Index Of Globalisation IB HL

KOF Index Introduced in 2002 and covers economic, social, and political dimensions of globalisation. Kof defines globalisation as… “The process of creating networks of connections among actora at multi-continental distances, mediated through a avriety of flows including people, information and ideas, capital and goods. Globalisation is conceptualised as a process that erodes national boundaries, integrates national economies, cultures, technologies and governance and produces complex relations of mutual interdependance.

3 Dimensions Of The KOF Index Economic Globalisation: Long distance flows of goods, capital and services, as well as information and perceptions that acompany market exchanges. Political Globalisation: Diffusion of government policies. Social Globalisation: Expressed as the spread of ideas, information, images, and people.

Personal Contacts International telecom traffic (mins per subscriber). Degree of tourism (Ingoing/Outgoing). Government and worker’s transfers received and paid (as % of GDP). How countries interact.

Information Flows Number of internet users. Cable TV subscribers. Number of radios (per 1000 people). International newspapers traded (As % of GDP).

Cultural Proxmity Domination of US cultural products. Number of McDonald’s restaurants per country. Number of IKEA stores per country.

Activities Using Geography For The IB Diploma: Global Interactions P7-12, answer the following… What are the factors used to describe the KOF Index? What are the most and least globalised countries according to the KOF Index? What are the reasons behind low-globalisation status? Using Figure 8 (P12) , describe how the worldwide level of globalisation changed between 1970 and 2007.