Showing papers on "Globalization published in 1969"

The Unbound Prometheus

Abstract: For over thirty years David S. Landes's The Unbound Prometheus has offered an unrivalled history of industrial revolution and economic development in Europe. Now, in this updated edition, the author reframes and reasserts his original arguments in the light of debates about globalisation and comparative economic growth. The book begins with a classic account of the characteristics, progress, and political, economic and social implications of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, France and Germany. Professor Landes here raises the much-debated question: why was Europe the first to industrialise? He then charts the economic history of the twentieth-century: the effect of the First World War in accelerating the dissolution of the old international economy; the economic crisis of 1929–32; Europe's recovery and unprecedented economic growth following the Second World War. He concludes that only by continuous industrial revolution can Europe and the world sustain itself in the years ahead.

International Trade and the Developing Countries

Abstract: This article is concerned with an analysis of the causes of the poverty of the developing countries. The decade of the 1960s opened with a new wave of optimistic expectations for the periphery.1 There were, first of all, the massive decolonisation efforts, which to many implied the eclipse of imperialism and the possibility of meaningful economic reconstruction by the former colonial people, now that political power was in our own hands. ‘Seek ye first the political kingdom and all things shall be added unto you’, succinctly if unaptly captured the prevailing mood of the time.

Evaluating Canada's New Immigration and Refugee Protection Act in Its Global Context

Abstract: The author examines the changes to Canadian Immigration Law in the new Immigration and Refugee Protection Act in a global context. She identifies three categories of changes: those that legislate current practice, those that are partial attempts to include legal recommendations, and those that are a direct response to globalization. The author concludes that overall, immigration law in Canada is resistant to substantial change, in spite of major efforts at public consultation. As a result, despite considerable changes in new legislation, the central features of the old legislation have remained intact.

International Marketing- Consuming Globally, Thinking Locally

Abstract: Acknowledgements. List of contributors. Introduction. Trading places: an overview of the world economy. Get a good guide--book: the influence of culture in international marketing. The process of internationalization. SMEs: key players in a global economy. Understanding customer values. Creating and communicating customer values. Delivering customer values. Export documentation, getting paid, organizing insurance and finding finance. Globalization, the Internet and the marketer. International growth through franchising. Appendix I: Case studies. Appendix II: Support for exporters. Appendix III: Examples of export documentation. Index.

Education and Globalization in Europe: Current Trends and Future Developments.

Abstract: This article provides an overview of, and suggests the reasons behind, the developments in internationalisation of higher education in Europe. In the conclusions, some comparative observations on developments in Europe and the United States will be presented.

Trade in a Non- Laissez-Faire World

Abstract: During the early discussions of post-war arrangements in the economic sphere, Keynes was profoundly dubious about the feasibility of a liberal commercial policy. In a note which according to his biographer was ‘partly meant to tease’ he wrote to one of the British negotiators in Washington: As you know, I am, I am afraid, a hopeless sceptic about this return to nineteenth century laissez-faire, for which you and the State Department seem to have such nostalgia. I believe that the future lies with— (i) State trading for commodities; (ii) International cartels for necessary manufactures; and (iii) Quantitative import restrictions for non-essential manufactures.1

Technology and Neo-Mercantilism in International Agricultural Trade

Abstract: HILE developments in agricultural trade in this decade have VW Vbeen reasonably favorable, the underlying trend and some recent developments suggests a very difficult and dangerous period ahead in the 1970's. The results of the Kennedy Round trade negotiations were clearly beneficial for certain commodities. Agricultural trade has generally been increasing. Among the OECD countries, which are the major trading countries, it increased by 6.5 percent per annum from 1960 through 1967 [5]. But in spite of this overall progress, some of the general problems raised by other writers in the recent past are even more threatening now [2, 4]; and there are technological and policy developments that add new complex dimensions. All countries were aware of the need to provide for expanding trade opportunities for agriculture during the course of the Kennedy Round. However, the substantive negotiating sessions in agriculture came too close to the end of the Kennedy Round talks to allow time for negotiating fundamental changes in access to markets or in national farm policies. The liberalization that took place was therefore modest in character.

Globalization, International Human Rights, and Civil Procedure

Abstract: This article discusses the modem convergence of three traditionally separate topics: globalization and international human rights on the one hand, and civil procedure on the other. Its project is twofold: first, to highlight the role of domestic legal processes and communities in the advancement of the post-World War II international human rights project. Second—in contemplation of the specific context of teaching civil procedure—to help bring alive the power and increasingly-global context of civil procedure for the benefit of students.

International Trade and the Developing Countries

Abstract: There has been a spate of discussion on the future of international economic relations between the developed and the underdeveloped countries, following the first United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.1 In this paper, we shall consider some of the broader theoretical issues arising out of these discussions. Since these issues are deeply rooted in the traditional free-trade versus protection controversy, they can be most clearly brought out by reformulating the old controversy in the new setting.

Economic Implications of the ‘Green Revolution’ and the Strategy of Agricultural Development in West Pakistan

Abstract: The short-stemmed varieties of wheat and rice imported from abroad and the increased use of fertilizers have dramatically enlarged the potential for rapid increases in the agricultural output of West Pakistan. This recent breakthrough in food-grains production is sometimes referred to as the ‘green revolution’. Because of the generally favourable conditions in West Pakistan in regard to irrigation water and solar energy, and of the unusually favourable weather in 1967/8 in particular, the ‘green revolution’ is spreading very rapidly. It is high time to focus our attention on some of the economic implications of the new developments in agriculture.

Towards a Globalization of Aging

Abstract: This article locates an understanding of comparative grounding of aging through the theory of globalization. It reviews the trends of aging in various countries across the continents and points out important policy issues facing nation states with decreasing sovereignty in the face of various challenges brought about by globalization. The need to reconsider theorizing aging by exploring and integrating theories of globalization is highlighted.

The Culture Apocalypse: Hegemony and the Frontier at the End of the World

Abstract: The turn of the millennium saw a marked increase in apocalypse-themed mass media, especially in television and film, of which the United States is the largest producer. The role of the apocalypse has been to produce hegemony for the ruling establishment that purported itself as being able to prevent or somehow save potential victims. Historically the church possessed this authority, but in contemporary society that role has been passed to governments and to scientific and technological institutions. In contemporary America, apocalypse is part of a spectrum of religious beliefs ingrained into the American Way of life. Commercial America has resurrected the apocalypse myth as spectacle commodity. Apocalyptic media today reflect current values of the American hegemon in globalization, and are portrayed as particularly real in order to be effective. The increased interest in disaster myths specifically reflects Beck’s (1992) concept of a world risk society. Deconstructing the films Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow reveals hegemonic devices that uphold the American way in the advent of globalization through the use of heteronormative values, scientific savior-adversary binaries, and symbolic rebirth through the recreation of frontier space.

The Global Governance of Infectious Diseases: The World Health Organization and the International Health Regulations

Abstract: The 2003 SARS outbreak exemplified both the porous boundaries for infectious disease due to globalization and the inadequacy of global governance of public health. The World Health Organization (WHO), whose mission is to play a leading role in the protection and promotion of global public health, recently adopted a revision of its International Health Regulations (IHR). By revising and updating the IHR, it remains to be seen whether this new instrument can serve as a model for effective public health governance, allowing the WHO to fulfil its mandate. The authors provide background on the role and evaluation of the WHO in global health governance. They then provide a comparative analysis between the 2005 IHR with the original 1969 IHR in terms of scope, procedure, response networks, capacities and respect for human rights.

Kofi Annan: Looking back on a "remarkable decade".

Abstract: When I first spoke to you from this podium in 1997 it seemed to me that humanity faced three great challenges. One was to ensure that globalization would benefit the human race as a whole. Another was to heal the disorder of the post-cold war world replacing it with a genuinely new world order of peace and freedom. And the third was to protect the rights and dignity of individuals particularly women which were so widely trampled underfoot. As the second African to serve as Secretary-General I felt that all three of these challenges-the security challenge the development challenge the challenge of human rights and the rule of law-concerned me directly. Africa was in great danger of being excluded from the benefits of globalization. Africa was also the scene of some of the most protracted and brutal conflicts. And many of Africas people felt they were unjustly condemned to be exploited and oppressed since colonial rule had been replaced by an inequitable economic order on the global level and sometimes by corrupt rulers and warlords at the local level. In the decade since then many have been struggling to confront these three global challenges. Much has been achieved but events have also presented us with new challenges. In the economic arena both globalization and growth have continued apace. Some developing countries notably in Asia have played a major role in this growth. Many millions of their people have thereby been released from the prison of perpetual poverty. (excerpt)

The Internationalization of Public Policy and the Prospects for a Theory of Multi-Level Governance

Abstract: Globalization represents a significant paradigm shift in political science. Whereas well into the 1990s, most sub-fields of the discipline focused on the nation-state, the actions of governments, and the relationships between governments and other societal actors, globalization has forced us to revise many of our existing theories. In a truly globalizing environment, politics cannot focus solely on the state. Scholars across the discipline have moved away from studying governments to studying governance within both a national and international context. Domestically, the evolving interest in the policy network/community approach demonstrates the increasing role of the private and community sectors in governance arrangements. Internationally, regime theory has extended the frontiers of political science to study private regimes, multinational corporations and the ever-increasing importance of NGOs. Despite calls from scholars like Rosenau to speak of a post-international system following the end of the Cold war1, or from Keohane and Milner to better understand the relationship between domestic politics and international politics2, little theorizing work has actually been able to incorporate knowledge from the sub-fields of political science in order to present a truly holistic view of the emerging global order.

O psicodrama para a educação no trabalho: uma proposta

Abstract: This paper presents some reflections on Psychodrama as an appropriate method to developpe programs of Education in the Work. This article studies lhe problems of Professional Role at the present time with Globalization and placed the Professional Education as a component that constitutes a nccessity very important for the survival of the companies but putting the humanist concept into this question.

God and Globalization Vol. 3 Christ and the Dominions of Civilization

Abstract: First awakened by the velvet revolution of 1989 and further bouoyed by the explosion of information technology of the last decade, expectations run high that a global civil society is poised to emerge in which citizens of different nationalities and ethnicities are entering into associations with each other under the democratic conditions of pluralism, tolerance, understanding and respect. Globalization, it is said, is fast erasing all traditional boundaries and weakening power cliques based thereon even if, in its economic form, it is also creating elites.

Crisis of the African State: Globalization, Tribalism, and Jihadism in the Twenty-First Century

Abstract: Politics and government/Foreign governments; Terrorism and threats; Terrorism and society; Politics and government/International relations

Gene Patents, Human Clones, and Biotechnology Policy: The Challenges Created by Globalization

Abstract: In this article, the author explores the implications of globalization on human cloning laws and genetic patent policy, both domestically and internationally. From an international perspective, diverse moral and socio-political positions make cooperation in these areas particularly challenging. As a result, formulating domestic policies becomes challenging as well: should countries try to predict international consensus, or develop strong domestic policies of their own? While there is no clear answer, appreciating the complex issues involved is an essential step in the policy-making process.

Integrating the Öresund – What Kind of Region?

Abstract: The last fifty years in Europe has brought an increased co-operation between nation states and the birth of a considerable supranational institutional level. The most advanced cooperation has developed within the European Union. The set of mutual interactions between the European and national levels, known as a two-level game, had remained the core of cooperation and integration process until the 1990s. Since then a third level has evolved, namely the regional one. Regionalization as an answer to ‘Europeization’ or more broadly speaking – Globalization – has changed the traditional way of cooperation; however it must be said that it is a process of which the outcome is unknown. Regions, generally speaking, still do not enjoy enough power to be able to constitute as much influential body (the Committee of Regions) as the European Parliament. Nevertheless the tendency to give power down to regions is on its way.[...]