Hwa A. Lim - A Global Economy without a Global Government

This article "A global economy without a global government", which appears in the July 2000 issue of Verizontal, is reproduced with permission from the publisher. Three globalization factors are hastening in the globalization of trade. These factors are
- Advances in computer and communications technology permit an increase flow of idea and
information across border,
- The progressive reduction of barriers to investment and trade by most governments, and
- The trend toward the unification and socialization of the global community because of
preferential trading arrangements.