Globalization and Inequality June 2010 I. Introduction The processes of global economic integration initiated in the 1960s have deeply impacted economic well-‐being across the globe. A number of observers identify these processes as an important factor contributing to the expansion of
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Globalization and Health Research BioMed Central Open Access The health impacts of globalisation: a conceptual framework Maud MTE Huynen*1‚ Pim Martens1‚2‚3 and Henk BM Hilderink4 Address: 1International Centre for Integrative Studies (ICIS)‚ Maastricht University‚ Maasticht‚ The Netherlands‚ 2Faculty of Natural Sciences‚ Open University‚ Heerlen‚ The Netherlands‚ 3Zuyd University‚ Heerlen‚ The Netherlands and 4Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP)‚ Bilthoven‚ the Netherlands
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Vol. XVI‚ No. 2 APRIL-JUNE 1998 Education and globalization A ccording to the definition given by Jacques Hallak during the conference on “Educational Reconstruction and Transformation of Education. Challenges for the 21st Century”‚ globalization is a combination of much freer trade in goods and services combined with free capital movements. The phenomenon dates far back in history with the development of international trade. However‚ for the past few years‚ we have observed a high acceleration
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Globalization in Thailand Nowadays‚ many countries around the world have established gradually closer contact‚ which is the result of unprecedented changes in communications‚ multinational company‚ transportation‚ and deregulation market. This phenomenon is known as globalization. Globalization causes changes in cultures‚ economies‚ laws‚ migrations‚ and politics across the globe. There are many people from the West who know Eastern culture. For example‚ Asians use chopsticks to eat and bowing is
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Measuring Globalization: KOF’s Index Submitted by S.M. Manzoor-E-Khoda Measuring Globalisation: Globalisation is not a new phenomenon. From the ancient era‚ people used to share their ideas in need of their livelihoods‚ survival. Globalization is a broad concept‚ used to describe a variety of phenomena that reflect increased economic‚ social and political interdependence of countries. Thus globalisation indicates global interactions‚ in terms
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Introduction Globalization‚ which is fundamental element of this work‚ is a powerful and real aspect of the new world system that represents one of the most influential forces in determining the future course of the planet. It has many dimensions such as economic‚ political‚ social‚ cultural‚ environmental‚ security‚ and others. This peace of paper is firstly focused on describing concept of globalization‚ its origin‚ four types of changes‚ and several examples of globalization. Secondly is mentioned
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Global Village: Balancing the Costs and Benefits of Globalization Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan once said that the world is becoming more and more like a “global village‚” each nation part of an increasingly interconnected society that stretches across national boundaries (6). Although he was talking about the role of new media in this change‚ he also was probably talking about the growing economic links that come with globalization. Globalization is a process that offers both the opportunity
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The Concept of Globalization Globalization has become one of the common catchphrases frequently used by people all over the world. However many scholars referred the 1990s as the decade of globalization and like any other social phenomenon‚ globalization has brewed different interpretations since then. However there are varied definitions of globalization as reflected in the arguments below. According to Baylis‚ J.‚ et el. (2008‚ p. 16)‚ globalization is simply the widening‚ deepening‚ and speeding
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Globalization – Threat or Opportunity? 1 Introduction Globalization is a term used to describe the political‚ economic and cultural climate of today’s world. Some say it is the movement of people‚ language‚ ideas‚ and products around the world. Others see it as the dominance of multinational corporations and the destruction of cultural identities. Since the dawn of man‚ economies have been changing and expanding‚ but most importantly‚ converging
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Globalization is the process through which events and decisions in one part of the world have come to affect people in quite another part of the world. One proof of this is the emergence of a global economy‚ in which it as become increasingly difficult to regulate the international flow of monetary funds globally (IMF)‚ Although when we talk about globalization‚ its not all always about the economy. Globalization can be further categorized into cultural globalization‚ economic globalization‚ and
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