Globalization

This well-known term referes to the process by which many regional economies, societies and cultures become integrated through a global network of communication, trade and transportation. It is also generally recognized as being driven by several factors such as economy, technology, society and culture. According to the Oxford English Dictionary in 1930 the word ‘globalization’ was first employed to denote a holistic view of human experience in education.

This process has various aspects such as industrial, economic, financial, political and of course cultural, which affect the world in several different ways for example, in the cultural aspect, the usage of Chinese characters in tattoos has become a very common practice, also food is a very classic aspect related to ‘cultural globalization’ for example, someone in the United States can be eating Japanese noodles for lunch while someone in Sydney, Australia can be eating classic Italian meatballs.
However, not all of the consequences are positive, environmental degradation and food security are two of the most influential. The Worldwatch Institute said that the booming economy of China is a planetary power shaping the global biosphere. In 2007, China overtook the United States as the world’s biggest producer of CO2.

Globalization has the following blunt diagnosis: “current globalization doesn't work” Many millions of people have noted how their situation became worst, how their jobs were destroyed and their lives become more insecure, felt increasingly more powerless to forces beyond their control and have been weakened their democracies and eroded their cultures.