This is a more difficult concept to pin down, although I do not wish to dismiss it as a concern. There certainly are powerful forces towards centralisation that operate within economies, and between economies. These centripetal forces are primarily the result of improved technology, particularly in communications, 6 media and transport.
They are best analysed within the framework of “winner-take-all markets” rather than in the more conventional discussion on globalisation. If this is our concern, i.e.