The theory of a Global civilization emerged in the late 20th century. As parts of the world, especially the West, move toward economic and political unity, the idea of a united Earth has been initiated. Organizations such as the European Union and the South American Community of Nations are examples of such a movement. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... For alternative meanings for The West in the United States, see the U.S. West and American West. ... Economics (in Greek Οικονομικά) derives from the Greek word Eco(οίκω=house) and nemo(νέμω=distribute) is the social science that studies the allocation of scarce resources through measurable variables. ... Politics is the process and method of decision-making for groups of human beings. ... The South American Community of Nations (CSN) (Spanish: Comunidad Sudamericana de Naciones (CSN), Portuguese: Comunidade Sul-Americana de Nações (CSN)) is a continent-wide free trade zone that united two existing free-trade organizations—Mercosur and the Andean Community—eliminating tariffs for non-sensitive products by 2014 and sensitive products...

Other factors include

• international trade and business, international aid, and westernization.
• The liberties of Democracy, as an increasingly widespread instrument that makes people nearer to each other, but also as a global objective democratic globalization).
• Also the Internet, an important tool for worldwide contact among people and for spreading global information.
• Not to neglect the importance given to World peace after centuries of settling issues through warfare.

In reaction to this open world, opposite factors exist also, often based on fear of other people or of evolutions, which drive some people to isolate themselves in geographical or ethnic communities or in sectarian schools of thought. International trade is the exchange of goods and services across international borders. ... This article should be merged with [[{{{with}}}]] development aid and humanitarian aid Foreign aid, international aid or development assistance is when one country helps another country through some form of donation. ... Westernisation is a process whereby traditional, long-established societies come under the influence of Western (European or American) culture in such matters as industry, technology, economics, lifestyle, food and moral and cultural values. ... Democratic globalization is a movement towards an institutional system that expands globalization by giving world citizens a say in world organizations. ... Sectarianism is an adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination, it also usually involves a rejection of those not a member of ones sect. ...

Politics is the process and method of making decisions for groups. ...