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| * what they see as the ]' economic and military domination of the world | * what they see as the ]' economic and military domination of the world | ||
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Globalization refers to a number of trends towards a more interconnected world.
Trends towards globalization
Globalization may be identified with a number of trends, most of which have been particularly evident in the period since World War 2. These include:
- An increase in international trade at a faster rate than the growth in the world economy
- Increase in the share of the world economy controlled by multinational companies
- Greater international cultural influences, for example through exports of Hollywood movies
- Greater international travel and tourism
- Greater sharing of information, by the spreading of technology such as the Internet and telephone
Many of these trends are seen as positive by supporters of various forms of globalisation, and in many cases globalization has been actively promoted by governements and others. For example, there are economic arguments suggesting that free trade leads to a more efficient allocation of resources, with all those involved in the trade benefitting. Barriers to international trade have been considerably lowered since World War 2 through international organisations such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
The Anti-Globalization movement
Various aspects of globalization are seen as harmful by the Anti-globalization movement, a loose conglomeration of various protest movements.
There are common themes in the protests of many of these groups, opposing:
- the globalization of capitalism in the name of free trade
- what they see as the United States' economic and military domination of the world
- global corporatism displacing the power of national governments
- what they see as environmental catastrophe as a consequence of the above
See also: