Globalisation
Globalisation refers to the increasing connections between countries that have come with the growth of international travel and cross border shipping, and increases in communications, such as through the Internet. This has led to an increase in world trade and the flow of investments between countries. It has also made it more likely that conditions in one country will affect conditions in other countries, and has led to a more international culture in such areas as music, movies and fashion."I define globalisation as the freedom of our corporations to invest where and when we want, to produce what we want, to buy and sell where we want, and to keep all the restrictions through labour law or other political regulations as slight as possible." - Percy Barnevik, Vice President of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum This is a common public perception of globalisation: a meaningless term acting as a disguise for greedy multinational corporations, a means for the spread of cultural imperialism. A close examination of globalisation and cultural imperialist theory demonstrates flaws in that theory, suggesting that the cultural dominance imposed as a side-effect (or direct result) of globalisation is not as severe as alar
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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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