Identify several highly globalized nations.

In order to
think about which countries are highly globalized, let us think about what sorts of factors
cause globalization. 

One factor that causes globalization is wealth. 
Countries that are quite wealthy tend to become globalized as their companies engage in
offshoring and as they import from other countries.  The United States is a major example of
this.  So are Japan and Australia in Asia.  Most of the countries of Western Europe are highly
globalized as well.

Another factor that causes globalization is the
possession of infrastructure.  This can be physical and/or human.  For example, China became
highly globalized because it had the infrastructure (things like ports, roads, and electrical
power) to attract factories that could produce for export.  As another example, India has more
of a human infrastructure.  It has many highly educated people who speak English.  These human
resources are a form of infrastructure that makes India another very globalized country.  The
Philippines is another country that is globalized in part because of its peoples command of
English as a native language.

Finally, there are countries that are
globalized due to geographic location.  Jamaica could be seen in this way.  So could countries
of Southeast Asia such as Thailand and Vietnam, which profit from their proximity to China,
Japan, and Singapore.