During the last few decades, human dynamics, institutional change, political relations, and the natural environment have become successively more intertwined. While the increased global economic integration, global forms of governance, globally inter-linked social and environmental developments are often referred to as ‘globalisation’ there is no unanimously-agreed upon definition of the term. Depending on the researcher or commentator, it can mean, among other things, the growing integration of markets and nation-states, receding geographical constraints on social and cultural arrangements, the increased dissemination of ideas and technologies, the threat to national sovereignty by trans-national actors; or the transformation of the economic, political and cultural foundations of societies. Globalization a timely and controversial topic. Presents comprehensive synthesis/overview of perspectives/approaches to ‘globalization’ , defines the term in more objective, scientific terms. INDICE: Introduction. Towards an understanding of the concept of globalization. The Use of indicators to measure globalization. The measurement of globalization. Consequences of globalization reconsidered: applying the indices.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-74067-6
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 180
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés