The alter-globalization opposed not only to the present globalization but also to anti-globalization. Why? Which are the essential arguments in this direction, what does the alter-globalization rely on, as well as its criticism in the field of present day globalization? Why is it often stated that alter globalization can constitute a component in the building of a new paradigm that our world however needs so much? These are the questions our article is trying to answer underlining a Romanian point of view as well.