English Explanatory Dictionary

globalisation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of becoming a more interconnected world.
  2. The process of the world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models, according to the World System Theory.

Pronunciation

/ˌɡləʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-globalisation.wav /ˌɡloʊ.bə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɡləʉ.bə.lɑɪˈzæɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-globalisation.wav

Word forms

globalisation globalisations globalization

Etymology

From global + -isation or globalise + -ation. Popularized by German-American economist and professor at Harvard Business School Theodore Levitt.

Derived words

alter-globalisation antiglobalisation anti-globalisation deglobalisation globalisationism globalisationist globalise
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