Globalization is inevitable and must be avoided. Josep Stiglitz, in his book Making Globalization Work, suggests that no country can escape globalization. Every country in the world, with its own potential and unique character, must be ready to engage in the era of globalization. The enormous potential that can support the attempt to engage in the era of globalization covers natural resources, human resources, local wisdom, cultural diversity, education, industrialization, etc. In addition to advances in technology, transportation and telecommunications, the more complex needs of countries around the world generate interdependence of economic and cultural activities between countries. A country may have needs that cannot be met by its own available resources. Globalization enables the exchange of resources between countries which, historically, began during the era of the Silk Road (Lee, 1997: 3-4). During the Silk Road era, product exchange even extended from Europe to Southeast Asia. Western countries looked for spices, porcelains and textiles in the eastern part because these products became the main needs of Western people. While Eastern countries had to establish relations with other countries as a strategy to meet local needs and strengthen their existence. This basic framework of globalization has developed over the last year. Southeast Asian countries have participated in resource exchanges since the Silk Road era. Indira says that in the modern era, countries have realized that they need to cooperate to develop the regional economy, culture and other issues in the region. In response to this problem, in 1967, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) was established. Its objective......middle of paper......the quality of the existing infrastructure.Works CitedLee, A. (1997). Ancient travelers of the Silk Road. Silk Road Foundation. Flight. 3 p.3-4Narjoko, D. & Wicaksono, T. (2009). Realizing the ASEAN Economic Community Agenda: An Indonesian Perspective. London: LSE IDEAS p. 4-8Oberman, R., Dobbs, R., Budiman, A., Thompson, F. and Rosse, M. (2012). The archipelago economy: unlocking Indonesia's potential. Seoul: McKinsey Global Institute p. 19Stiglitz, Joseph. (2006). Making globalization work. United States: WW Norton & Company, Inc. ASEAN Secretariat. (2006). Preview. Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat official website. Retrieved June 12, 2006 from Asean.orgThe ASEAN Secretariat. (2011). ASEAN Economic Community Information Handbook. Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat. p. 3-9From the web page: http://nasional.news.viva.co.id/news/read/170208-adb--kualitas-pendidikan-ri-di-bawah-asean