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Globalization

Globalization. It can defined as the intensification of worldwide social relations which distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away and vice versa. Anthony Giddens, Director of the London School of Economics.

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Globalization

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  1. Globalization

  2. It can defined as the intensification of worldwide social relations which distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away and vice versa. • Anthony Giddens, Director of the London School of Economics

  3. It reflects the sense of an immense enlargement of world communication, as well as of the horizon of a world market, both of which seem far more tangible and immediate than in earlier stages of modernity. • Fredric Jameson, Professor of Literature at Duke University

  4. It is a process (or set of processes) which embodies a transformation in the spatial organization of social relations and transactions - assessed in terms of their extensity, intensity, velocity and impact - generating transcontinental or interregional flows and networks of activity, interaction, and the exercise of power. • David Held, Professor of Political Science at London School of Econ.

  5. It refers both to the compression of the world and the intensification of consciousness of the world as a whole. • Roland Robertson, • Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh

  6. It compresses the time and space aspects of social relations. • James Mittelman, • Professor of International Relations at American University

  7. Globalization….. • Should be used to refer to a set of social processes that are thought to transform our present social condition into one of globality. It is about shifting forms of human contact. • Manfred B. Steger • Author of Globalization, A Very Short Introduction

  8. “Globalization of farm trade brings considerable negative impacts on agriculture of the less developed countries.” With reference to appropriate examples, account for this statement. Comment of the effectiveness of remedial measures which may be practiced by LDCs’ governments to alleviate the impacts.

  9. Globalization….. • It means the integration of inputs and outputs into global markets, global sharing of information and knowledge, and global rules governing such integration. • Joachim von Braun

  10. Globalization & Farming

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