globalization author:felix spindler date: 30.11.2009 ti-09 / leipzig
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Globalization
Author:Felix SpindlerDate: 30.11.2009
TI-09 / Leipzig
INDEX
• Definition & explanation of Globalization
• Different aspects• Advantages + disadvantages of
globalization
Globalization, what is it ?
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Movement of:
Living in a borderless world
Globalization, what is it ?refers to:
Increasing
Integration
Interdependence
Different aspects of globalization
• economic• social• technological• cultural• political• ecological
different spheres:
Explanation
• Industrial – emergence of production markets to range goods for consumer + companies
• Financial – emergence of financial markets worldwide• Political – creating of a world government• Cultural – apply different technologies which are
embodied in foreign products• Social – connect people of all nations• Technical – global telecommunications infrastructure
Advantages of Globalization
• Growth of companies
• Improve living standards
• Reduce poverty
• Improved wealth = increased life expectancy
• Modern communications enforce growth of liberal democracies around the world
Disadvantages of Globalization
• Costs for reforms and restructuring • Increased interdependence of countries
• Dangers of spread diseases like HIV/AIDS, SARS, bird/pig flu