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... There are three conflicting approaches at the centre of this debate the traditionalists, the globalists and the tranformationalists. The focus of this essay is on the traditionalists perspective therefore the following definition from the European Commission, is an appropriate starting point. 'Globalization can be defined as the process by which markets and production in different countries are becoming increasingly interdepent due to the dynamics of trade in goods and services and flows of capital and technology. It is not a new phenomenon but the continuation of developments that have been in train for some considerable time. ( European Commission 1997 PG 45 The traditionalists are very sceptical in their view of economic globalization and see economic activity between countries as being regional, using the European Union as an example of this, rather than global. They agree with the definition on two points, firstly that there is a growth in interdependency and ...