Friday, July 31, 2009

1. LIBERALISATION AS A DRIVING FORCE OF GLOBALISATION 1.1. General Trends

Since the 1980s, the world has seen an unprecedented degree of liberalisation. It has taken place within nation-states as well as in regional agreements and on the world level. Liberalisation was not confined to specific sectors but could be observed across the board, i.e., with regard to goods, services, capital, but also the right to work and invest in countries other than the home country.