Globalization methodology of as a phenomenon of the contemporary society economic development
Abstract. The article presents an overview of theoretical approaches to the definition of the globalization essence and its representation as a phenomenon of the contemporary society economic development. The authors note the lack of an unambiguous and generally recognized approach to determining the research subject and offer their own theoretical approach. Together with a refined definition of globalization, the authors present their own view on its aspects, among which they distinguish geopolitical, economic, social, humanitarian, cultural and environmental ones. The research subject is considered in relation to socio-economic systems of various levels; at the same time, the authors assume that at different levels of the socio-economic system, the globalization processes manifest themselves in different ways, carry different opportunities and threats. As a conclusion, it is noted that globalization is not exclusively a political, economic or cultural process, it is a complex that involves a large-scale exchange or penetration of technologies, culture, capital and information, labor migration, international integration in the political, economic, environmental and humanitarian spheres, it is aimed at increasing the efficiency of national economies and forming joint responses to global challenges.
Keywords: globalization, methodology and theory, economic development, factors of globalization, economic growth
Highlights:
♦ the approaches to the analysis of the globalization of the contemporary economy as a phenomenon of social development are systematized on the basis of a complex criterion apparatus of economics, geopolitics, information and socio-cultural environment;
♦ the authors` theoretical approach to the definition of the globalization essence, its aspects and factors, formed on the basis of the analysis of an extensive theoretical base, is proposed;
♦ it is concluded that globalization is not exclusively a political or economic process, it is a complex that is closely related to the technology diffusion and the spread of the contemporary production and consumption culture.
Andrey V. Voloshin, Svetlana K. Demchenko, Yulia Yu. Suslova, Olga S. Demchenko - Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Maria E. Konovalova - Samara State University of Economics, Samara, Russia