Today, globalization has become applicable to a host of other references, including global culture, global society, global community, global ideas, global beliefs, global citizenship and global education. Another source credits former professor at the Harvard Business School, Theodore Levitt, to have popularized the term “globalization” when in 1983, he penned “The Globalization of Markets” for the Harvard Business Review. Sachs’ “The Ages of Globalization.” Thanks to Dr. Higino Ables, former University of the Philippines Los Baños academic affairs chancellor, the ever-authentic educator that he is, introducing me to his Kindle collection’s June 2020 book by Jeoffrey D. Sachs “The Ages of Globalization.” Sachs is a renowned economist and expert on sustainable development. Sachs’ very engaging narrative of how we humans have come up as such today leaves me with mixed feelings about our history as humans. Comes next this century’s Digital Age, offering us a fresh perspective on the ongoing globalization processes based on digital technologies.

Source: Manila Times May 12, 2021 16:25 UTC