meaning, features, impacts, and challenges:
What is Globalisation?
Globalisation refers to the increasing interconnectedness
and interdependence of the world’s economies, cultures,
and populations due to advancements in communication,
transportation, and trade. It involves the free flow of
goods, services, information, capital, and people across
borders.
Key Features of Globalisation
1. Economic Integration:
Expansion of international trade and investment.
Growth of multinational corporations (MNCs) and global
markets.
2. Technological Advancements:
, Rapid development in communication and transportation
(e.g., the Internet, aviation).
Widespread access to technology and information.
3. Cultural Exchange:
Sharing of ideas, traditions, and lifestyles across
countries.
Global spread of food, music, films, and fashion.
4. Global Institutions:
Emergence of organizations like the WTO, IMF, World
Bank, and UN to regulate and facilitate global
interaction.
5. Free Movement of Capital and Labour:
Investments across borders and migration of workers to
different countries.
6. Global Supply Chains: