It is essential to know what globalization is, before studying the export processing zone. Globalization is a process of economic, technological, social and cultural scale, which consists of increasing communication, and interdependence among countries of the world by unifying its markets, societies and cultures, through a series of social, economic and political that give a character overall (Scholte, pp. 35-96). Globalization is often identified as a dynamic process produced mainly by the societies living under democratic capitalism. Globalization is also a dynamic process where people live under liberal democracy, and which have opened their doors to the information revolution, folding to a considerable degree of liberalization and democratization in political culture in its legal system and national economic and international relations.
Economy is characterized by the integration of local economies to a market economy, where global modes of production and capital movements are configured on a global scale, becoming more important role of multinational corporations and the free movement capital along with the final implementation of the consumer society (Steger, pp. 12-34). The law also feels the effects of globalization and looks at the need to standardize, and simplify procedures and national and international regulations in order to improve the competitiveness and legal certainty, in addition to universal recognition of the fundamental rights of citizenship. The culture is characterized by a process that inter-relates the local societies and cultures in a global culture, in this respect there is divergence of views on whether it is a phenomenon of Western assimilation or multicultural fusion.
Globalization depends on technological advances in connectivity human facilitating the free movement of people, and the spread of ICT and the Internet (Hilliard, pp. 101-123). At the ideological level and values faiths collectivistic and traditionalist cause widespread disinterest, and lose ground against the individualism, and cosmopolitanism of the open society. Meanwhile, in the policy governments are losing powers to what has been called network society. Activism increasingly revolves around social networks, that has extended the transition to democracy against despotic regimes, and public policy stand efforts for the transition to capitalism in some of the old command economies, and the transition from feudalism to capitalism in underdeveloped in some countries but with varying degrees of success. Geopolitically the world is worn out between the unipolar superpower U.S. and the emergence of new powers regional, and international relations, multilateralism and soft power mechanisms become more accepted by the international community.
Zone
It is important to understand the meaning of zone. A free zone is a delimited territory of a country that enjoys some tax benefits as non-payment of import duties of goods, not some collection of taxes or tax regulations. Many governments in export processing zones are remote areas or extreme in order to attract capital and promote economic development in the region. The zones are usually created large shopping centers and are frequently installed, too, assembly industries or special warehouses for goods in transit. They are sometimes called free ports , by analogy with free ports have long ...