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Throughout history, adventurers, generals, merchants, and financiers have constructed an ever-more-global economy. Today, unprecedented changes in communications, transportation, and computer technology have given the process new impetus. As globally mobile capital reorganizes business firms, it sweeps away regulation and undermines local and national politics. Globalization creates new markets and wealth, even as it causes widespread suffering, disorder, and unrest. It is both a source of repression and a catalyst for global movements of social justice and emancipation. These materials look at the main features of globalization, asking what is new, what drives the process, how it changes politics, and how it affects global institutions like the UN.
Defining Globalization
What is globalization? An Introduction to the key debates.Globalization of the Economy
Neoliberal economic theory has today achieved its greatest level of acceptance, leading to the globalization of finance, trade, and production.Globalization of Politics
Economic integration has proceeded much more rapidly than its political counterpart. How should we govern an increasingly interconnected world?Globalization of Culture
Globalization has challenged cultural identity across the world. Is homogeneity inevitable? Alternatively, can diversity survive or even prosper in a globalized world?Globalization of Law
Transnational legal institutions are developing rapidly, revolutionizing the practice of law both internationally and domestically. See also our page on International Justice.Cases of Globalization
We often discuss globalization in the abstract, but how does the phenomenon affect real people and places?Tables and Charts on Globalization
A series of tables, graphs, and other data that map interconnectedness.Take Action
This page explores how to work for change in a globalized world, and shows concerned individuals how to become involved.Bibliography
A list of books on globalization.Links and Resources
Links to sites on globalization.
