今年早些时候,美林论坛与弗朗西斯·福山就全球化进行讨论。这次交谈着重于日益增强的世界经济一体化如何塑造文化,以及目前正在多大程度上塑造文化。福山在评论中对认为全球化正在导致文化同质化的观点提出质疑,他认为,社会尽管承受经济压力,但多半仍维持其独特特征。事实上,福山坚称,这种文化价值观念在许多方面限定,企业在一个国家内如何经营。 这并不意识着社会不受全球化过程的影响或改变——福山认为,存在政治思想与经济思想的会聚。更确切地说,他认为,较深层次的文化因素是不易被抛弃的。 Earlier this year, the Merrill Lynch Forum discussed with Francis Fukuyama on globalization. This talk focused on how culture, the world’s growing economic integration, shapes the culture and how much culture is being shaped. In his comments, Fukuyama challenged the notion that globalization is leading to cultural homogeneity, arguing that while society, despite its economic pressures, still maintains its unique characteristics. In fact, Fukuyama insisted that this cultural value is limited in many ways and how the business operates within a country. This does not mean that society is not affected or changed by the process of globalization - Fukuyama believes that there is a convergence of political thinking and economic thinking. More precisely, he believes that deeper cultural factors are not easily discarded.