‘Globalization is the emergence of a complex web of interconnectedness’ (Heywood, 2011), a central feature of Globalization is determining that there is a decline in the importance of geographical limits and territorial borders. The concept of a borderless economy, widespread integration of different cultures, religions, ethnicity and nationality around the world is contributing to the idea of a Global Society, which, in turn, brings us to the question of globalization being inevitable or irreversible.
Globalization can be studied through three different aspects: Political, economical and cultural. It is important to realize that globalization is not a new phenomenon; it is a concept that has been around for many centuries. The Silk Route
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Up until a few decades past, globalization could perhaps be reversible and evitable as the growth of consumer culture could have been curtailed and contained. Consumer culture can be linked to the escalation in MNC’s and TNC’s which monopolize the global economy aiding to the conundrum of the widening class divide and unjustified distribution of wealth within and between …show more content…
The question is of utmost importance due to the fact that if the effects of globalization have not reached certain regions or areas of the world, then indeed, it will be easier to start the process of reversing globalization. ‘While the developing world as a whole is becoming internationally more integrated, the level and pace of integration vary widely across countries’ (Qureshi, 1996). However, even if access to the full effects of globalization is not felt everywhere, the awareness to the concept, phenomenon, policy and process of globalization is widespread and has reached almost all strata’s of societies. Awareness of globalization enforces the reality that globalization has become an irrefutable truth, and perhaps it can be contained and re-shaped to fulfill specific needs, but cannot be entirely reversed or be