GEOG 1HB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mcworld, North American Free Trade Agreement, Epistle To The Philippians
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In 2002-present decided to close the manufacturing in england and move to. Having them produced in the philipeans is a much greater global journey opposed to england however it has benefits, no import/export duties, environmental regulations are weak, relatively inexpensive production. Globalization: increasing interconnectedness of people & societies around the world. Textbook definition: actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something, worldwide in scope. A singe world society: processes through which the world is becoming a single world society, a global village. A village is a place where everyone is connected to one another, where everyone gets along, where everyone speaks the same language. Goods and services: a global shopping mall and a global shopping line. The emergence of a globalized economy is best illustrated via the rapid growth of world trade. This growth has been facilitated by the ability to shift production to other areas of the world.