Globalization

=**What is globalization?**= Globalization is the process in which worldwide economies, societies, and cultures have become intergrated.

Globalization is to make something global, or to extend something all throughout the world.

Globalization is the increasing integration of economies and societies around the world, transcending the boundaries of the nation state, particularly through international trade and the flow of capital, ideas and people, the transfer of culture and technology, and the development of transnational regulations.

Globalization  is The term frequently used to identify a trend toward increased flow of goods, services, money, and ideas across national borders and the subsequent integration of the global economy.
 * <  [[image:pics.jpg width="255" height="255" link="http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=globalization+hands&go=&form=QBIR&qs=n#focal=06d5df9102d3a4e361820951baa00c83&furl=http%3A%2F%2Fmark-esposito.com%2Fglobalization%2520hands.JPG"]] ||< I chose this picture because to me it symbolizes globlalization in the most expressive way, yet the simplest way. We are united, connected, brought together, by globalization. Whether it has to do with everyday communication, or whether it has to do with important bussiness communication. We are conncected solely because of globalization. ||
 * < [[image:dancer.jpg width="262" height="286" link="http://www.atlantachinesedance.org/images/2007/Rain%20Bamboo%20Forest.jpg"]] ||< This image describes Globilization in a sense that culture and art are carried around the world through globilization. To be specific in this picture a women is dancing in ethnic clothing. So one would assume that she might be doing an ethnic dance. This picture also means a lot to me because dance is something that I love to do. So when I see so many differnent kinds of dance and so many differnt traditions or cultures participating in dance it makes me realize that there someone out there, living in a completely different place and culture, with completely different ideas and notions about this world but we share the same passion and love of dance. We express ourselves in the same way because of Globilization. ||
 * <  [[image:trash.jpg width="158" height="120" link="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.infed.org/images/scenes/girl_in_garbage.jpg&imgrefurl=http://madelinevu.blogspot.com/2008/03/victorians-in-asia.html&usg=__2cXh7bq07sJxepSp4LgAmEOsB3k=&h=283&w=370&sz=30&hl=en&start=15&sig2=G9eUkzXV2ldgLIhlCwz0fw&tbnid=lfXiVd8o4l5L1M:&tbnh=93&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dglobalization%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive&ei=767iSr6yEZGGmwP9zpj8Dw"]] ||< This image is a representation of what some people feel Globalization is doing to our planet. Some feel globalization impacts our economy, environment, cultures, ect. in a bad way; but I feel that globalization has also had a positive influence on our everyday lives, for example the advancement in technology allows us to communicate with people all over the world. ||
 * <  [[image:Untitled.png width="249" height="187" link="http://www.interkulti.net/Globalization/images/625278_peace_and_love_human.jpg"]] ||< I chose this image because it demonstrates how people can join together to share a common vision or goal, like peace. When some people hear the word globalization they automatically think it means making a symbol, logo, or company global but they do not realize that an idea or a feeling as general and overly stressed as peace can also represent globalization. ||


 * [[image:20lego-1.xlarge1.jpg height="180"]] ||< This is image represensents globalization as well because it is symbolism for saying globlazation is the building blocks for the world, and for our future. The world is developing in so many ways because of globalization. ||  || [[image:fashon_06.jpg width="265" height="360" link="http://www.m2kstudios.com/images/fashon_06.jpg"]] || I chose this image because i wanted to shows the diversity between our fashion and the fashion in other cultures around the world. I liked this picture in particular because it is considered 'high fashion' in the modern orld of today and this is a fact well known all around the world because as i mentioned before, Globalization also means carrying ideas around the world. ||

Globalization informs us of our surroundings, if it weren't for the big television, radio, or internet networks who start working all over the world we would not know what was going on in our bordering countries or in the countries where our other family members or friends may be. In order to stay connected we with the happening of the world around us we need globalization to continue. = = || Sources: [|http://images.google.com/] [|http://www.bing.com/images] [|http://photobucket.com/] [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization] [|http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/globalization]
 *  [[image:African-women.jpg width="273" height="226" link="http://www.voanews.com.edgesuite.net/vietnamese/images/African-women.jpg"]] || I liked this image because I can compare it to the previous picture and it demonstrates the diversity I talked about. In this African culture the people of this trie still wear traditional clothing and live in traditional huts. Yes, it may seem very different to what we are used to seeing but most people in todays society have come to accept other peoples culture and religion because we are informed or taught by the people around us or by books, movies, which are all forms of globalization. ||
 *  [[image:dang_ngo_migrant_workers.jpg width="280" height="185" link="http://www.ghap.org/images/photos/dang_ngo_migrant_workers.jpg"]] || I chose this picture because I think that globalization also creates oppurtunity for migrant workers. For example globalization stimulates the economy by advertising and such, the booming economy creates jobs because demand percentage increases, supply percentage increases and we need people or workers to employ in order to supply products. ||
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 * <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;"> [[image:spanishproject_teacher.jpg link="http://www.backtothebibleinternational.org/images/spanishproject_teacher.jpg"]] || Finally I chose this picture because I believe it symbolizes Globalization in the way that we can travel, explore, and learn about our world. Globalization teaches us in many different ways. Many of us get to travel and see the world, which allows us to learn internationally, with teachers from all over the world. We get to experience new cultures, meet new people, and discover new thing abotu our world or the country that we live in. Would't you want to experience that? ||

<span style="color: #a414d2; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 34px; text-align: center;">Response to Globalization maps and questions...

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">The definition of globalization states that it is a process in which the WORLD is bound together socially, economically, politically, technologically, and so forth. This map demonstrates how that happens throughout a certain time period, which is in this case from 1970- 2006. In the 1970's many of the countries have low percentages, which means that the social, economic, and political development of those specific countries are so low that they do not influence or impact any other countries around them. However there are a few countries that are very influential from the beginning of the time period on the map, countries such as North America, Australia, and in the region of the countries Sweden, Norway, and Finland seem to be quite globalized already. As the years advance or continue all the countries seem to increase in percentage of globalization, even the countries that started out with nothing. Although, something that caught my eye was that almost every country experiences a time, in a specific year, when the globalization rate drops dramatically, for example in the year 1997 two countries in South America, Columbia and Venezuela, seem to increase then drop and continue this see-saw motion until the year 2006. The only explanation I can think of for this is that some historical events took place in those countries, during that particular time that caused the percentages to increase and decrease so rapidly. Maybe a change in political leader?

Q and A!!

1. What are the measures of globalization used on the map according to this first page?

The measures of Globalization that the map is based off of are economical, social, and political.

2. Explain what the other 5 measures listed mean. Try to explain these other measures of globalization in your own words.

The other 5 measures are sub-measures, or measures within the main measures. They include:

Actual economic flow, which means the smoothness in the flow of the economy, is there a continuous motion of supply, and demand, and a consistent profit being made by the businesses, or it could be as simple as how does a country's economic system work compared to other countries. We need to take into account whether the country is trading with other countries, or is country taxing citizens a lot, etc.

Economic restrictions, what can you do or not do when in that country or when coming into that country, relating to the economy of course. The question, is the tariff very high, or low to bring a product into a certain country??

Data on information flows, advertising for that country for different medias of communications.

Data on personal contact, which countries like a country or not, or whether the country has the right connections...

Data on cultural proximity does everyone in a country share the same culture or belief.

Examples of Data: An example of Economic Globalization would be "Data on economic restrictions" and an example of that would be how large of a tariff a countries economic leader put on products coming into the country. An example of Social Globalization is "Data on Information flows" which could include all the means of communication, the Internet, telephone, television, and newspaper, and whether people in a specific country seem to have those items. An example Political Globalization could include the political ties two countries have to one another such as international treaties; or it could include something as simple as whether a country had other embassies in it. The two sets of data that I do understand would be 'Data on international flows' and 'Data on personal contact’. A set of data I do not understand would be Capital Account Restrictions.

<span style="color: #0073ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8pt;">Interpreting and Comparing Information on Maps:

1.) The GINI index represents the distribution of family income in a country, it shows the gap between the rich and the poor. The high numbers mean that the inequality of family income distribution is very high, so there is a large gap between rich and poor family. The lower numbers mean that the equality of family income distribution is very high, so the families in that country are very equal, the lower the number the smaller the gap between rich and poor. The poorer parts/ countries of the world have high GINI indexes, and the richer parts/countries have lower indexes.

2. 2. Canada 3. Sweden || These countries have High KOF indexes but low GINI indexes, in other words they have high globalization rates, and the distribution of family income is some what equal. A reason why, is because these countries are richer then many, which means they get more opportunities globalization wise. They have more money to spend in order to stay in touch and up to date with demands of modern society. || 2. China 3. Colombia || These countries, however, have low KOF indexes, and high GINI indexes, which means their globalization rate is very low, and their distribution of family income is very unequal; there is a large gap between rich and poor. A reason for this may be that because these countries are poor, they do not have the money to may for the technology, and the huge industries or companies that the rich countries can afford. And because of that the whole cycle of globalization is kaput. Economically, socially, politically, technologically these countries are doing really badly. || 3.) The Poverty Index measures the risk/chance a country has of acquiring poverty in their country. The HDI index measure the Human Development in a country, this map is based on the following factors, whether people in that country live long and healthy lives; if the knowledge rate of that country is high, adults are literate, and the enrollment of children in schools is high; also if there is a decent standard of living in that country.
 * Country || Considerations for why this may be the case ||
 * High KOF Index but Low Gini Index || 1. Australia
 * Low KOF Index but High Gini Index || 1. Bolivia

4.)<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Country Considerations for why this might be the case Increase in Globalization and increase in HDI 1.Egypt 2.Indonesia 3. Kazakhstan These countries had an increase in globalization and the human development increased. Reasons for this might be that the country has become wealthier, or that globalization has impacted that country so much that all the factors globalization have helped the country grow and develop so well. Increase in Globalization but still at risk of poverty 1. Papua New Guinea 2. Angola 3. Guinea However, with these countries globalization has increased but the country is still in risk of poverty. Because the country is poorer then most the gap between the rich and the poor is larger. So globalization is increasing in these countries but the rich are becoming richer and the poor more poor.