Don't Get Caught In The Web.

... Maurice van Mill 0247448 Don't Get Caught In The Web Verberkt One of the hottest, most discussed topics of the last decennium is globalization. Everybody talks about it and has an opinion about it. But what does it really mean and how does it influence people's everyday life? Globalization is a process to create a more open world in many areas, i.e. in politics, economics, law, and media. "It is driven by global dreams of vast corporate empires, compliant governments, a globalise consumer monoculture, and a universal ideological commitment to corporate libertarianism" (Korten 1996:121). In politics it means that countries worldwide are supposed to act multilaterally, and to share and carry out the same values and principals like peace and human rights. In economics it largely comes down to free trade and an open market between all countries worldwide. All countries are supposed to open their borders to foreign products and

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