... PERSPECTIVES An Electronic Journal of the U.S Department of State CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION: MOVING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY FORWARD ❏ FOCUS TRANSPORTATION: THE KEY TO GLOBALIZATION By Rodney E Slater, ... goods, services, and ideas across the globe THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Air transport has become the circulatory system of the global economy Consider the following facts: • In a recent ... to the aviation sector THE GLOBAL NETWORK ECONOMY The global network knowledge-based economy is being stimulated by three interrelated and mutually reinforcing factors The first of these is the...