draft 4 march 2002 globalization and technology you can t put the genie back in bottle again carlos a primo braga john daly riva eskinazi carsten fink 1 introduction it is broadly recognized that powerful technological economic forces are increasing interdependence of world economy relationships between north south rich poor become every day more intense complex as events september 11 underscore however effects this growing interconnectedness hallmark go well beyond field economics affecting power relations political cultural interactions balance peace paper we discuss role process with an emphasis on its implications for developing countries latin american caribbean lac current phase opens some new development opportunities many region invested heavily laying foundations networked 1990s occurred parallel significant wave liberalization has promoted deeper integration title suggests scope turning