What is Globalization?

January 16, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: Social Science, Sociology, Globalization
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What is Globalization?

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AT Kearney KOF

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Describe Evaluate

Describe and evaluate one of the following two globalization indices: the AT Kearney index or the KOF index, as a measure of global interaction.

Describe how the globalization index may be represented spatially.

So what is Globalization?

So globalization has many sides.. It is not new…

But what is it?

One definition Globalization: The growing interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and of international capital flows, and through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology. What are the key ideas here? 2. 2. what might be missing from this definition? 1.

 What do you see as the main opportunities

and threats of globalization?  Why is globalization a topic for

geographers?

What are some of the key questions you think geographers may ask in regards to globalization?

How would you describe the following trends?

So what has been the trend of globalization?

How might Globalization possibly be measured? In a small group, create a simple index that measures globalization. What did you include in your index?

2 measures of globalization: KOF index

AT Kearny index

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