The fact is that the United Arab Emirates has entered into
the world of global economy has in fact led to a success as well as a downfall for
the country. Many Americans believe that offshoring only leads to negative
affects however, if we see it from the perspective of other countries then we’ll
be bound to figure out that it’s not just Americans who believe this or that. The
Middle East, specifically the UAE has been becoming a new spot for offshoring. The
UAE has been increasingly open with companies, and also has one of the world’s
largest offshoring corporations, RACKA. As the UAE becomes more modernized and
westernized, it helps to offshoring between other countries and it easier than
it is with the entire Middle East.
As much difference as there is between the United States and
the Middle East as a whole, it is prevalent that the UAE has done quite a bit
of advancing than its neighboring countries make it a likeable place to
offshore. The UAE has much strength within the global market and “its historic
role as a hub for trade is one of them,” especially since it is the second
largest economy in the region (The National 1). The UAE has been a great
success in the world of globalization because of its geographic location
between Europe and Asia that allows them to build their infrastructure greatly.
The UAE not only is a great platform in the global
marketplace but also it has been able to reach all different advancements “whether
in economic or social spheres,” the country has been able to ethnically sustain
themselves without being an obstacle or creating major differences among its
people or offshoring. There are however many differences regarding religion and
cultural aspects of the UAE, but regardless, their modernization has allowed
them to move past these barriers and become an offshoring hotspot for many
countries, like America, European nations and surrounding Asian nations as well
(Al-Wadhi 1). The country has been able to prosper so greatly only because of
the “total workforce of nationals in the private sector, however despite its
huge size and growing economy, the UAE has not be able to “find suitable
employment for its citizens who want to work but cannot find jobs” (Al-Wadhi
1). It is interesting to see a country that holds such a honor and history in
the global marketplace as well as in the Middle East to be easily able to
include offshoring from different nations but not find jobs for its own people.
Even though it is hard for UAE’s own people to find jobs, the UAE does not want
to run the risk of something going wrong if they were to start offshoring and
not gain anymore business from other countries (DaSilva 1). It is not ethical
or responsible for America, neither European nations nor surrounding Asian countries
to step into this huge country and economy and take away the jobs of its own
people just for affordability.
Works Cited
“Globalisation isn’t
going anywhere.” The National. Spetember
1, 2011.
Al-Wadhi, Abdullah. “Empowering
Emiratization.” Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research. April 20, 2010.
Da Silva, Domluke. “Banking
on UAE’s plans.” Arabian Business. September 8, 2010.
Nice job! I like how you took the situation of offshoring and looked at it from the point of view of the other country. I didn't realize how big of a force the UAE was becoming in the global economy,so this blog was really informative and eye-opening. Your quotes were integrated really well and the transition was smooth. The way you varied the sentence structure was also a high point. I think however, you should delve a bit deeper into the ethical issues and the effects it has on the UAE because you went through the topic a little too briefly at the end. If you expand on it a bit more the post will be even stronger! Overall, strong post!
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