Please answer each point in separate paragraphs so I can understand what each point is.

• Identify the stages in the phase model of globalization, and explain the level of risk inherent in each.
• List and describe the barriers governments erect to control trade. Briefly explain if these function well or not.
• Compare and contrast global consistency and local adaptation.
• Describe Hofstede's dimensions of national culture.

(In addressing the question where the instructions are to "compare and contrast", please define each term first, then comparison and contrast the two.)