Globalization

In the second of his studies of globalisation and capitalism, Boris Kagarlitsky assesses the role of the state in the globalised world.

How are firms, networks of firms, and production systems organized and how does this organization vary from place to place?

Too often, observers of globalization take for granted that the common ground across cultures is a thin layer of consumerism and perhaps human rights.

Have you ever stopped and wondered where your jeans came from?

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.

This book sheds new light on gender-based inequalities in a globalized world.

In fragile states, domestic and international actors sometimes take the momentous step of sharing sovereign authority to provide basic public services and build the rule of law.

Encoding the Olympics assembles a uniquely representative international team of media experts to provide a comprehensive review of the global impact of media and cultural communications associated with the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Global Perspectives on Nationalism takes an interdisciplinary approach informed by recent theorisations of nationalism to examine perennial questions on the topic.

Two prominent features of the current global economy are the world-wide recession brought about by the recent financial crisis, and the emergence of major economic powers from within the developing world such as Brazil, China and India.

This book deploys an original comparative framework, as well as archival and pattern-matching research methodologies, to analyze whistleblowing cases from Peru, South Korea, Thailand and the United States of America and to ascertain factors that make for effective whistleblowing.

Since the end of the Cold War, there has been a wealth of discussion and controversy about the idea of a ';postnational' or ';cosmopolitan' politics.

Global Multiculturalism offers a rich collection of case studies on ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity drawn from thirteen countries_each unique in the way it understands, negotiates, and represents its diversity.

What happens to a country when its skilled workers emigrate?

This book presents the first published account in English of Sverre Lysgaard's theory of the 'worker collectivity' - a theory of an informal protective organisation among subordinate employees, which so far has been unknown outside Scandinavia.

The 'globalisation' concept has become ubiquitous in British politics, as it has in many countries of the world.

A groundbreaking new historical analysis of how global capitalism and advanced democracies mutually support each otherIt is a widespread view that democracy and the advanced nation-state are in crisis, weakened by globalization and undermined by global capitalism, in turn explaining rising inequality and mounting populism.

Basel, die grösste und wohlhabendste Stadt der deutschsprachigen Schweiz im 19.

Critics question the representativeness of NGOs, the democratic quality of their internal procedures, and their accountability to the wider public.

The financial crisis that began in 2008 and its lingering aftermath have caused many intellectuals and politicians to question the virtues of capitalist systems.

In the last half-century, radical changes have rippled through the workplace and the home from Boston to Bombay.

This volume explores the global history of natural dyes from the Americas and asks how their production and trade have shaped globalisation since early modern times.

Fully revised and updated, the eighth edition of The World News Prism analyzes the changing role of transnational news media in the 21st-century globalized world and its impact on rapidly changing news events.

"e;Demonstrates that the study of international migration has really come of age.

The rise of populism in the West and the rise of China in the East have stirred a rethinking of how democratic systems workand how they fail.

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Set against the backdrop of tensions in East Asia, this book analyzes how East Asia's "e;new middle powers"e; and emerging powers employ public diplomacy as a key element of their foreign policy strategy and in so doing influence regional power dynamics.

Despite critical acclaim and a recent surge of popularity with Western audiences, Iranian cinema has been the subject of lamentably few academic studies - and those have by and large been limited to the films and filmmakers most visible on the international film circuit.

This book explores the challenges and potential of Fair Trade, one of the world's most dynamic efforts to enhance global social justice and environmental sustainability through market based social change.

This book offers an accessible and lively survey of the global history of the age of industrialization and globalization that arose in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars and collapsed in the maelstrom of the First World War.

How might a Samoan diasporic lens broaden our understanding of queer worlds?

Guiding the reader through the many guises of global economic history, this book uncovers its key issues, debates and subjects.

A consensus has emerged that corporations have societal and environmental responsibilities when operating transnationally.

This book highlights the increasing risk of North Korea's collapse and considers the necessary actions that would enable the neighboring powers to prepare for such an event.

In 2007/8 world food prices spiked and global economic crisis set in, leaving hundreds of millions of people unable to access adequate food.

Nationalism and the nation state, globalization and Pan-Africanism are leading international relations concepts which have a particular relevance for Africa as an emerging economic power.

This book considers the past and present legacies, continuities and change of the United Nations Trusteeship System by assessing consequences and legacies of decolonization in contemporary society, international organizations and international politics.

This book explores the nature of liberal property in the twenty-first century.

This book examines how developing countries often sign up to highly potent rules underwriting economic globalisation without even realising it.

A distinctive contribution to the politics of citizenship and immigration in an expanding European Union, this book explains how and why differences arise in responses to immigration by examining local, national and transnational dimensions of public debates on Romanian migrants and the Roma minority in Italy and Spain.

Awarded Best Book prize by CIES Globalization and Education SIGAwarded 2nd Prize in the Society of Educational Studies Annual Book PrizeElite schools have always been social choreographers par excellence.

SOMEONE ELSE'S EMPIRE dispels the myth of a 'Global Britain' that punches above its weight in the world.

Since the end of the cold war, understandings of the development of relationships within and between states have taken on new meanings, generally bundled under the word "e;globalization.