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Defining Globalisation

What does it actually mean?

https://p.dw.com/p/543f

Globalisation has become one of the most talked about phenomenon of the new millennium. But what does it actually mean? Is it the rapid flow of communication around the world via the internet, the movement of capital across national boundaries, is it defined by multilateral treaties and agreements? or is it as innocous as eating a Thai meal in Berlin? One definition is the increasing extensity, velocity, and impact of world wide interconnected-ness. This story delves a bit deeper into the complex term known as "Globalisation".