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Definition Of Globalization

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Introduction

Globalisation is a term that has been heard before, a concept that is not new. The effects of globalisation were introduced and discussed by political philosophers Marx and Engels, a century and a half ago, however the term itself was only recently introduced into mainstream fields (Wood, 2008). This paper is going to investigate the definitions of globalisation, what fields of study it affects, its origin and the effects all whilst trying to answer the question, is globalisation a recent phenomenon? Investigating the term and what it encapsulates will help answer this question, and why globalisation is not a recent phenomenon but will explain why it appears as though it is a recent phenomenon.

Globalisation and its definitions

Globalisation has obtained many definitions, and with amount of definitions can easily blur the lines and the explanation of what globalisation is. Shalmali Guttal defines globalisation as “a term to describe a variety of economic, cultural, social and political changes over the past 50 years” (2007). This definition constricts the time frame of globalisation, disregarding the potential of the globalisation concept that could have occurred prior to the 1950’s. The fact that this definition is so constricting and negates any potential of the globalisation process to before the 1950’s is troubling, as there are others who believe the opposite, those who believe globalisation started more than what is now sixty years ago. However, the

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