Will Technological Convergence Reverse Globalization?

Authors

T.X. Hammes, Center for Strategic Research, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University.

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Description

The Economist defines globalization as the “global integration of the movement of goods, capital and jobs,” and for decades, the process has been advancing. The combination of labor cost advantages, increasingly efficient freight systems, and trade agreements fueled globalization by providing regional cost advantages for manufacturing. Over the last six decades, it transformed agricultural societies into industrial powerhouses.

Document Type

Policy Brief

Publication Date

7-2016

Publication

Strategic Forum

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Recommended Citation

Hammes, T.X., "Will Technological Convergence Reverse Globalization?" (2016). Strategic Forums. 97.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/97