Globalization and the Law

On this sunday afternoon when the steelers and browns game is on, i am here reviewing a book about globalization (apparently the steelers are not really making this game worth my while to watch anyway though, so i guess that's just as well).

the author of this book is blindingly pro-globalization. now i don't really have any more of an opinion about globalization that i do about the existence of computers - those two things are completely tied together and neither of them is stoppable. so it would be silly to argue against it. also that makes reviewing a book on the topic to be nearly the most boring possible sunday afternoon. however, it is also silly to argue, as this author seems to (which is dissapointing from a well respected economist) that there are hardly any problems with globalization.

along with this comes the issue of our imposing our standards and policies among poorer nations, which may or may not be economically (or socially) ready for them. granted that 'we' (the developed world?) are also often giving 'aid' to such nations... does it really make sense for us to use that to our advantage and enforce high labor and environmental standards on them (even though high labor and environmental standards are good and justified)? does it make sense for us to demand that they allow our corporations to run rampant among them? does it make sense for us to demand that they fix their own financial system before we will help?

so for me it comes back to this similar question: why do we impose our own beliefs and standards on people who are not yet ready to hear or accept them? whey do we impose the 'law' of Christ on people who are not yet ready to understand that the 'law' of Christ is really just His goodness in practice?

why cant we love and help first and teach second.