Showing papers on "Globalization published in 1979"

Managing Urban America

Abstract: Urban managers continue to do what they have done for decades: manage conflict, adapt to shifting demographics, balance their own source funds with intergovernmental revenues, respond to federal and state mandates, negotiate with other localities in their same metropolitan area, and deliver goods and services. But managers today are confronted with new challenges in what has become 'fend for yourself' federalism. City executives must do more with less while at the same time figure out ways to harness the power of new technologies and react to a globalized world and economy. It is no wonder then that even great managers can fail at urban administration. To succeed, they must understand the nature of community values, the pitfalls of bureaucratic inertia, and the craft of leadership that is, the politics of urban management. Morgan, England, and Pelissero offer a forward-looking account of this new urban management environment. In a comprehensive update, the authors have reorganized the book's structure to better fit the challenges facing today's cities, and make even greater use of systems theory as an analytic framework. Featuring discussions of the New Public Management model, the impacts of globalization, changes in service delivery, urban planning, economic development, and program evaluation, they discuss key productivity enhancements that emphasize results and accountability. The authors then focus on the impact of citizen participation, e-government, the events of 9/11, and intergovernmental relations as examples of significant environmental factors that impinge on the management of modern cities. In addition, every case study in the book is brand new and many include information on connecting to the Internet, and profiles of Urban Practitioners and Scholars.

The world system and world trade: an empirical exploration of conceptual conflicts; the influence of the religious factor on civil and sacred tolerance, 1958-1971; international trade and domestic development in the world system

Abstract: Within the growing number of analysts who employ the world system perspective on national development, theoretical disagreements have evolved which may only be settled by examination of available d...

Schooling and citizenship in a global age

Abstract: This newsletter highlights the significant contributions made by the late Lee F. Anderson to the field of global education. Excerpts were selected from a life's work of deep thought and creative literary output regarding the constantly changing world in which people live. While Anderson's intellectual prowess ranged across several domains (political science, history, and education), one of his major concerns was the education of young people in a rapidly changing world. His advocacy of global education was in the category of "founding member" and freelance "guru." The excerpts are: "Defining Global Education"; "The Emergence of the Global Age and the Globalization of the Human Condition"; "The Growth of Global Culture"; "Citizenship and Education in a Global Age"; "Educational Change and the Development of Citizen Competence in a Global Age"; and "The Challenge of Globalizing the Content of Education." Contains 16 reading suggestions. (BT) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the orilinal document. Schooling and Citizenship in a Global Age Issues in Global Education Number 164 2000-2001

A history of Western society

Abstract: Origins ca. 400,000-1100 B.C.E. Small Kingdoms and Mighty Empires in the Near East ca. 1100-513 B.C.E. The Development of Classical Greece ca. 2000-338 B.C.E. The Hellenistic World 336-30 B.C.E. The Rise of Rome ca. 750-31 B.C.E. The Pax Romana 31 B.C.E.-284 C.E. Late Antiquity 250-600 Europe in the Early Middle Ages 600-1000 State and Church in the High Middle Ages 1000-1300 The Life of the People in the High Middle Ages 1000-1300 The Creativity and Challenges of Medieval Cities 1100-1300 The Crisis of the Later Middle Ages 1300-1450 European Society in the Age of the Renaissance 1350-1550 Reformations and Religious Wars 1500-1600 European Exploration and Conquest 1450-1650 Absolutism and Constitutionalism ca. 1589-1725 Toward a New Worldview 1540-1789 The Expansion of Europe 1650-1800 The Changing Life of the People 1700-1800 The Revolution in Politics 1775-1815 The Revolution in Energy and Industry, ca. 1780-1850 Ideologies and Upheavals, 1815-1850 Life in the Emerging Urban Society, 1840-1900 The Age of Nationalism, 1850-1914 The West and the World, 1815-1914 War and Revolution, 1914-1919 The Age of Anxiety, ca. 1900-1940 Dictatorships and the Second World War, 1919-1945 Cold War Conflict and Consensus 1945-1965 Challenging the Postwar Order 1960-1991 Europe in an Age of Globalization 1990 to the Present

The Western Heritage

Abstract: Written by leading scholars in the field, this authoritative text presents an engaging and accessible narrative account of the central developments in Western history. Seamlessly integrating coverage of social, cultural and political history, this text is presented in a flexible chronological organization. This new edition attempts to reflect the unprecedented impact of globalization on this century. Specifically, the Eighth Edition offers expanded treatment of popular culture, increased coverage of the relationship between Islam and the West, and more discussion of the contribution of women in the history of Western Civilization.

Economic Development and the Theory of International Trade

Abstract: Recently the major issue in the international aspects of economic development has been the so-called "North-South dialogue" in connection with the UN resolutions calling for a New International Economic Order The intellectual basis for the proposed reforms, in so far as one exists, appears to lie in the well-known writings of Raul Prebisch and Hans Singer Both of them argue that there is a fundamental asymmetry in the workings of the global economic system which biases the resulting income distribution in favor of the industrial North and against the predominantly primary producing South Neither writer has been successful in putting forward convincing arguments for such asymmetry The standard trade theory of the HeckscherOhlin variety is usually presented in such a way that "countries A and B" are identical in all respects except for a difference in factor proportions that leads to pretrade product and factor-price differentials that are removed by free trade There is no room for any asymmetry here It would therefore seem to be both relevant and interesting to construct and investigate models that exhibit the PrebischSinger asymmetry at the level of rigor that generally prevails in pure trade theory The rest of this paper will present two examples of such models from current research The first consists of a simple diagrammatic exposition of an interesting but heavily mathematical paper by Murray Kemp and M Ohyama and the second outlines the essential features of an approach to the analysis of North-South economic relations found in my earlier paper 1 The Kemp-Ohyama Model

Foreign trade, protection, and multinational activity in u.s. food processing industries

Abstract: The analytical framework of international trade and industrial organization is used to review and test some new hypotheses about the effect of foreign trade, protection, and foreign direct investment on domestic profitability of U.S. food processing industries. Though several studies have examined the relationship between market structure and performance in food processing [7, 10], they are based on an implicit assumption that the economy is closed. The extensive multinational expansion of American food processors, documented by Horst [8], and their growing dependence on foreign trade suggest that this assumption has become untenable and that the proper identification of industrial structure must account for these foreign factors.

Cultural-Economic Nationalism And International Trade Policy

Abstract: This article examines how cultural economic nationalism is affecting government and business policy toward international trade. The available data on the pattern of trade suggest that at least for television programs, films, books and international news there a high level of concentration. International trade in mass media products has obvious cultural relevance. The arguments for trade restrictions are based on four assumptions which include preserving a nation's cultural identity is desirable, educating a country's population correctly is desirable, free trade allows overconcentration and overspecialization in the production and control of culturally relevant products and services and that infant industries should be protected for cultural as well as economic reasons.

U.S. Agricultural Trade in the 1970s: Progress and Problems

Abstract: One of the most significant economic developments in agriculture during the 1970s has been the sharp expansion in international trade. U.S. agricultural exports have shown remarkable growth in recent years, as the American farmer has been transformed into an international producer of food and fiber. At the same time, U.S. consumers have continued to demand the agricultural products of foreign countries and, as a result, agricultural imports have also grown rapidly. While agricultural trade has expanded very sharply during the past decade, it still remains below levels that would have existed in the absence of trade restrictions. Actions taken by governments to protect domestic industries and to provide for national security by supporting an inefficient agricultural sector reduce trade levels and distort international trade patterns. Obviously, the economic goal of free trade is not universally accepted, even in the United States. Nevertheless, the events of the past decade have demonstrated that U. S. agriculture has become inextricably involved Richard K Abrams is a3nancial economist and C. Edward Harshbarger is assistant vice president and economist, both with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. with the international market, and that this involvement will likely increase in the future. This article reviews recent developments in agricultural trade. Special attention is given to some of the methods that are used to distort trade patterns. In addition, the agreements in the recent round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTN) are discussed in terms of the implications for future trade expansion.