Globalization and the Environment: Trade, FDI and International Co-operation Issues

摘要: Globalization has been defined as “the growing economic interdependence of countries world-wide through the increasing volume and variety cross-border transactions in goods services international capital flows, also more rapid widespread diffusion technology” (De Jonquieres, 1997). can be thought a process involving two broad components. First, globalization causes structure markets to change. Markets will generally become both broader (more horizontal integration production, consumer access wider range products services) deeper vertical new forms inter-firm co-operation). Second, cause rate technological change increase. These components tend reinforce each other, with market leading development (and vice versa).