The Impact of Globalization Determinants and the Health of the World’s Population

摘要: Since the late 1970s, globalization has become a phenomenon that elicited polarizing responses from scholars, politicians, activists, and business community. Several scholars such as labor unions, see an anti-democratic movement would weaken nation-state in favor of great powers. There is no doubt globalization, matter how it defined, here to stay, causing major changes on globe. Given rapid proliferation advances technology, communication, means production, transportation, challenge health well-being worldwide. On international level, average human lifespan increasing primarily due medicine technology. The trends are reflection care demands along with technological needed prevent, diagnose, treat disease (IOM, 1997). Along this increase longevity comes concern finding commonalities treatment disparities for all people. In seminal work by Friedman (2005), posited connecting knowledge into global network will result eradication most healthcare translational barriers we face today. knowledge-driven profession, reasonable presume more than just buzzword. This chapter looks at aspects or components but focuses specifically impacts people nations world. authors propose use concept measuring stick claims made behalf globalization.