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The Globalization Paradox
For a century, economists have driven forward the cause of globalization in financial institutions, labour markets, and trade. Yet there have been consistent warning signs that a global economy and free trade might not always be advantageous. Where are the pressure points? What could be done about them? Dani Rodrik examines the back-story from its seventeenth-century origins through the milestones of the gold standard, the Bretton Woods Agreement, and the Washington Consensus, to the present day. Although economic globalization has enabled unprecedented levels of prosperity in advanced countries and has been a boon to hundreds of millions of poor workers in China and elsewhere in Asia, it is...
The Problem of the Future World
The Problem of the Future World is a compelling reassessment of the later writings of the iconic African American activist and intellectual W. E. B. Du Bois. As Eric Porter points out, despite the outpouring of scholarship devoted to Du Bois, the broad range of writing he produced during the 1940s and early 1950s has not been thoroughly examined in its historical context, nor has sufficient attention been paid to the theoretical interventions he made during those years. Porter locates Du Bois’s later work in relation to what he calls “the first postracial moment.” He suggests that Du Bois’s midcentury writings are so distinctive and so relevant for contemporary scholarship because th...
The Incredible Life of George Hunt Williamson
The first comprehensive biography of a true pioneer, George Hunt Williamson. A world premiere! Most of the information results from the perseverance, the passion and the painstaking investigative efforts of researcher and author, Michel Zirger.The reader will find a great many revelations, in particular about the first “Close Encounter of the Third Kind” in modern times, at the end of which photographs and plaster casts of alien footprints were made; the unexpected connection between Williamson and the famous Italian Amicizia (“Friendship”) case; and his mystical stay in the Andes. Williamson’s life is totally “revisited” thanks to unpublished documents now in Michel Zirger's p...
The Political Economy of Legal Information
From the informative information contained in The Political Economy of Legal Information: The New Landscape, you will discover how you, as a librarian or other information professional, can comprehend, cope with, and even try to influence the factors which comprise the new legal information landscape. You will discover the great changes in the legal publishing industry that have occurred within the last few years and the new ways in which legal information is produced, stored, disseminated, and used. The Political Economy of Legal Information will provide you with valuable tips to help you make sense of this new landscape so your library can reap the benefits of this new age. This informativ...
Ebook: Mentoring with a Coaching Attitude: International Corporate Mentorship that Works
“Such a timely and forward-looking book, especially in the era of twin transition… I genuinely hope this book will serve as a resource for inspiration for all practitioners in every aspect of modern life.” Dr Riza Kadilar, EMCC Global President, Netherlands “This is an important book that provides clear, unambiguous guidance in a 'how to' structure which can assist any company that is committed to unlocking the hidden potential of its people.” Frank Nigriello, Director of Corporate Affairs, Unipart Group, UK Mentoring with a Coaching Attitude explores the intersection of mentoring and coaching to offer a new toolbox that team leaders, consultants and coaches can use in their own pr...
The Palgrave Handbook of Globalization with Chinese Characteristics
This handbook offers readers various perspectives on globalization and multilateralism with Chinese characteristics. Its originality is derived from the hybrid approaches the handbook takes, where chapters provide complementary, intertwined, and multi-level analysis on the topic. Based on contributions of scholars and practitioners from a number of countries, the handbook helps readers to comprehend ongoing debates on the Belt and Road Initiative and global governance, within a shifting balance of world power, characterized by competing views between Western and Chinese norms, standards, values, and narratives. Split into three Parts, and consisting of 46 chapters, the handbook views globalization as comprehensive concept that benefits from the contributions of various disciplines such as geography, geo-economics, political science and international relations. In producing one of the most ambitious and updated outputs on the topic, the handbook as a whole seeks to discuss what globalization with Chinese characteristics looks like, and the role of the Belt and Road Initiative in this process.
