Definition of Globalization

Question 1

defines globalization as an increase in interconnectedness and interdependence between people and countries.

Answer 1

The World Health Organization (WHO)

Question 2

frames globalization as the shrinking of the world, where distances are getting shorter, making interactions across the globe easier.

Answer 2

Thomas Larsson (2001)

Question 3

critiques globalization, seeing it as a modern form of colonialism, perpetuating regression and destabilization.

Answer 3

Martin Khor

Question 4

takes a broader approach, defining globalization as the onset of a borderless world.

Answer 4

Ohmae (1992)

Question 5

emphasizes the internationalization of production, new labor divisions, and migratory movements, with states acting as agencies of globalization.

Answer 5

Robert Cox

Question 6

describes globalization as a process involving multidirectional flows of people, objects, and information.

Answer 6

George Ritzer (2015)

Question 7

highlights the growing awareness of the world as a unified whole

Answer 7

Robertson (1992)

Question 8

focus on globalization as the incorporation of people into a single world society, living in a borderless community.

Answer 8

Albrow and King (1990)