Would you consider that imperialism, the policy of extending a country's power ad influence through diplomacy or military force, is similar in any way to globalization, in terms of concepts, driving forces, activities, or net results? What do you think will happen with respect to “globalism” post Covid?

Economic integration brought on by globalisation has the potential to allow more widely distributed growth. What makes this possible? What are the big impediments to such integration?

From the book  "Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium" by Ronald Findlay and Kevin H. O'Rourke (2007) and "A History of the Global Economy: From 1500 to the Present" by Joerg Baten (2016). Discuss how does education system shaped the economic foundations of nations and lead to the varying ability of countries to invest in proximate factors such as physical capital and human capital. (please include a bibliography)

Please original work Should governments take measures, legal or otherwise, that protect their economic advantages? Should they penalize companies that offshore manufacturing jobs? Should they forbid the sale of know-how to other countries? Should they adopt the Venetian model, or should we look at the world as one large economy for each worker where each organization should compete for a piece of the pie regardless of national borders - so that consumers everywhere can enjoy products of the highest quality for the lowest possible price? Please add references with weblink