What is globalization? 29 Articles

by crall

My alarm clock came on at 6:01 this morning to an NPR story about trade inequities between the United States and China. I hit the snooze bar. Lying there in the pre-dawn silence thinking sleepily about the story as I wai...read more

by The Wizard of OM

A wise and trusted friend of mine once said, "The internet will be the downfall of society, as we know it." This was nearly a decade ago; back in the pre-56k days. I couldn't fathom at the time what he possibly meant, an...read more

by Ethan Lee Vita

Globalization is a word that evokes fear in many, causing nightmares of a one-world government rising. In reality, it does not inherently mean a one-world government; in fact, globalization has been occurring for centuries...read more

by Jerry Curtis

Globalization, according to a World Bank briefing paper, refers "to the observation that in recent years a quickly rising share of economic activity in the world seems to be taking place between people who live in differen...read more

by Thaxton Lewis

There are two ways one could characterize or define globalization. The first way to define or state what globalization is, would be to say that it is the process by which the borders and barriers which separate the natio...read more

by Linda Burleson

What is globalization? It is certainly not a new concept. The main reason the Vikings wanted to conquer England was for profit. This was just as true of Marco Polo's venture to China. It was strictly business, and dang...read more

by Peabody Snickersbee

The current round of globalization' is merely a continuation of an economic pattern begun in the 19th century that was interrupted in the years following World War One. Thus the economic history of the 20th century begi...read more

by Elinda Harrison

What is globalization? Globalization is simply "borderless" or commerce without boundaries. I think when many people hear the term global, immediately, we think "global warming." When a company expands their product, a...read more

by Mark Dykeman

We live in a world where it has become easier to buy, make and sell products and services between countries. Our world has a greater capability for communication and information exchange between countries. People can mov...read more

by Rachal Stevenson

"Poverty consists, not in the decrease of one's possessions, but in the increase of one's greed". This interesting quote from Plato seems to me to be a very descriptive phrase describing the real agenda behind this man mad...read more

by Carole Haynes

In the 1960's up to the 1980's many countries within Europe, Asia and Africa used the term Americanization, such as everyone is becoming Americanized; hamburgers, hot dogs and apple pie. McDonald's is all over the world ev...read more

12 of 29

by Madison

Globalization impacts every area of our lives. We are able to directly link with other cultures and lands rapidly and easily now and that has changed the world forever. Young children now know how to whip off an e-mail t...read more

by Kyle Pynn

Have you ever wondered where the person you spoke to on the phone regarding computer support was from? Sometimes an accent was easy to detect and you probably just assumed that it was an immigrant who resided in the Unite...read more

by Paul Schingle

Well, for one thing, globalization is a fact of life. To some it may be a little scary. To others, it's an opportunity. But one thing is for sure. For everybody it's very real. Good, bad or indifferent, it's real. ...read more

by Bruno Somerset

The American Heritage Dictionary defines globalization as "making global or worldwide in scope or application." Investopedia defines it in more clearly economic terms: "The tendency of investment funds and businesses to mo...read more

by Greg Marsh

It is useful to consider globalisation as a set of interdependent social processes rather than one bulky ideal. These processes include economic, political and cultural elements, and are commonly discussed in the context...read more

by Ellen Moore

What is Globalization? Answer: Princess Diana's death. Question: Why? Answer: An English princess ...with an Egyptian boyfriend ...crashes in a Fren...read more

by J Dawkins

Globalization is not a modern concept it has been around for many hundreds of years but it is perhaps only until the late 70's that it has been forumlated into a formal business driven strategy. In essence the con...read more

by Joshua Horn

Globalization, quite simply, is the ever-increasing interconnectedness of the world's global economy. With the advent of technological advancements that bring more people together and increase the flow of information world...read more

by George Graham

Globalization is one way of making the rich richer and the poor poorer. It means free trade, bloated multinational corporations, and food from China with cardboard in it. With globalization, capital is free and labor is...read more