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Globalization and Sustainable Development

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Globalization

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Econology; Economic evolution; Economic globalization; Economic growth; Economic interdependence; International commerce; International development; International trade; Turbo-capitalism

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Globalization has existed for centuries. Over the years it has spawned a wide range of definitions, hardening with time into a concept of blurred interpretational boundaries. Broadly, it can be defined as a process of global economic and cultural interconnectedness that accelerated in terms of complexity from the 1400s on, fueled initially by developments in exchange relations and evolutions in maritime technology. Then and now, it involves a process through which economic, political, ideological, and military power is diffused across national boundaries. It further strengthened as a descriptive notion in the past century to convey the melting away of trade barriers and borders between nations as changes in demand for goods and services forced commerce, investment,...

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  1. Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK

    Alina Trabattoni

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  1. European School of Sustainability, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  4. Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Pinar Gökcin Özuyar

  5. International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

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  1. Sustainability, Akamai University, Hilo, Hawai, USA

    Medani P Bhandari

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Trabattoni, A. (2021). Globalization and Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P.G., Wall, T. (eds) Responsible Consumption and Production. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71062-4_57-1

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