Shock of the Global
Shock of the Global From the vantage point of the United States or Western Europe, the 1970s was a time of troubles: economic "stagflation," political scandal, and global turmoil. It was the 1970s…
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Shock of the Global
From the vantage point of the United States or Western Europe, the 1970s was a time of troubles: economic "stagflation," political scandal, and global turmoil. It was the 1970s that introduced the world to the phenomenon of "globalization," as networks of interdependence bound peoples and societies in new and original ways.The 1970s saw the breakdown of the postwar economic order and the advent of floating currencies and free capital movements. Yet from an international perspective it was a seminal decade, one that brought the reintegration of the world after the great divisions of the mid-twentieth century.
Transnational issues such as environmental protection, population control, and human rights attracted unprecedented attention. Non-state actors rose to prominence while the authority of the superpowers diminished. The decade transformed international politics, ending the
Shock of the Global