What is Globalisation"

Globalisation is the integration of markets, nation states and technology through the removal of trade barriers, technology advances and the international organizations.

Globalisation is allowing for individuals, countries and corporations to gain and receive information from around the world at the click a mouse or the push of a button faster, farther, deeper and cheaper than ever before.

Characteristic of globalisation are that the United States of America is dominant, Balance between nation states and corporations are changing and balance between nation states and individuals is changing.

Statistics to prove globalisation are:

Trading in goods and services: 1990 1998

$US 4.7 Trillion $US 7.5 Trillion

Irelands Policies to Attract Globalisation:

Ireland's low taxation rate (10 to 12.5 percent throughout the late 1990's) and business-friendly regulation policies are some of the reason why Ireland expereienced the economic boom they did.

With Ireland having a poverty stricken population prior to the 1980's...