Chapter 8 Linkages Trading has been practiced since the beginning of recorded history. This is certainly not a new concept, but the volume and type of trade has changed significantly over time. As the level of economic development has increased in various countries around the world, so too has the dependency between nations in order to satisfy economic wants and needs.
Primitive societies exist largely in a state of isolation and self-sufficiency.
Conversely, modern societies have developed interdependencies and interrelationships with other nations around the world. This global economy would not be possible without linkages or networks that move people, goods, services and information from one location to another. Roads, railways pipelines, power grids, ships, satellites, the Internet, etc. Identify and examine two major categories of linkages 2. Describe two basic conditions that give rise to linkages 3.