When it comes to the question of world industrialization, we speak of a process that has manifested itself in an extremely unequal way around the globe.
England was the country that first developed in this sense in the so-called First Industrial Revolution. Before that, only handicrafts and manufacturing were known, and there was no systematic production process guided by the presence of machinery, as occurs in factories.
Reflecting industrial development, we realize that the countries considered developed are precisely those that first industrialized. Thus, their social geographical spaces, although still presenting contradictions and inequalities, are more modern in relation to peripheral or developing countries. Moreover, even as large multinationals spread around the world, it is the rich countries that house their headquarters - particularly the so-called Global Cities, such as New York and London - and dominate the major forms of technology.
