2017 · Q44
Which of the following most suitably captures the meaning and essence of 'globalization'?
- 1It is about conducting external relations between two or more States of the world
- 2It is a process of coming together of world-wide social relations bypassing territories
- 3It refers to thinking transterritorially about global risks affecting people
- 4It has a wishful vision of suprastate governance
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
indian-polity-economyeconomy-fundamentals
- A1 and 4 only
- B2 and 3 only
- C2, 3 and 4 only
- D1, 2, 3 and 4
Explanation
Statements 2, 3 and 4 characterise globalisation: the transcendence of territorial relations between states, transterritorial thinking about planetary risks, and a vision of governance beyond the state. Statement 1 merely describes traditional inter-state diplomacy, not globalisation. Hence only statements 2, 3 and 4 are correct, giving (C).