Globalisation

Globalisation refers to the increasing connections between countries that have come with the growth of international travel and cross border shipping, and increases in communications, such as through the Internet. This has led to an increase in world trade and the flow of investments between countries. It has also made it more likely that conditions in one country will affect conditions in other countries, and has led to a more international culture in such areas …

…and old identities that are not going to lose their characteristics just because their culture draws influence from another. Although cultures can take or be influenced by elements from other cultures, they can transform the old and the borrowed into a new creation. It has also been shown that it does not necessarily have to be a rich or dominant country or culture that has the power to affect the world on a global scale.