%0 Journal Article %T Globalizaci¨®n: aspectos pol¨ªticos, econ¨®micos y sociales %A Garc¨ªa %A Jambell %A Pulgar %A Nora %J Revista de Ciencias Sociales %D 2010 %I Universidad del Zulia %X the article explores the political, economic and social globalization process. the literature review of selected documents, books and newspaper/magazine articles serves to identify issues involved in this global phenomenon. as a result, it appears that as long as the current pattern of global capitalist reproduction persists, globalization will tend to favor a small group of highly developed countries to the detriment of the majority of the world£¿s population, making it difficult to meet the challenges of human development. conclusions are that a change in paradigm and conduct are needed on the part of society to achieve equitable economic and social development. %K globalization %K politics %K economics %K human development %K culture. %U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1315-95182010000400014&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=es