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By Bridgette Byrd O’Connor. Globalization is now a buzzword in twenty-first-century politics. The interconnection and interdependency
has equally long lists of pros and cons. What does globalization mean and when did it begin?
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•What is Globalization?
•Historical Context of Globalization
•Impacts of Globalization
Objectives:
A. History
• What late twentieth-century trends led people to create the term
“globalization”?
• What are some historical trends that accelerated globalization
before the late twentieth century?
B. Impacts
• What are some impacts of globalization in terms of migration
and economics?
• What are some positive impacts of globalization?
• What are some negative impacts of globalization?
What is globalization?
Globalization is a process of interaction and
integration among the people, companies, and
governments of different nations, a process driven by
international trade and investment and aided by
information technology.