Containerization and globalization
that the relatively poor in developed countries used to live a way better life than the average citizen in developing countries (which matched the famous chart describing globalization as an elephant).
There is no doubt that the achievement of containerization is huge. We can say that it made the biggest contribution in creating the condition for globalization, which, obvious has created a huge amount of wealth around the globe. Nowadays, almost everything is produced internationally. If you look around you will find globalization everywhere: your iPhone is being produced by factories in over 30 countries; your clothes may be produced in Bangladesh; the decorations in your living room may be made in China. . . The term ‘ globalization ’ isn’t stuck in textbooks and academic research. Instead, it is a process that everyone can feel. The lives of millions of people are changing; products of a country you may not even have heard of are on the shelves of your nearby store; now you may even spend a holiday in the other side of the globe.
Every second there are vessels sailing on the sea. As long as these vessels are being loaded and unloaded with containers, the world economy will flourish.
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