economic-globalization

The integration of markets for goods, services, and capital across national borders, often viewed as the dominant and most recent aspect of globalization.

1 chapter across 1 book

All Connected Now: Life in the First Global Civilization (2001)Walter Truett Anderson

PART 4 POSSIBILITIES 12 Global Visions and Divisions

This chapter explores the multifaceted nature of globalization as an evolutionary process shaping the first global civilization. It critiques the narrow economic focus common in public discourse and emphasizes globalization's broader social, cultural, biological, and ecological dimensions, highlighting its irreversible and complex character. The chapter also discusses globalization as both a material and reflexive process, involving increased global interconnectedness and awareness.