What is Globalization?

Globalization, or globalisation, is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. (Wiki)

What is Globalization? (2:17)

World101: What is Globalization? (3:14)

Globalisation post-Pandemic: from slowdown to stasis? (UBS FT 2:51)

World Systems Theory, , Dependency Theory and Global Inequality (Then&Now: 14:22)

Globalization: How new transport and communication technology led to globalization
(Geography Lesson 2:39)

Globalisation (BBC Bitesize)

World Systems Theory

World Systems Theory
Core and Periphery Countries (Wiki)

World101: What is the Liberal World Order? (7:55)

from the Council on Foreign Relations

World Trade Triad (also: Wiki)

Top 10 Strongest National Brands, 2020
(BrandFinance)

The Life Cycle of a Cup of Coffee (TED-Ed 5:04)

The World Economy

GNI per capita (PPP)
(Wiki)

GDP per capita
(OurWorldInData.org)

The Global Economy
Excellent, up-to-date Data

GDP per capita
(Visual Capitalist)

GDP by Country 2021
(Visual Capitalist)

GDP by Country 2019
(HowMuch.net)

Distribution of Global GDP by Region
(
Visual Capitalist)

Economic Freedom around the World 2021
(Visual Capitalist)

Coronavirus: A visual guide to the economic impact (BBC)

World Trade

World Trade Organization - What is the WTO? | Wiki)

World Trading Blocs

RCEP: Asia-Pacific countries form world's largest trading bloc (BBC)

The RCEP Explained
(Visual Capitalist)

World Shipping Routes and Commodities Interactive Map

The Best-Selling Vehicles in the World By Country (Visual Capitalist)

International Organizations and Groups of Countries

What is the G7?
(SkyNews 3:22)

What is the G20?
(WION 3:30)

What's the "Bretton Woods System"? IMF, World Bank and WTO
(CSIS 2:00)

BRIC countries
(Geography Lessons 4:46)

Transportation & Communication

FlightRadar24: Live Interactive World Map of Air Traffic

MarineTraffic: Live Interactive World Map of Shipping

Radio Garden: Find local radio stations on a gEarth Globe

A Global Look at Shipping Container Traffic
(Visual Capitalist)

Why the Suez Canal Matters
(BBC News, 1 min)

30 Days Time Lapse Container Ship at Sea (10min)

The Gunhilde Maersk Time Lapse (7:25)

Gigantic Overseas Autoliner (48min)

How it looks Inside a Container Ship (7min)

Touring a Modern-day Cargo Ship (24min)

Secrets Of The Marie Maersk Container Ship (Richard Hammond 9:44))

Costs and Effects of Globalization

The cost of globalization

GEDProject: Who Really Wins from Globalization? (3:35)

Global Shift: The consequences of globalization, free trade and outsourcing (4:23)

World Megaregions (VisualCapitalist)

VOX: China's trillion dollar plan to dominate global trade (5:58)

The Economics of Coffee (VisualCapitalist)

Starbucks and McDonalds - Globalization (Princeton-INA)

The Life Cycle of a Cup of Coffee (TED-Ed 5:04)

Cultural Homogenization

Does globalization mean we will become one culture?

BBC Futures

TNCs or MNCs – Transnational and Multinational Corporations

Multinational Corporations (MNCs) (Espace mondiale SciencesPo)

World's Top 100 Economic Entities, 2017
(GlobalJusticeNow-gSheet Data)

World's 100 Most Valuable Brands, 2020 (HowMuch)


Ethical Trade

What is Fair Trade?

Tipping the balance (What is Fair Trade?)
(FairTrade Foundation 5:13)

What is FairTrade?
(FairTrade Canada)

Traidcraft Around the World