Civil Society
The International Monetary Fund makes the point that civil societies increase the rate of globalization because they transcend national boundaries. This is perhaps one reason that democracy increases the rate of globalization because it encourages free thought and the growth of these civil societies. The problem with this is that civil societies ( and democracy) work best in affluent societies where the twelve hour work day allows for free time and free thought, not just bare survival. Perhaps civil societies themselves are one of the reasons why there is a growing gap between the developed and developing world. Boy scouts is probably less popular in Sierra Lone than it is in
Great Britain.
