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Showcases how leading managers perceive the economic crisis and the future of globalization. This book offers answers, solutions and a roadmap for the roadblocks facing future economic growth which are proposed by leading minds from companies such as CISCO Systems, British Telecom, Lufthansa Technik, Henkel, Roland Berger, Kienbaum, and T-Systems

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Translator's Introduction -- Introduction Culture and Politics in the Imaginaries of Globalization -- Part I Narratives, metaphors, and theories -- One Globalize or Defend Identity: How to Get Out of This Binary -- Two Globalization: An Unidentified Cultural Object -- Three Market and Interculturality: Latin America between Europe and the United States -- Four We Don't Know What to Call Others -- Part II Interlude -- Five Disagreements between a Latin American Anthropologist, a European Sociologist, and a U.S. Cultural Studies Scholar -- Part III Policies for interculturality -- Six From Paris to Miami via Nueva York -- Seven Capitals of Culture and Global Cities -- Eight Toward a Cultural Agenda of Globalization -- Nine Toward an Anthropology of Misunderstandings: A Methodological Discussion on Interculturality -- Epilogue Social and Imaginary Changes in Globalization Today -- References -- Index

Learn how the global economy functions and how the world relies on each other to survive. We explore the topics centered on immigration, outsourcing, nationalization and privatization, and the protection of intellectual property, by examining such themes as the history of currency and economic globalization, the Great Depression, international commercial law, multinational corporations, and foreign direct investment

Rezension zu: Dabrowski, Martin; Wolf, Judith; Abmeier, Karlies: Globalisierung und globale Gerechtigkeit. Sozialethik konkret. Paderborn: Schöningh 2009. 978-3-506-76846-9. - "Kann Globalisierung sozial gerecht gestaltet werden? Lässt sich ein Weltgemeinwohl bestimmen? Von welchen Gerechtigkeitsprinzipien soll man sich leiten lassen, die universal anwendbar und akzeptiert sind?" Mit diesen Fragen befasste sich 2008 die Fachtagung "Globalisierung und Gerechtigkeit", bei der um es Prinzipien christlicher Sozialethik und die praktische Umsetzung des Gerechtigkeitspostulats in einer globalen Wirtschafts- und Sozialordnung ging. Martin Dabrowski, Judith Wolf und Karlies Abmeier haben dazu den Tagungsband "Globalisierung und globale Gerechtigkeit" herausgegeben. Er umfasst die Bereiche "Gerechtigkeit und Option für die Armen", "Gerechtigkeit und Finanzmärkte", "Gerechtigkeit und Welthandel" sowie "Gerechtigkeit und Klimaschutz".

The process of interaction and integration into a single open system of socio-political, economic and cultural ties on the basis of modern computer and telecommunication facilities is known as globalization. It has effects on the environment, culture, political systems, economic development and prosperity and human well-being in all the societies around the world. It is supposed to be one of the most important features of the modern humankind's development. Most studies of globalization tend to focus on changes occurring in the economic and political spheres.

Is globalization good for Africa? Pádraig Carmody explores the evolving nature and impact of globalization throughout the continent, as China, the US, and other economic powers exert their influence. Drawing especially on the cases of Chad, Sudan, and Zambia, Carmody considers whether the resource curse that has for so long plagued Africa can become a blessing. He also evaluates the impact of the information technology revolution and the recent global economic slowdown. In the context of carefully articulated historical dynamics, he provocatively assesses the new role of Africa in the global economy

'Globalization' is one of the key concepts of our time. It is usedby both the right and the left as the cornerstone of their analysisof the international economy and polity. In both political andacademic discussions, the assumption is commonly made that theprocess of economic globalization is well under way and that thisrepresents a qualitatively new stage in the development ofinternational capitalism. But is there in fact such a thing as agenuinely global economy? Globalization in Question investigatesthis notion, providing a very different account of theinternational economy and stressing th

"It's a cliché to say that diseases do not respect national borders, but the realities of this aphorism present serious and significant challenges to the global community. Health and disease are intimately connected with the movement of people, goods, and ideas that are emblematic of globalization. This book will examine the various dimensions of the intersections between globalization and health, calling attention to the challenges these relationships present and the opportunities for cross-border collaboration and solidarity"--