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Features of globalisation |
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| New global governance structure |
Globalisation influences the interdependence among nations as well as the nation state's sovereignty leading to (a need for) new global governance structures. |
| Global markets |
Globalisation is characterised by worldwide changes in economic infrastructures and the emergence of global markets and a global trading system. |
| Global communication and diffusion of information |
Globalisation makes the sharing of information and the exchange of experiences around common problems possible. |
| Global mobility |
Global mobility is characterised by a major increase in the extensity, intensity and velocity of movement and by a wide variety in 'types' of mobility. |
| Cross-cultural interaction |
Globalising cultural flows result in interactions between global and local cultural elements. |
| Global environmental changes |
Global environmental threats to ecosystems include global climate change, loss of biodiversity, global ozone depletion and the global decline in natural areas. |
Huynen et al. Globalization and Health 2005 1:14 doi:10.1186/1744-8603-1-14 |
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