Globalization

"Globalization" is defined by Webster's Dictionary as "development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign markets."

There are also other aspects of globalization, including the cultural globalization from mass media and the internet, social globalization immigration flows, and the globalization of environmental impacts, such as transnational pollution and global warming.

Globalization News

Prospects for sustainability at State Dept - Part 2

Date: 
February 20, 2009

Climate change is just one of the many global sustainability issues which the U.S. government must address. Many of these are addressed within the State Department by the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, a position which Secretary of State Clinton has not yet announced her choice.

Prospects for sustainability at the State Department - Part 1

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Date: 
February 20, 2009

So, what are the prospects for sustainability at the State Department under the new Obama Administration?

Global food crisis

Date: 
February 18, 2009

The new world of soaring food prices.
April 2008

Financial meltdown worsens food crisis

Date: 
October 26, 2008

As global prices soar, more people go hungry
by Ariana Eunjung Cha and Stephanie McCrummen
Washington Post, October 26, 2008