'Globalisation' is a word which didn't exist when I was at school... or university.......or in any of the textbooks I used when I first started teaching... or even when I had been teaching for quite a long time! However, globalisation is very much part of the vocabulary of geography in the 21st century and understanding it is fundametal to an understanding of how the global economy works - what drives it, where it is driven and who the winners and losers are.It is sometimes difficult to find resources on globalisation which are written in a language that non-economists can understand but this week the business pages of the BBC website have done just that. Starting last Sunday, there has been a series of articles which have been an easy to read guide to globalisation. You can link to them by clicking the headlines...
Globalisation shakes the world
The Rise of the Bangalore Tigers
Multinationals lead India's IT Revolution
Globalisation : The Key Facts
Finally, there is a stimulating on-line discussion on globalisation which you can link to here. There are a huge range of views on the subject from all over the world.
