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Globalization

The term globalization encompasses a range of social, political, and economic changes. Some disciplines including anthropology or sociology focus on cultural changes of growing interconnectedness, such as the expansion of brands like Nike and McDonalds, and the increasing ease of travel. Other disciplines such as economics track the exchange of finances, goods and services through expanding global markets. Still other disciplines such as political science examine the role of international political institutions like the United Nations and the increasing power of transnational corporations. While one can try to dissect each of these topics to measure the changes of globalization, they are woven together in a complex manner, making it difficult to summarize positive or negative effects. Globalization creates new markets and wealth, even as it causes widespread suffering, disorder, and unrest. It is both a source of repression and a catalyst for global movements of social justice and emancipation. This provides tables and charts measuring globalization in terms of technology, demographics, and culture. For detailed tables and charts on economic changes, please see our tables and charts under the Social and Economic Policy portfolio.

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Globalization

Demographic Change:

Urbanization

  • Growing Urbanization: 1975 & 1995
    Graph or Table

    Migration

  • Number of Migrants Residing in Major Regions: 1990 and 2000
    Graph or Table

  • Countries Hosting Largest Number of Migrants: 2000
    Graph or Table

  • Countries with Largest Percentage of Migrants: 2000
    Graph or Table

  • Net Migration Flow per Region: 1995-2000
    Graph or Table

    Technology:

  • Declining Cost of Transportation and Communication: 1920-1990
    Graph or Table

  • Internet Users: 1996-2002
    Graph or Table

  • Global Air Transportation: 1950-1998
    Graph or Table

  • Timing the Spread of Technologies
    Graph or Table

    The Digital Divide

  • Telephone Lines by Region: 1990 and 2000
    Graph or Table

  • Cellular Phone Subscribers by Region: 1990 and 2000
    Graph or Table

  • Internet Hosts by Region: 1990 and 2000
    Graph or Table

  • Internet Users by Region: 1998
    Graph or Table

    Cultural Change:

  • International Tourist Arivals (1950 - 1999)
    This Table and Graph show the number of International Tourist Arrivals from 1950.

  • US Market Share of Film Industry for Select Countries: 2001
    Graph or Table

  • McDonalds Restaurants: 1991 & 1996
    Graph or Table

  • World Languages in Danger of Extinction (2000)
    This Table and Graph show the number of world languages facing extinction.

    External Links

    International Networks Archive
    Extensive website presenting a wealth of data on various international flows and networks in a helpfully organized format.

    Globalization: Effects on Indigenous Peoples
    The International Forum on Globalization provides a detailed map of how globalization has affected indigenous people on every continent.

    Globalization Index 2003
    Foreign Policy magazine's annual ranking of countries' global linkages.

    World Watch Institute
    Independent research organization that publishes the popular Vital Signs and State of the World series.

    UC Atlas of Global Inequality
    This site uses interactive maps to display the growing gap between rich and poor countries across a range of economic and demographic data.

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