Teorías sobre la globalización: Una evaluación crítica

Abstract

This paper tries to review the abundant and scattered scientific literature in order to identify the main scientific explanations of the globalization process. The global objective is to build a meta-theoretical perspective that allows us to develop a more analytical globalization theory to avoid the political debate traps. Diverse theories are analysed using a historical and analytical approach to detect the explanatory mechanism proposed to interpret globalization. Four main approaches have been found: the thesis of international trade, the modernization thesis, the technological thesis and the thesis of capitalism. Afterwards, the paper tries to make a critical appraisal of the four globalization thesis. Finally, the article concludes discussing the postmodern criticism to the modern character of the globalization theory.