There is no agreed starting point, but understanding of globalisation is helped by considering the following. ... This was brought to a halt by the First World War and the bout of anti-free trade protectionism that led to the Great Depression in 1930. ... The growth of trade is helped by the lowering of barriers, such as tariffs and import quotas, which is the object of WTO agreements. ... For example, the International Telecommunications Union sees globalisation as the innate human desire for the integration of individuals in villages and cities and the integration of people of all races an...

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