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Any discussion about globalization is incomplete without a discussion of technological evolution. After all, technology played as a catalyst for globalization and helped it spread with unprecedented pace. Even presently, it is the technology that is making the world a small place to live in.
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Ernst, R., Haar, J. (2019). The Technology Juggernaut. In: Globalization, Competitiveness, and Governability. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17516-0_5
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