”). The chosen historical period, from the end of World War II up to Romania’s accession to the EU, highlights the structure … globalization and modernization. …

social-cultural changes in a world passing from the industrial order to the post-industrial and informational order, is known … as globalization. This paradigm is acknowledged by several authors as the legitimate offspring of modernity, which … witnessed the rise, fall and bankruptcy of the bourgeois spirit. Simultaneously, the "paternity" of globalization has been …

identity, and globalization are important to national well-being, but in varying ways. Whereas investment in capital and … globalization, especially social globalization, affect national well-being strongly, national well-being is inelastic to all three …

I estimate the effects of national symbols and globalization on the well-being of 88 countries. I find that … of national symbols like national flag colors are unstable, while those of globalization are strong, with social … globalization having the strongest effect. The results suggest that national symbols are important to national well-being, but …