Globalization

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What is globalization?

Globalization is a worldwide movement towards economic, financial, tradeand communications integration

From the beginning of History, there was a sort of globalization, however, in more recent years this process has become more important due to different factors:

- Technology

- Transports

- International organizations

- Liberalization policies

- Fall of communism (international enterprises)

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Globalization in the Ancient Times

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Globalization in1500

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Why globalization became more

important? Technology

New technologies and an

advanced I.T. society: It is possible

to transmit information in seconds

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Why globalization became more

important? Transport

Cheaper and improved transport

One of the most famous novels of

the XIX century was “Around the

World in 80 Days” by Jules Verne

In 1992, the Concorde made the

trip around the world in … hours

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Why globalization became more

important? International organizations

Higher degree of cooperation

between the countries

Less national power (more

supranational)

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Why globalization became more

important? Liberalization policies

Elimination of customs and

duties between the countries

(more exchanges of goods)

International enterprises

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Why globalization became more

important? Fall of communism

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The Cold War

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It was called “the end of the History”…

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