1. Challenges of modernization in KSA Prepared by 15/7/2014

2. I NTRODUCTION With the overall increase in the rate of globalization all over the world, the rate of economic growth has as well been improved. Globalization entails the processes of integration In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, there have been various factors that have been a great challenge to the globalization in the KSA

3. The rate of globalization is determined by the tendency in the country’s economic status KSA’s political instability is a major factor exhibiting the growth and the expansion of the globalization of the KSA

4. Reported case of religious discrimination among the KSA has been among the factors de-motivating the investment of the region by the external or rather by the international investors with the fear of the rejection due to the religious differences (Ali, 2009)

5. With the poor decision making processes, the KSA have been dragging behind due to the poor quality of decisions that are made by the leaders

6. M ETHODOLOGY In the determination of the challenges detailed examination of the country’s economic, and political structure ought to be made in order to come up with the quality information that is free from biased sources.

7. The use of the questionnaire in enhancing the first hand information collection will be adopted. There will the analytical research on the religious activities in the Kingdom in relations with other religions in the KSA (Lippman, 2004).

8. Use of the modernized sources such as the printed media sources will enhance the capture of the data on the general tendency on the decisions made in regard to the economic status of the KSA.

9. C ONCLUSION The various challenges affecting the globalization in the country can be addressed in the move to enhance the globalization of the KSA. Any of the decisions made are based on the majority rule thus the will of the minority being oppressed

10. With the increasing concentration on the oil in the country, the globalization has been neglected without the prior notice of the advantages in the enhancement of globalization with the stronghold of the oil in the Kingdom.

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