Do we live in a global age ?

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“Do we live in a global age?”… This sentence brings out two major characteristics: the need to provide additional tools for understanding the world today, and concern about the prospects offered by the current capitalism. The new century has opened is marked both by continuity, and both by profound changes. Jacques Chirac (former President of France) has said: “Globalization is a new face of the human adventure.” This illustrates the fact that globalization is due to men and is part of our present and especially our future. Moreover, Jacques Le Goff (French historian) has also said “Globalization is neither a horror or happiness”. This sentence is the link that follows this essay. Indeed, I shall announce in the first part, the contribution of colonialism and trade, in a second part I will discuss the direct benefits of globalization, especially on 2 criteria being tourism and trade. Last, but not least, I will state the disadvantages and shortcomings that can make globalization in various fields.
Firstly, taking a theoretical definition of globalization: “Globalization (or globalisation) describes an ongoing process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a globe-spanning network of communication and trade. The term is sometimes used to refer specifically to economic globalization: the integration of national economies into the international economy through trade, foreign direct investment, capital flows, migration, and the spread of technology. However, globalization is usually recognized as being driven by a combination of economic, technological, sociocultural, political, and biological factors. The term can also refer to the transnational circulation of ideas, languages, or popular culture through acculturation.”
We can therefore pose a problem with 2 questions: Today, the benefits of the globalization outweigh the adverse effects on certain countries? Can we say that globalization is a new form of social classes?

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