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Trade and globalization Trade and globalization Deepak Nayyar Collection of articles on international trade and globalisation. OL1078019W
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
Extreme turbulence Extreme turbulence Upendra Kachru Impact of globalization, development of industries, role of environment, and economic policies on the development of India. OL11930899W
Moroccan households in the world economy Moroccan households in the world economy David Crawford "In the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, far from the hustle and noise of urban centers, lies a village made of mud and rock, barely discernible from the surrounding landscape. Yet a closer look reve… OL11938134W
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
Nandigram Nandigram People's Tribunal on Nandigram (2007 Nandīgrām, India, and Calcutta, India),People's Tribunal on Nandigram (2007 Nandīgrām, India, and Calcutta, India) Contribued articles presented at the tribunal, and report on the effects of globalization and commercialization of agricultural lands, on peasantry in Nandīgrām, place situated in the state of West… OL11947914W
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
The European Union The European Union Chris Rumford The European Union is the first full-length treatment of European integration from a sociological perspective. It redirects the core concerns of political sociology away from nationally bounded socie… OL11996001W
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
Fortune Favors the Bold Fortune Favors the Bold Lester C. Thurow Bestselling author and renowned economist Lester Thurow argues forcefully that globalisation is not a done deal and we must seize the moment now if we are to create a new global economy in which all … OL12244W
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
Politiques de change et globalisation Politiques de change et globalisation Bassem Kamar Le rôle de la politique de change dans la gestion macroéconomique prend toute son importance dans la situation de crises récurrentes dans les pays en développement. L'auteur pense que le choix d'une … OL12667565W
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
Das Ende der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft Das Ende der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft Wolfgang Münchau In der wirtschaftspolitischen Debatte in Deutschland gibt es einen Konsens: Die Soziale Marktwirtschaft ist gut. Wolfgang Münchau bricht den Konsens: Die Soziale Marktwirtschaft ist gescheitert. In … OL13282175W
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
Eliminating world poverty, making governance work for the poor Eliminating world poverty, making governance work for the poor Catherine Masterman With special reference to developing countries. OL13601163W
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