Globalization

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When the Berlin Wall fell, Germany united in a wave of euphoria and solidarity.

The world faces a conflux of powerful forces of change.

With its comprehensive coverage and quality this provocative book is concerned with the future of developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Desde hace quince años, Jean Ziegler ha centrado todos sus esfuerzos en combatir por de los condenados de la tierra en el seno de las Naciones Unidas.

The global ubiquity of informal economic activities has turned informality into a key policy question, not least in international peace- and state-building.

Based upon distinguishing capitalism from other economic systems, as well as analysis of capitalist change across its stages of development, Richard Westra argues that the economic tendencies we refer to as globalization constitute a world historic transition away from capitalism.

'Dr Donghyun Park is a prominent and rare economist in Asia who can combine frontline economic theories, lively data, and real-time policy analyses.

The 'Liberal World Order' (LWO) is today in crisis.

In the last seventy years of its long and distinguished existence, the Habsburg monarchy was plagued by the forces of rising nationalism.

Art and the Challenge of Markets Volumes 1 & 2 examine the politics of art and culture in light of the profound changes that have taken place in the world order since the 1980s and 1990s.

Rethinking Civilization offers an alternative view of human civilization in a globalizing age.

A balanced, thoughtful discussion of the globalization of the economy and the ethical considerations it has prompted.

The rise of the Japanese multinational company (JMNC) marked, from the 1980s onwards, an historic change in the structure and in the dynamics of the international economy.

How has globalization impacted on development?

This book explores the evolving landscape of global political economy amidst a shifting global order, ushered in by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, and rising trade and political disputes between the US, China and the EU, leading to a rise in protectionist policies and disruptions in global supply chains leading to high inflation, and energy and food crises.

This book describes how local consumption, particularly in urban areas, is increasingly met by global supply chains.

An authoritative overview of the continuities and changes in migration and globalization from the 1800s to the present day.

This Element considers the role of culture in the complex interactions of teenagers with technology.

This book explores the personal experiences of professionals who are a part of the post-colonial and late-industrializing reality in the global value chain in Singapore.

TodayOs growing fascination with flows of people, commodities, technology, capital, images and ideas across national and other boundaries poses fresh theoretical and methodological challenges to anthropology.

The dream of a cosmopolitical utopia has been around for thousands of years.

This book facilitates exchanges between scholars and researchers from around the world on China-Eurasia relations.

Among the key debates fought in developing economies is whether globalization through liberalization is the means by which economies can industrialize and provide their labour forces with tangible improvements in the material conditions of living.

This book assesses the impact of the work of Chris Brown in the field of International Political Theory.

Historically, the Atlantic Ocean has served to define the relationship between the so-called worlds of the 'Old' and the 'New'.

This book considers the principal challenges facing the European Union, which has been buffeted by a series of profound crises, both internal and external.

This edited book introduces new research on informal markets and trade in Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Globalization is an irresistible force.

The idea for this volume came from the enigma that some Central and Eastern European (CEE) European Union (EU) member states have been keen to join the Eurozone while others have shown persistent reluctance.

This book explores the connections between two of the most transformative processes of the twenty-first century, namely climate change and globalization.

In the wake of the Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump, globalization has found itself increasingly under the microscope.

The second edition of Introduction to Global Studies offers a succinct and authoritative introduction to the important issues and events of our rapidly changing world.

In the 1990s the World Bank changed its policy to take the position that the problems of poverty and governance are inextricably linked, and improving the governance of its borrower countries became increasingly accepted as a legitimate and important part of the World Bank's development activities.

"e;Crossing Borders is the best textbook available for International Studies courses.

This book presents an unusual view on one of the most influential periods in world economic history: the Early Globalization.

This book analyzes the global implications of the fourth industrial revolution, the Technological Revolution 4.

Globalization, the City and Civil Society in Pacific Asia presents a detailed examination of the underlying issues of urban life in the Far East.

Saudi Arabia is generally and justifiably viewed as a country with the fewest democratic institutions and the weakest traditions of pluralism in the world.

Presenting a critical overview of what 'emerging multipolarity' means for the world's foremost global trading bloc and economic power, the European Union, this book offers new insights into how the rise of the emerging economies has impacted the EU and its role within the World Trade Organization.

Global crime governance has emerged as an important component of world politics.

The overarching contribution of this book is a review and assessment of the current and future impacts of globalization on the world's forests.

Stories of humans striving for the good life are the focus of this new text from Roni Kay M.

Dieses Lehrbuch führt ein in die politischen Zusammenhänge der Wahrnehmung von Risiken, des politischen Umgangs mit ihnen und in die gesellschaftswissenschaftlichen Möglichkeiten, diese Politik zu analysieren.

This book explores the evolution of Brazilian foreign relations in the last fifteen years, with a focus on continuities and change.

Global Political Economy (GPE) is a broad and varied field of study and draws insight from a great number of fields and approaches.

Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption presents an innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable growth of ethical consumption.