... and power. When did globalisation begin? There is no agreed starting point, but understanding of globalisation is helped by considering the following. The first great expansion of European capitalism took place in the 16th century, following the first circumnavigation of the earth in 1519 to 1521. There was a big expansion in world trade and investment in ... of life. It does not mean the abolition of traditional values. Indeed, new global media, such as the internet, have proven a powerful means of projecting traditional culture (and the culture of radical opponents of globalisation). ...

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... cultural convergence unless there is an economic one first. Countries like Malaysia, Japan and Thailand are all characterised by state intervention or protectionism. This is very much a result of the culture in these countries. The World Bank concluded that state intervention had been an important factor but " this model would not be applicable everywhere" . Free market ideology emerges from a "western" ... point of view of the world, which sees individual power as the clearest conception of freedom. It is a view rooted in the western culture and psychology and it is not necessarily ado...

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