This book provides answers to frequently articulated, central questions about globalization: What is globalization? How can the level of globalization be measured? How has globalization developed spatially and temporally? How can globalization be explained theoretically and empirically? The author offers new answers and challenges widely held views. By highlighting the insufficient validity of the most common globalization indicators, a significant portion of the results from existing research literature is called into question. At the same time, an alternative measurement method and a new globalization index are introduced. For the first time, a globalization model is developed that is theoretically and empirically consistent and can serve as a foundation for future investigations. Compared to the current state of research, it offers a more precise theoretical concept.