Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Globalization

Globalization. quote from the book "Collapse" by Jared Diamond. begin quote page 23 near bottom, "Globalization makes it impossible for modern societies to collapse in isolation,as did Easter Island and the Greenland Norse in the past.Any society in turmoil today, ho matter how remote--think of Somalia and Afghanistan as examples--can cause trouble for prosperous societies on other continents, and is also subject to their influences (whether helpful or destabilizing). For the first time in history, we face the risk of global decline. endquote.

He then goes on to say that we also benefit from new developments in all societies.

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