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Showing 1 to 20 of 375 for “"Global economy"”.
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Network goods, piracy, and firm strategies in the global economy
… are expected to contribute to understanding global emerging markets in the presence of network effects and synergistic effects between online services and brick-and-mortar businesses.
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Celebrity Diplomacy in the Current Global Economy: A Feminist Perspective
… aid, in current international politics and the global economy. More specifically, this dissertation uses feminist political economy literature to examine how neoliberal globalization has contributed to the growing role of celebrity diplomats in international politics. I argue that the increased …
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Contestation and collectivies: protecting labor organizing rights in the global economy.
… rights under the current period of economic globalization. This is because the foundational conditions of these norms--specific to the political, ethical and economic concerns of the post-war liberal order--have changed as increased economic competition, financial and trade flows have created …
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Revitalising school social work services in a global economy : a developmental perspective
… was strengthened by the double factors of globalisation and fast increasing technology transfer throughout the world- The study regarded the multiplicity of social, financial and other problems plaguing communities in South Africa as a given. Against this background, the question asked was …
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Immigration in a Global Economy: Why the Left Should Embrace Open Borders
… role in constructing and maintaining issues of global and domestic injustice. High-income countries have the authority and power to decide, with few exceptions, who gets admitted, under what conditions, and for how long. The result is that poor nonwhite would-be immigrants are largely excluded …
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Monuments for capital : the production of urban centralities for a global economy
Keywords: Monument, CBD, Office tower, Podium, Global economy, China. The Central Business District (CBD) is the monument of the regional urban condition. A monument, which is expressive of financial competence and global connectivity. A monument for capital accumulation. The CBD of the global city …
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Electric power and the global economy: Advances in database construction and sector representation
… electricity sector plays a crucial role in the global economy. The sector is a major consumer of fossil fuel resources, producer of greenhouse gas emissions, and an important indicator and correlate of economic development. As such, the sector is a primary target for policy-makers seeking to …
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Responding to Local Needs in a Global Economy: Community Colleges and Their Mission
… the 21 st century, based on a recognition that globalization is affecting nearly every level of education, society, and the economy. The investigation is grounded in Systems Theory, where globalization, in the external environment, can be distinguished from the many other inputs and pressures …
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Sovereign wealth funds as coping mechanisms in the global economy: three Emirati case studies
… fulfil a double-sided coping function in today's globalised economy: a coping function because the task of promoting the home country's economic growth through closer integration into the global division of labour can only be fulfilled successfully if the manifold pressures emanating from the …
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Branding Korea or Marketing Ethnicity?: Manhattan’s Koreatown as a Transclave in the Global Economy
… and products overseas in order to bolster the economy after the financial crisis of 1997.</p> <p>New York City is one of the most critical global markets in nation-branding projects, and the landscape of Koreatown in Manhattan reflects the flow of and investment in new cultural and economic …
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Will Globalization Play in Peoria? Class, Race, and Nation in the Global Economy, 1948-2000
De-industrialization and the globalization of labor processes fundamentally altered the lives of working-class Americans, both at work and in their communities, in the second half of the twentieth century. As a result, unions and especially the industrial workers belonging to them existed in a far …
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Ireland's industrial policy in an integrated global economy : the case of the Celtic Tiger in the 1990s
… focal points. Firstly I look at economic globalization and the debate surrounding the sovereignty of the nation-state. I set up as the null hypothesis the liberalist assumption that the nation-state is in demise, and have to surrender its power to global market forces. The alternative …
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Moral Economy Meets Global Economy: Negotiating Risk, Vulnerability and Sustainable Livelihood among Shrimp Farming Households in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
… and better-off. By juxtaposing and contrasting globalization-induced changes with a subsistence economy, this study highlights the ways in which rural households perceive and respond to the structural transformations and changes in their living environment, and the implications thereof for …
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Sovereign Debt and the New Global Economy: An analysis of Russian and Polish debt treatments in the post-Soviet era
… debt relief is unduly politicized and favors a global capitalist elite over national and democratic interests. This study evaluates the legitimacy of these criticisms by analyzing the cases of Russia and Poland in the six year period after the end of state communism in the 1990s. An alternate …
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Global fantasies and heartland realities: Making a global city in the Midwest
In an era where globalization and its desires have a strong pull on many local economies, this research project examines how immigrant CBOs’ claim citizenship and establish belonging within the context of neoliberal multiculturalism. Indianapolis is a new destination for immigrants in the Midwest …
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A Cross-Country Analysis of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
… Belt and Road Initiative in 2013 to unite the global economy as well as bolter their own political and economic interests. Though the initiative is relatively new, it is important to understand how the Belt and Road Initiative could impact the global economy. This program is open to any country …
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The Experiences of Community College Trustees During Their First Year of Service: A Phenomenological Study
<p>The global economy has created a demand for skills and talent, and while the rest of the world has responded to the global demand for post-secondary skills by increasing attainment, the United States has not. Community colleges are more important today than ever before as they work to produce …
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THE EMERGENCE AND CONSEQUENCES OF STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION IN THE CONTEMPORARY FIRM: AN INSTITUTIONAL APPROACH TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF INEQUALITY
… compensation practices in the contemporary global economy and the implications of these practices for broader patterns of income and wealth inequality. The first paper connects recent theories of managerial power to neoinstitutional theory in order to examine changes to executive stock …
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