<Li> Creation of subsidies for global corporations </Li> <Li> Harmonization of intellectual property laws across the majority of states, with more restrictions </Li> <Li> Supranational recognition of intellectual property restrictions (e.g. patents granted by China would be recognized in the United States) </Li> <P> Cultural globalization, driven by communication technology and the worldwide marketing of Western cultural industries, was understood at first as a process of homogenization, as the global domination of American culture at the expense of traditional diversity . However, a contrasting trend soon became evident in the emergence of movements protesting against globalization and giving new momentum to the defense of local uniqueness, individuality, and identity . </P>

What explains the process of globalizing throughout history