}</ref> Some scholars and critics say the [[Washington Consensus]] played a role in solidifying the United States as one of the core nation-states at the heart of the system of global capitalism in the [[post-Cold War era]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Best |first=Steven |url=https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780739136973/The-Global-Industrial-Complex-Systems-of-Domination |title=The Global Industrial Complex: Systems of Domination |date=2011 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=978-0739136980 |editor1=Steven Best |page=xxiii |chapter=Introduction: Pathologies of Power and the Rise of the Global Industrial Complex |editor2=Richard Kahn |editor3=Anthony J. Nocella II |editor4=Peter McLaren |editor4-link=Peter McLaren |author-link=Steven Best}}</ref>

Sanjib Baruah criticizes American-led globalism as tending to export American hegemony while only benefiting a small, English-speaking minority in developing countries at the expense of the broader population.<ref name=":04">{{Cite journal <!-- Deny Citation Bot-->
 |last=Baruah |first=Sanjib|journal=World Policy Journal |volume=16 |issue=4 |pages=105-112  |date=2000 |title=Globalization – facing the inevitable? |id={{ProQuest|232589518}}}}</ref> On the other hand, United States President [[Donald Trump]], speaking to the [[United Nations|U.N.]] General Assembly, stated that he felt that America had lost its former high regard and had become a laughing stock on the world stage and that globalism had led to America bearing a disproportionate share of the costs of international initiatives.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title='We Reject Globalism.' President Trump Took 'America First' to the United Nations |url=https://time.com/5406130/we-reject-globalism-president-trump-took-america-first-to-the-united-nations/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref> According to a survey conducted by the [[Pew Research Center]], many Americans have a feeling of being forgotten or swept up by globalization and its lasting effects.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Silver |first1=Laura |last2=Schumacher |first2=Shannon |last3=Mordecai |first3=Mara |last4=Greenwood |first4=Shannon |last5=Keegan |first5=Michael |date=2020-10-05 |title=In U.S. and UK, Globalization Leaves Some Feeling 'Left Behind' or 'Swept Up' |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/10/05/in-u-s-and-uk-globalization-leaves-some-feeling-left-behind-or-swept-up/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project |language=en-US}}</ref> According to the survey, these feelings were brought on by the rising cost of living, culture shifts, industry decline, and the rising influence of multinational corporations.