A systematically revised and updated new edition of a highly acclaimed text which was an immediate bestseller on courses around the world. The second edition takes a broader perspective giving increased coverage of other dimensions of globalization alongside its core focus on th…
Examines the concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the context of globalisation and its many challenges, focusing on different legal perspectives that arise. Highlighting the importance of law, legal systems and the role of lawyers to the debate on CSR, this book …
Global environmental change is occurring at a rate faster than humans have ever experienced. Climate change and the loss of ecosystem services are the two main global environmental crises facing us today. As a result, there is a need for better understanding of the specific and …
Explores the ways in which African countries have experienced the neoliberal project, highlighting how this project has gone beyond economic liberalisation and towards a bolder social transformation. This book suggests that neoliberal 'progress' in Africa is notably limited in s…
A dictionary of globalization
by Warrier, Meera, Wunderlich, Jens-Uwe
fromEuropa dictionaries series
Many of the contributors to this collection of essays believe that serious obstacles remain on the road to a new world order. With the US in firm control of the IMF, the US pursues hegemonic policies and a form of economic neo-imperialism whilst Latin America and Europe struggle…
Both on the continent and off, "Africa" is spoken of in terms of crisis: as a place of failure and seemingly insurmountable problems, as a moral challenge to the international community. What, though, is really at stake in discussions about Africa, its problems, and its place in…
