Eighty years on, globalization has brought different preoccupations.

Not long ago, people said that globalization and the revolution in communications technology would bring us all together.

Others, like Thomas Friedman, believe that globalization can bring people together and make everyone richer without getting rid of local cultures.

And some simply fear that the globalization of the securities markets could bring too much competition.

Increasing globalization has brought much suffering to the poorest people of the world.

And now globalization is bringing a new upheaval.

As the world continues to change and we become more connected to each other, globalization will bring both benefits and disruptions to our lives.

It has also been claimed that globalization is bringing an evolution of the international system past the sovereign Westphalian state.

Q. During the last 10 years, globalization brought wealth to corners of the world previously considered underdeveloped.

While it's obvious that globalization has brought more countries closer than ever before, that doesn't mean they will inevitably become a single entity.