Conclusion

The global landscape, economy and cultures

· The global economy is dominated by the G-20

· The most common type of economy is capitalist, supported through competition

· Macroeconomics is following nation state economies and world finances

· The world economy is moderated by agencies like the IMF, WTO and World Bank

· A crisis is recurrent in economics and made better through circulation

· Culture is unique to people, languages and regions

· Cultural goods are bought and sold and part of localization

· The culture industry includes film, television, travel and more

Politics and the black market

· Nation states are the authorities over economies and cultures

· Nation states have authority over businesses with currency, taxes, customs and other laws

· Nation states help businesses with tax breaks, listening to lobbists, conflict resolution, bail outs

· The black market is a lawless economy that operates without a nation state and includes illegal goods

· The black market is controlled by organized crime who use racketeering and extortion to maintain power

· The UN and UNESCO play a role in mediating political bodies and international crime

· Other non-profits, NGO’s, are supported through grants and donors

Technology and media

· Technology is applying knowledge to materials to create a tool

· The technology industry is not only computers but pharmaceuticals, airlines, chemicals and more

· Digital Rights Management allows technology companies to control their products

· Media are the tools of communication

· Advertising is mass media that employs specific strategies that sell the product and myth

· Now media targets global consumers without using language

Globalization

· Globalization is the integration of economic, cultural, political and technological systems

· Global trends include increased interconnectivity, green consciousness, sponsoring, role transformations and more

· The luxury industry is an ancient global industry

· The Kyoto Protocol is one way nation states and their businesses are being held accountable to the environment

· The green business goal is to reduce-reuse-recycle in that order for the least amount of impact