The term globalization encompasses a range of social, political, and economic changes.
Globalization often appears to be a force of nature, a phenomenon without bounds or alternatives which creates new markets and wealth--not without costs.
The following resources provide data on the growing global interconnectedness and draw a statistical and contextual picture of globalization.
EIU historical data can be accessed at: https://ezproxy.msu.edu/login?url=http://www.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=AllTitles
