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1、国际商务英语课文电子版Iesson4■“Iesson6Lesson4Theterm"economicglobalizationis"nowbeingusedwithincreasingfrequencyinnewspapers,magazines,seminarsandinternationalconferences.Withthebasicfeatureoffreeflowofcommodity,capital,technology,service,andinformationintheglobalcontextforoptimize
2、dallocation,economicglobalizationisgivingnewimpetusandprovidingopportunitiestoworldeconomicdevelopmentandmeanwhilemakingthevariouseconomiesmoreandmoreinterdependentandinteractive・Economyisnottheonlyelementinvolvedinglobalizationsinceitalsohasanimportantbearingonpolitics,
3、culture,valueandwayoflife.Whilemanypeopleareacclaimingthebenefitsbroughtaboutbyeconomicglobalization,therearealsoloudvoicesofopposition,sincedifferentcountriesandpeoplesdonotenjoybalaneedbenefits・Economicintegrationenablescountriesbenefitfromtheboom(prosperity)ofothercou
4、ntriesbutalsomakesthemmorevulnerabletotheadverseeventsacrosstheglobe.Maybewecansayfewtopicsareascontroversialasglobalization.Butlikeitornot,ithasbecomeanobjectivetrendinworldeconomicdevelopment.Thebestpolicyforusistofollowthetrendclosely,availingtheopportunitiesitofferst
5、odevelopourselvesandavoidingitspossibleimpacts.SuchworldorganizationsastheWTO,theWorldBankandtheInternationalMonetaryFundwhichweshalldiscussinlaterlessons,are,inasense,champions(supporters)ofeconomicglobalization,whilethemultinationalco「po「ationsaredirectlyengagedinthetr
6、endandtheiroperationsconstitutethemajorcontentofeconomicglobalization.Someknowledgeofthemultinationalswillhelpusgainabetterunderstandingoftheglobaltrend.BeforeWorldWarHtherewerealreadyanumberofcompaniesthatwouldbedescribedasmultinationals・Theywere,however,comparativelysm
7、allinnumberandscale(size).ThefirststepintheinternationalizationofbusinessaftertheWarwassimplyaveryrapidgrowthinfairlytraditionalterms,inthesensethatmoreandmorecompaniesinonedevelopedcountrysetuptheirown,orboughtoverexisting,manufacturingfacilitiesinothercountries.Asdevel
8、opmentofsuchbusinessactivitiesgrewrapidly,theyhadnotonlybeenvariously(differently)definedindifferentstu
