Drivers of Globalization There are two main drivers of Globalization which seem to underlie the trend towards greater globalization. First is the decline in barriers to the free flow of goods‚ services and capital that is occurred since the end of World War II. And the second driver is technological change in particular areas which has dramatic development in recent years as communication‚ information‚ processing‚ and transportation technologies. Declining Trade and Investment Barriers –
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Eden L. (1991) identifies three main components of globalization: 1. Convergence – production‚ financial‚ technology structures approach a common average standard 2. Synchronization- tendency for Triad nations (EU‚ Japan & USA) to move in tandem‚ experiencing the same business cycle patterns 3. Interpenetration- the growing importance of trade‚ investment & technology in each domestic economy Globalization is manifest through: • The rapid growth in international trade and international financial
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GLOBALIZATION OF MARKETS Theodore Levitt is often considered to be the first to recognize the trend towards globalization and states that: “companies must learn to operate as if the world were one large market – ignoring superficial regional and national differences…” In addition‚ he argues that the companies that do not adapt to the new global realities will become the victims of those that do. Theodore Levitt’s 1983 article about the globalization of markets is one of the most discussed
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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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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 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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