HECOL441 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Extremism, Cultural Homogenization, Xenophobia
13 Jul 2018
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Understanding globalization: measuring levels of development for discussion: social psychology of globalization globalization - interaction and integration among people, government, and businesses driven by international trade, aided by technology. Hegemony - leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others. In coming years, shocks and vulnerabilities will be the norm, rather than an exception. and the unsustainable nature of the coping capacity of our planet is being discussed widely . The wto commonly describes difference between rich" countries and poor" countries the world bank and un use the term least developed to describe the world"s poorest countries. Terms first world, second world, third world indicate differences in levels of development the text de nes countries" level of well-being as least developed, newly developing, and developed countries. Gdp as a measure? few, if any, statistical constructs have has a greater in uence on the modern world than gross.
