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Held and his co-writers' definition of globalization in that same book as "transformation in the spatial organization of social relations and transactions—assessed in terms of their extensity, intensity, velocity and impact—generating transcontinental or inter-regional flows" was called "probably the most widely-cited definition" in the ...
His 1992 definition of globalization as "the compression of the world and the intensification of the consciousness of the world as a whole" [1] has been credited as the first ever definition of globalization, [2] though a more detailed analysis of the history of this term indicates it has many authors. [3]
Journalists and authors who write about globalization ... Anti-globalization writers (1 C, 37 P) Pages in category "Writers about globalization"
George Ritzer (born October 14, 1940) is an American sociologist, professor, and author who has mainly studied globalization, metatheory, patterns of consumption, and modern/postmodern social theory. His concept of McDonaldization draws upon Max Weber 's idea of rationalization through the lens of the fast food industry.
Globalization and Its Discontents is a book published in 2002 by the 2001 Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz. The title is a reference to Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents. The book draws on Stiglitz's personal experience as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under Bill Clinton from 1993 and chief economist at the World Bank ...
Economic globalization is the intensification and stretching of economic interrelations around the globe. [3] [4] It encompasses such things as the emergence of a new global economic order, the internationalization of trade and finance, the changing power of transnational corporations, and the enhanced role of international economic institutions.
Author Jeff Rubin, former chief economist for CIBC World Markets in Toronto, expects oil prices to hit $200 per barrel in the next economic expansion, throwing globalization into reverse, and ...
The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization ; Author: Thomas L. Friedman: Language: English: Subject: International economic relations Free trade Capitalism–Social aspects Technological innovations–Economic aspects Technological innovations–Social aspects Intercultural communication Globalization United States–Foreign ...