The global companies managed to gain a lot of power with the process of globalization. They were able to expand across the world, and since that was possible they started to use the natural resources wherever they set foot. The main targets for exploiting natural resources are the less developed countries. The reason for this is that there are lot of less developed countries that are very rich in natural resources, but they do not use them and are not really able to manufacture them. The economies of these nations are in such terrible conditions, that even though they lie on ''gold mines'' they are not able to take advantage of it. The global companies use the opportunity, and either buy the rights for the natural resources, or just buy them raw for very low price, manufacture them, and them selling them for much higher prices.
