The Globalization Index 2007

The world may not be flat for everyone, everywhere, but there's no turning back the clock on globalization. For the seventh year, Foreign Policy partners with A.T. Kearney to measure countries on their economic, personal, technological, and political integration. Find out who's climbing the ranks, and who's sliding down.

OCTOBER 11, 2007

Never before have the forces of globalization been so evident in our daily lives. An estimated 2 billion people witness Live Earth, a series of concerts held in 11 locations around the world to raise environmental awareness. Chinese manufacturers decorate toys with paint containing lead, and children around the world have to give up their Batmans and Barbie dolls. Mortgage lenders in the United States...

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