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The Global and the Local

Most studies of globalization emphasize the economic, political, social or cultural aspects; this article seeks to examine the moral aspect. It attempts to do this by examining the relationship of the global and the local. The thesis advanced is that decisions made on a more global level are likely to be more ‘moral’ than those made on a local level. This generalization is tested in terms of the US and national decisions, such as those concerning slavery and later civil rights. Extrapolation is then made to global decisions. The role of cosmopolitanism is explored. At the end, noting that the global and the local are always entwined, the question is tackled as to the circumstances under which the local or the global is to be most valued.