Many see it as a primarily economic phenomenon, involving the increasing interaction, or integration, of national economic systems through the growth in international trade, investment and capital flows.   However, one can also point to a rapid increase in cross-border social, cultural and technological exchange as part of the phenomenon of globalisation.   The sociologist, Anthony Giddens, defines globalisation as a decoupling of space and time, emphasising that with instantaneous communications, knowledge and culture can be shared around the world simultaneously.   A Dutch academic who maint...
		                                  
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