GEO 208 Lecture 1: GEO208 Notes Ch 1-3
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Globalization - trends towards greater economic, cultural, political, and technological interdependence among national institutions and economies. Hyper-globalists - who argue that we live in a borderless world in which the. Pro-globalizers - globalization is an ideological project, will bring the greatest benefit for the greatest number. Globalization is the solution to the world"s economic problems and inequalities. Anti-globalizers globalization is the problem not the solution. Global markets are a destructive force that enriches only a minority. Skeptical internationalists this isn"t new/ this isn"t global. Globalization of markets - convergence in buying preferences in markets around the world. 2. creates new market opportunities, 3. leveling seasonal revenue changes, and. Globalization of production - dispersal of production activities to locations that help a company minimize costs or maximize quality. Globalizing processes are reflected and influenced by multiple geographies, rather than a single global geography. Localizing processes geographically concentrated economic activities with varying degrees of functional integration.
