Globalisation
What Globalisation means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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The process by which the world's economies become increasingly interconnected and interdependent.
The increasing integration and interdependence of the world's economies, cultures, and populations.
The growing integration and interdependence of the world's economies.
Topics that use Globalisation
- Globalisation: benefits and drawbacks (AQA GCSE)
- Globalisation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The global economy (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Structural unemployment
- Tariff
- Consumer choice
- Current account deficit
- Economic integration
- Economies of scale
- Employment and unemployment
- International trade
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