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**Globalisation** has existed since the 1960s. Its meaning has evolved from one relating to a way of doing business in an international arena to the wide-ranging process that it has become today. **Globalisation ** relates to the greater connectivity between different areas of our seemingly shrinking world and an increase in **interdependence ** as a result. This is due to the fact that the manufacturing of goods and the provision of services takes place internationally and can include all continents on a worldwide basis. This has been made possible by the relaxation of laws allowing foreign investment in countries which encouraged the rise of **Trans-National Corporations ** (TNCs), the increased provision and speed of international transport and developments in communication with the use of fax, telephone and e-mail that negates the impact of long distances.

Definition:
 * Globalisation: the increasing links between different countries throughout the world and the greater interdependence that results from this
 * Interdependence: the relationship betwwen two or more countries, usually in terms of trade

**Simply Globalisation is the....**

This means
 * way companies, ideas and lifestyles are spreading more and more easily around the world


 * the way you are influenced everyday by the processes of globalisation
 * how the food you eat, the music you listen to and the clothes you wear are influenced by it
 * how you are able to communicate with people across the world (internet)
 * how you are influenced by and how you can influence people many thousands of miles away.

It is important that you recognise how people spread around the world are linked to each other or interdependent. This means that we are all linked to each other. The Global Fashion Industry

This is a great example of how we are linked to the rest of the world.

To make a pair of jeans many raw materials and processes are needed. This is described by Walter's Global Jeans.

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