Examples of Globalization

Globalization is growth on a worldwide scale. It is the process of integration and international influence of economies and cultures.

Globalization in Economics

Multinational corporations operate on a global scale, with satellite offices and branches in numerous locations.
Outsourcing can add to the economic development of a struggling country, bringing much needed jobs.
Some automobiles use parts from other countries, as in a car being assembled in the United States with the parts coming from Japan, Germany, or Korea.
The Free World Trade Organization supervises world trade.
The European Union is an economic and political union of 28 countries that are located primarily in Europe.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (N.A.F.T.A.) is a trade bloc in North America.
One shirt sold in the United States could have been made from Chinese cotton by workers in Thailand. Then it could have been shipped on a French freighter that had a Spanish crew.
A McDonald’s in Japan and other countries shows the growth of companies over the entire world.

Greek culture spread across Africa, Europe and Asia through Alexander the Great. This is the reason there are cities named for Alexander in Africa, Egypt and Turkey.
The Silk Road was a trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea area and it allowed the exchange of not only goods, but culture and knowledge.
Christian missionaries from Europe added to the globalization of Christianity.
Colonization all over the world was a major cause of globalization.
Improved travel facilitated the growth of globalization, as people moved for a better job, a better life, or fled from danger or oppression.
Tsimshatsui is the name of the tip of the Kowloon peninsula. Today, in this multicultural area, you can see baseball caps, hoodies, turbans, and hijabs.
Food is one factor of globalization. One can find people eating sushi in Peru or Indian food in Europe.
Satellite television allows shows from one country to be broadcast in many others, adding to cultural globalization.

The Internet is a major contributor to globalization, not only technologically but in other areas as well, like in cultural exchanges of the arts.
Global news networks, like CNN, contribute to the spread of knowledge.
Cells phones connect people all over the world like never before. Around 60 percent of all people in the world use cell phones.
Military cooperation between countries adds to globalization, such as the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty or anti-terrorism agreements.
Environmental cooperation has spread to help reduce chlorofluorocarbon emissions to slow the depletion of the ozone. One example is the Montreal Protocol.

The Olympics began in ancient Greece and continue today.
The FIFA World Cup has more viewers than any other sporting event from around the world.
Travel and tourism allows globalization of many things, like the exchange of money, cultures and knowledge.
The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization that promotes cooperation in many areas including human rights, peace and economic development.
Organizations such as the Red Cross respond quicker to disasters around the world.

Now you can better understand globalization and see how it works in the real world.