Globalization: implications for development learning
By: Thomas, Vinod.
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ArticlePublisher: 1999Description: p.5-17.Subject(s): Globalization
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Public Administration and DevelopmentSummary: Globalization represents growing integration of the economic, financial, political, social and cultural lives of countries. Rapid globalization has been induced by a scientific-technological revolution, by the need to reap the economies of scale of international markets and the unprecedented openness of countries. It has simultaneously opened up a world of immense opportunities and of challenges and risks for developing countries. Integration also makes the process of learning much more demanding, requiring continuous change and nurturing of the process. In the coming years, developments in five areas - globalization, urbanization, decentralization, governance, and the environment - will have profound implications for international co-operation, for the activities of national and subnational governments, for the development approach adopted by national and international organizations, and for the cultural integrity of communities. As global needs for knowledge increase, the challenge for development learning institutions is to understand the dynamics of the learning process and to disseminate knowledge and information that embody some of the best practices and technology from around the world. At the same time it is important that they remain closely attuned to the client, so that services reflect needs, and programmes make the most of available resources and help clients to address poverty and sustainable development. - Reproduced
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Globalization represents growing integration of the economic, financial, political, social and cultural lives of countries. Rapid globalization has been induced by a scientific-technological revolution, by the need to reap the economies of scale of international markets and the unprecedented openness of countries. It has simultaneously opened up a world of immense opportunities and of challenges and risks for developing countries. Integration also makes the process of learning much more demanding, requiring continuous change and nurturing of the process. In the coming years, developments in five areas - globalization, urbanization, decentralization, governance, and the environment - will have profound implications for international co-operation, for the activities of national and subnational governments, for the development approach adopted by national and international organizations, and for the cultural integrity of communities. As global needs for knowledge increase, the challenge for development learning institutions is to understand the dynamics of the learning process and to disseminate knowledge and information that embody some of the best practices and technology from around the world. At the same time it is important that they remain closely attuned to the client, so that services reflect needs, and programmes make the most of available resources and help clients to address poverty and sustainable development. - Reproduced
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