Globalizacija - tai laisvas kapitalo, prekių, paslaugų ir darbo jėgos judėjimas pasaulyje, kai kompanijoms yra sudaromos vienodos veikimo sąlygos įvairiose pasaulio šalyse. Globalizaciją galima laikyti tais erdvės ir laiko pokyčio procesais, kurie skatina žmonių veiklos sandaros transformaciją susiedami ir praplėsdami jų veiksmus už regionų ir kontinentų ribų. Globalizacija yra šiuolaikinės ekonominės pažangos ir pasaulio vystymosi forma. Jos sulaikyti neįmanoma: geriausias būdas kovoti su globalizacija yra nesipriešinimas jai. Globalizacijos dimensijos (kultūrinė, socialinė, ekonominė, politinė, aplinkos) yra tampriai tarpusavyje susijusios, apimančios pagrindines valstybės sferas ir įtakojančios jos gyvavimą. Dalyvavimas globalizacijos procese užtikrina prekybos plėtrą, technologijų sklaidą ir inovacijas, suteikia galimybių plėsti rinkas ir dalyvauti žinių bei patirties mainuose, žodžiu, leidžia plėsti ir ugdyti gamybą bei kelti gerovę. Globalizacija yra nevaldoma ir mažai reguliuojama, jos subjektai - didžiosios tarptautinės korporacijos, jos vienintelė varomoji jėga - ekonominis racionalumas ir pelningumas. Pagrindinis globalizacijos privalumas - jos teikiama ekonominė pažanga, pagrindinis trūkumas - stichiškumas ir nestabilumas, kurį patiria kiekviena valstybė. Pagrindiniai jos bruožai ir jėgos yra tarptautinė prekyba, kapitalo judėjimas, didėjantis tarptautinių bendrovių vaidmuo ir gamybos internacionalizavimas, technologijų kaita. Kalbant apie Lietuvos valstybės... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Globalization is a process that nobody can stop. The best solution for the defense is to stop the resistance against this process. Globalization does not give heed to borders; it progresses every day and involves all domains of the country. Globalization is understood as a growing interdependence of world economy, as an economic integration of different countries through an international trade, the movement of capital and the movement of people with their feelings and knowledge. Globalization is the penetration of the global market into the life of the countries, caused by the strengthening international financial markets, rising world trade, creation of multinational business and progress in telecommunications. General globalization processes show the benefit of free economic relations between the states for all participating countries. Increased capital mobility limits the opportunities of economics politics and develops pressure for the market to implement useful politics. The benefits of globalization are obvious: it is faster growth, higher standards of life and new opportunities. The phenomenon of globalization seems to weaken the traditional power and sovereignty of nation-states, since much of the aspects seem to be out of control for the states. On of the means of market’s mergers between Lithuania and foreign countries is foreign direct investment (FDI), international trade and migration. These are the key factors for moving globalization process toward different... [to full text]

Istanbul undertakes about half of the imports and exports of the country which has been increasing the importance. It is the most developed city in Turkey with a population reaching up to 13.255.685 people in 2010 consisting of %17.98 of the national population. The service sector demand and the real estate production are expected to be high together with the Istanbul&rsquo / s rising position in the globalization process. Upon the increase in demand for global sectors, the production of the commercial real estate tends to increase, which can be observed from construction statistics that are published by the Turkish Statistical Institute. The world city literature developed in several respects. As to the world city/global city concept, there are three main theories that play major roles in understanding the emergence of global command centers and strongly influenced the world city literature that belong to John Friedmann, Saskia Sassen and Manuel Castells. Developments in lines with the world city/global city concept appeared in Istanbul with the 1980&rsquo / s reforms towards economic liberalization, together with the support of the Government to make Istanbul a &lsquo / global city&rsquo / . The city is the primary gateway of Turkey to the global economy and Istanbul has been well ranked in academic rosters of world cities since the beginning of the 21 st century. v When the case of Istanbul is considered, the city as a world city is expected to be relatively at an earlier stage of globalization process, and with respect to these major theories / the attribution of Istanbul seems to have similarity with Friedmann&rsquo / s (1986) &lsquo / world city&rsquo / vision. The main data that reflect the supply of commercial real estate as related to demand in the globalization process are obtained from the data of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), under the published categories of &lsquo / Hotel and etc constructions&rsquo / , &lsquo / Office, Wholesale and Retail Commerce&rsquo / , &lsquo / Traffic and Communication Buildings&rsquo / , &lsquo / Industry and Storage&rsquo / , and &lsquo / Public, Entertainment, Education and Hospital&rsquo / . In order to figure out the place of Istanbul in the globalization process in the country, Istanbul&rsquo / s data are compared with the same data for Ankara and Izmir comprising the years between 2002 and 2010. It is aimed to figure out the developed sectors of Istanbul and to clarify how Istanbul is leading in the production of real estate for the global sectors of both manufacturing and service activities. The developments in respect of globalization process of the city can be expected in the direction of the formation of world city as defined in line with the Friedmann&rsquo / s theory, since not only buildings for service sector activities are produced in Istanbul, but also industrial real estate production at almost equal level during much of the investigated period. It is expected that global city functions, in lines with the Saskia Sassen&rsquo / s framework will develop as world city functions consolidate in Istanbul. Therefore, the commercial real estate production is expected to be more rapid and more in line with the growth of world city functions in Istanbul, compared to two other most developed cities of Turkey which are Ankara and Izmir.