Globalization is a concept with various meanings, which makes it quite confusing. The concept includes a wide variety of events as well as aspects of personal and social life. However, some researchers have attempted to propose some definitions of this concept: it has been defined as the increasing unification of the global economic order through the reduction of obstacles to international free trade such as customs tariffs, import quotas and export costs. Globalization describes the process by which regional economies, cultures, and societies have become integrated through transportation, communications, and trade (Croucher 10). It is closely associated with economic globalization, which is “the process by which markets and production in different countries become increasingly interdependent due to the dynamics of trade in goods and services and flows of capital and technology” (Held 92). However, it is not only driven by economic factors, but also by a combination of economic factors with technological, biological, political and socio-cultural factors (Croucher 10). Globalization has also been defined as a positive factor in economic disintegration. diverse national borders in favor of a shared culture and a global economy, as well as global political integration. This appears to be an unstoppable progression, and its likely consequences and impacts are the same in many countries. There are benefits for less developed countries and cultures, such as the opportunity to improve their economic conditions, participate in the new global economy, as well as improve the political freedoms of their citizens. Surprisingly, Thomas Friedman, in his essay "The Revolution is the United States", states that "for some people, Americanized globalization seems more than ever... middle of paper ......00. Print.---.. “The revolution is the United States.” Signs of Life in the United States: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers. 6th ed. Ed. Sonia Maasik and Jack Salomon. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2009. 157-162. Printed. Held, David. A globalized world: culture, economy, politics. New York: Routledge, 2000. Print. Huntington, Samuel. “The clash of civilizations”. Foreign Affairs 72.3 (1993): 22-28. Academic expanded as soon as possible. Internet. October 25, 2011. Keleman, Daniel and Eric Sibbitt, “The Globalization of American Law.” International Organization 58 (2004): 103-136. Academic expanded as soon as possible. Internet. October 24, 2011. Michener, Roger. Ed. Nationality, patriotism and nationalism in liberal-democratic societies. St. Paul, MN: PWPA, 1993. Print.Wenar, Leif. “One world: the ethics of globalization”. Ethics and International Affairs 17.2 (2007): 122. Academic expanded as soon as possible. Internet. October 25. 2011.