""Globalization" has become a loaded term. Should we in the West believe, literally, that trade with poor nations can be blamed for our "impoverishment"? In this book, Daniel Cohen claims that there is practically no foundation for such an alarmist position. We need to reverse t…
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"The main thesis of the book is that the welfare state cannot have a sustainable future, given the overburdened state budget, unless it is managed by a strategic planning process. The book deals, moreover, with the new emergence of a nonprofit private sector that feeds a kind of…
Draws on central concepts from women's studies scholarship to construct a feminist understanding of the economic roles of families, caring labour, motherhood, paid and unpaid labor, poverty, the feminization of labour, and the consequences of globalization. Compares women's econ…
Argues that, like Sumerian and Mayan civilization, the world economy is fast destroying its environmental support, threatening future generations. Outlines the author's vision of a new environmentally sustainable economy .
Examines the financial crises of the past two decades to offer an analysis of the current recession, and argues for a new economic paradigm that limits the potential mayhem of the free market without sacrificing innovation and economic growth.
This volume suggests that the recent rise in income inequality was caused to a considerable extent by a policy-driven worsening in factorial income distribution, wage spread, and spatial inequality. In this regard, the volume discusses the distributive impact of reforms in trade…
"Blood, Sweat & Tears is a history of work, from the prehistoric times to the present day. It offers fascinating and intelligent analyses of the individuals, assumptions, theories, developments and practices that have so much changed work. Based on detailed research from around …
Describes how the economic growth today is benefiting only a small proportion of the global population. Distinguishes between the symptom as and the causes of the economic malaise, and analyses the flawed bases for many deeply-held orthodoxies.
Covers the best-practices on IT outsourcing, offshoring, business process outsourcing, and netsourcing.
Discusses a wide range of policy options for combating ten of the world's biggest problems: air pollution, conflicts, diseases, education, global warming, malnutrition and hunger, sanitation and clean water, trade barriers, terrorism, and women in development.
Discussing the complex history of Silicon Valley and other pioneering centres of venture capital, Lerner uncovers the extent of government influence in prompting growth. He examines the public strategies used to advance new ventures and reveals the common flaws undermining far t…
Explores the conflict between consumer capitalism and globalization of the economy on the one hand, and the fragmentation of the political landscape into smaller tribal units based on ethnic, religious and racial factors on the other.
Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, geography, or perhaps ignorance of the right policies? Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. In this book the …
Consists of excerpts from Appellate Body Reports; excerpts from Arbitration Awards issued pursuant to Article 21.3(c) of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes on the duration of the "reasonable period" for implementation of Dispute Settle…
Borders in Cyberspace investigates issues arising from national differences in law, public policy, and social and cultural values in light of the emerging global information infrastructure. The contributions include detailed analyses of some of the most visible issues, including…
Economic analysis of the emergence of capitalist production relations and the impact of capitalism on economic development in Africa South of Sahara - examines the economic implications of trade with developed countries during colonialism, particularly for land tenure, and the e…
This text is aimed at students of information technology, as well as business students and general readers.
Between January and July 1919, after "the war to end all wars," men and women from around the world converged on Paris to shape the peace. Center stage was an American president, Woodrow Wilson, who with his Fourteen Points seemed to promise to so many people the fulfillment of …