Globalization: Causes, Consequences and Reflections
Preface
Globalization, a proverbial phenomenon observed mostly in the domains of commerce and culture, poses sweeping impact to the modern world and overall human experience. It is recognized as the expanding collaborations amongst interest groups, corporations, and countries that go beyond nation-state borders, as societies around the world experience an increased level of interdependence. In essence, it refers to the collective perception of “the compression of the world and the intensification of consciousness of the world as a whole“ (R. Robertson, Globalization, 1992:8) This movement, some deems inevitable and irreversible, is manifested in the prevalence of multinational projects and the gradual integration of regional markets, which was resulted from rapid movements of information, labour, capital, products, and services. It is also reflected in the sizeable growth of world trade as percentage as Gross World Product......
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