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Globalisation And Globalization

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In this statement, Knox and Marston portray globalisation as having a symbiotic relationship with places and communities wherein each part is shaped and influenced by the others, building upon and changing their existing structures without losing the inherent nature of what they are. The reality of globalisation can be somewhat more complex, as through this reconstruction aspects are inevitably lost or overwhelmed in the process, however globalisation cannot completely erase global differences, as difference is an intrinsic aspect of globalisation’s success. If the “foundations of the modern world are industrialization, colonization and the international market economy” (Knox & Marston, 2015, p. 87) the success of globalisation relies on how regions and communities respond to and use these forces for their own gain. In the cases of the rapid industrialisation of Shenzhen in south China and the aftermath of colonisation in Mauritius, both regions have actively responded to globalisation and involved themselves in the international market economy in order to build their own success. These places are active participants in globalisation and thereby reconstruct the meaning of globalisation as much as globalisation is restructuring them.

Shenzhen, China
Context and History 250/275
Located in the Guangdong Province of southern China, the city of Shenzhen provides a stunning example of the radical transformational power of globalisation and its interaction with places, people,

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