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The next global stage The next global stage Kenʾichi Ōmae A radically new world is taking shape from the ashes of yesterday's nation-based economic world. To succeed, you'll need to act on a global stage -- and master entirely new rules about the sources of… OL11139583W
Illegal people Illegal people David Bacon For two decades photojournalist David Bacon has documented the connections between labor, migration, and the global economy. In Illegal People Bacon exposes the many ways globalization uproots people… OL11914365W
Transnational common goods Transnational common goods Katharina Holozinger "The provision of transnational and global common goods becomes increasingly important as a consequence of economic globalization and of technological developments. In this book international financi… OL11946305W
Falling off the edge Falling off the edge Alex Perry Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, international corporations and governments have embraced the idea of a global village: a shrinking, booming world in which everyone benefits. What if that's not the… OL11971124W
The anxieties of mobility The anxieties of mobility Johan A. Lindquist Since the late 1960s the Indonesian island of Batam has been transformed from a sleepy fishing village to a booming frontier town, where foreign investment, mostly from neighboring Singapore, converg… OL11989445W
France in an age of globalization France in an age of globalization Hubert Védrine "This book takes the form of a dialogue between French foreign minister Hubert Vedrine and international relations expert Dominique Moisi. In this conversation, Vedrine spells out his vision of the U… OL12008802W
Culture shock and Japanese-American relations Culture shock and Japanese-American relations Sadao Asada "Examines historical episodes in the interactions between the United States and Japan from 1890 to 2006, focusing on naval stategy before and during World War II and transpacific racism. Asada analye… OL12252480W
International business International business John S. Hill xxi, 713 p. : 24 cm OL12471974W
Network power Network power David Singh Grewal For all the attention globalization has received in recent years, little consensus has emerged concerning how best to understand it. For some, it is the happy product of free and rational choices; fo… OL12479760W
Global liberalism and its casualties Global liberalism and its casualties Jean Kachiga "This work examines the premise of liberal economic principles and their promise of distributive advantages to all free market participants. Professor Jean Kachiga's critique is substantiated by the … OL12960973W
Money Has No Smell Money Has No Smell Paul Stoller Blending ethnographic description with social analysis, Stoller shows how West African entrepreneurs have built cohesive and effective multinational trading networks in New York. Their stories illumi… OL13372974W
Konsum, Globalisierung, Umwelt Konsum, Globalisierung, Umwelt Lori Wallach,Martin Khor,Sunita Narain,Manfred A. Max-Neef Die Fortsetzung der erfolgreichen Plattform McPlanet.com spannt das Drahtseil zwischen der (Konsum-)Verantwortung der Einzelnen, der Macht der Konzerne und den scheinbaren Grenzen der Politik. Ein… OL13692452W
World Television World Television Joseph D. Straubhaar a new assessment of the interdependence of television across cultures and nations brings together the most current research and theories on the subject. By examining recent developments in the world … OL14872526W
Why your world is about to get a whole lot smaller Why your world is about to get a whole lot smaller Jeff Rubin An internationally renowned energy expert has written a book essential for every American--a galvanizing account of how the rising price and diminishing availability of oil are going to radically cha… OL14911106W
Beyond Fundamentalism Beyond Fundamentalism Reza Aslan The wars in the Middle East have become religious wars in which God is believed to be directly engaged on behalf of one side against the other. The hijackers who attacked America on September 11, 200… OL14937140W
De wereldburger bestaat niet De wereldburger bestaat niet René Cuperus Kritische analyse van de maatschappelijke gevolgen van de huidige snelle culturele en technische veranderingen en de neoliberale mondialisering. OL14988602W
Globalization and varieties of capitalism Globalization and varieties of capitalism Dan Coffey "This book is a study of Britain as a capitalism poised between American and European models. It explores themes of legitimation, denial and opportunism via a series of substantial case studies frame… OL15025600W
Globalisation, Regionalism and Economic Interdependence Globalisation, Regionalism and Economic Interdependence Filippo di Mauro How has increasing economic integration at regional and global level affected the functioning of the global economy? What are the consequences of globalisation and regionalism for world trade, produc… OL15170147W
The Practice of Human Rights The Practice of Human Rights Mark Goodale Human rights are now the dominant approach to social justice globally. But how do human rights work? What do they do? Drawing on anthropological studies of human rights work from around the world, th… OL15172200W
Resources, efficiency and globalisation Resources, efficiency and globalisation Pavlos Dimitratos "International business for the modern firm has to compromise the need to use limited resources and achieve efficiency in the global marketplace. This book examines these issues from the viewpoint of… OL15443755W
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