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- Fairly recent academic concept
- First appeared in the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 1944University of Pennsylvania: A Quick Guide to the World History of Globalization
- Term used to describe economic, political and sociological growth
- Not always considered a positive process
- Supporters of globalization are called "globalists"
- Opponents of globalization are called "mundialists"
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Globalization is a process in which isolated or localized phenomena expand to a worldwide scale. The term is commonly used to describe the economic or political growth of a country, company or other specific entity. Globalization can also describe a sociological process wherein local traditions or practices are rejected in favor of adopting international ones instead.
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Globalization Quotes
"Globalizing a bad thing makes it worse. Business power is bad, so globalizing it is worse. But globalizing a good thing is usually good. Cooperation and sharing of knowledge are good, and when they happen globally, they are even better."ZNet: Free Software as a Social Movement (December 18, 2005)—Richard Stallman"We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization."ThinkExist: Kofi Annan quotes—Kofi Annan
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Globalization Questions
What do you think about the idea of a Global Currency? 12 AnswersThe arguments for a global currency often include hyping how this Utopian currency would end national currency crises by eliminating the need for countries to m... read more
Can globalization guarantee peace? 3 AnswersNO, coz we have different religions, cultures and beliefs... and the world full of ambitious people wanting to rule over others so we have big problem in politi... read more
How has the entrepreneur emerged as the powerhouse to the global economy? 1 AnswerQ: How has the entrepreneur emerged as the powerhouse to the global economy? A: How? HOW?!? Don't you mean to be asking, "WHY did it RE-emerge?" In the first... read more
What roles does the Arctic Ocean play in the global climate? 1 AnswerThe question might better be rephrased as, "What role did the Arctic Ocean *not* have in the Global Climate", in that it was frozen over with a white ice-cap th... read more
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