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Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 2008 1(3):343-349; doi:10.1093/cjres/rsn023
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The world is not flat: putting globalization in its place

Susan Christophersona, Harry Garretsenb and Ron Martinc

a Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, 129 Sibley, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. smc23@cornell.edu
b Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, PO Box, 800, 9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. j.h.garretsen@rug.nl
c Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Downing Place, Cambridge CB2 3EN, UK. rlm1@cam.ac.uk

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   Globalization and the ‘flat earthers’
 
Since the 1990s, the term ‘globalization’ has become an increasingly prominent feature of economic, social and political discourse, not just within the academic community, but also in the popular press and in the world of policy making. It is, however, a notion that is far from straightforward. Definitions and debates have proliferated around the syndrome of processes and outcomes alleged to characterize globalization.1 Everyone agrees we live in a more ‘globalized’ world, but views differ as to what this means and whether it is a trend for good or ill. Those on the neoliberal right are typically pro-globalization, arguing that it has opened up markets across the globe, that it is a force for spreading opportunity . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Globalization and place
 

   The world is not flat
 

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