「経済学・異文化間企業経営とグローバリゼーション」(九州産業大学・リール科学技術大学共同シンポジウム)

Abstract

Globalization, Convergence and Diversity : Economic Perspectives Yoshihiko Otani* Faculty of Economics Kyushu Sangyo University [Abstract] This paper presents economic perspectives on globalization. We first define economic globalization as an integrated economy and discuss the actual extent of economic globalization in the current economy. Then we shall clarify the exogenous sources of barriers to globalization. We divide globalization into the process of convergence and that of diversification. We point out that globalization would involve a never-ending cycle of both homogenization through convergence and diversification through creative innovations. We note that the diversity created by innovations serves as insurance to the economy and becomes a source of beneficial externalities and that the economic diversity is analogous to biodiversity. We shall end the paper with a few concluding remarks.