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Titill: 
  • Titill er á ensku Globalization in the Middle of the Ocean. Globalization in Iceland vs. Japan
Námsstig: 
  • Bakkalár
Leiðbeinandi: 
Útdráttur: 
  • Útdráttur er á ensku

    Both Iceland and Japan have a reputation of being globalized. These island nations have particularly different cultures but do share some similarities. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the difference and similarities of Iceland and Japan in regard to globalization and its effects on these nations. It is driven by the question: “What is similar and what is different in the globalization of Iceland and Japan?” How has globalization affected these two island nations and how did they achieve globalizing their economies? Answers to these questions will be sought for better understanding of the reasons for their success and the process they followed. Globalization and its effects will be defined and both cultures will be examined separately, followed by a comparative study of the two nations where the different factors and effects of globalization are discussed.
    Findings reveal that culture plays the biggest role in globalizing countries and that Iceland and Japan have developed quite differently. In recent years Iceland has been experiencing decreased globalization whereas globalization in Japan has been increasing. Globalization enabled the 2008 financial crisis in Iceland which in turn affected Iceland’s level of globalization. Globalization also facilitated the development of Japanese business methods that caused an increase in export of Japanese products. Still, a high level of globalization is not always beneficial as it can stem from a lack of natural resources as well as have disastrous effects.

Samþykkt: 
  • 11.5.2016
URI: 
  • http://hdl.handle.net/1946/24490


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