Our World is getting smaller. Improvements in communications systems, transport and information highways mean that countries are connected to each other in an increasing number of ways - politically, economically, culturally and environmentally. "The Global Village" investigates the effects of globalisation on key international issues - for individuals, companies and governments. Are traditional skills, cultures and systems being lost in the interests of worldwide trade and economic progress? Can a balance be achieved between the expansion of global activities and preserving the interests of individual countries? Most importantly, what action is being taken to address these issues, and whose responsibility is it to ensure that globalisation is controlled and managed in the best interests of all concerned?

 

This book is part of a book series called Global Village .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Evans Publishing Group .

John Baines is a consultant and writer on environmental issues. He has an MBE for servies to environmental education.