Fragmenting Globalization

Author : Ka Zeng,Xiaojun Li
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472054701

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Global supply chain integration is not only a rapidly growing feature of international trade, it is responsible for fundamentally changing trade policy at international and domestic levels. Given that final goods are produced with both domestic and foreign suppliers, Ka Zeng and Xiaojun Li argue that global supply chain integration pits firms and industries that are more heavily dependent on foreign supply chains against those that are less dependent on intermediate goods for domestic production. Hence, businesses whose supply chain would be disrupted as a result of increased trade barriers should lobby for preferential trade liberalization to maintain access to those foreign markets. Moreover, businesses whose products are used in the production of goods in foreign countries should also support preferential trade liberalization to compete with suppliers from other parts of the world. Fragmenting Globalization uses multiple methods, including time series, cross-sectional analysis of the pattern of Preferential Trade Alliance formation by existing World Trade Organization members, a firm-level survey, and case studies of the pattern of corporate support for regional trade liberalization in both China and the United States. Zeng and Li show that the growing fragmentation of global production, trade, and investment is altering trade policy away from the traditional divide between export-oriented and import-competing industries.

Author : Ian Clark
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0198781660

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Globalization and Fragmentation by Ian Clark Pdf

Globalization and Fragmentation offers a succinct, original critique of the century's international developments. It sets out a challenging analysis of globalization as a process reflecting political relations both between and within states.

Author : Scott Bradford,Robert Z Lawrence
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004-02-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780881324532

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Has Globalization Gone Far Enough? by Scott Bradford,Robert Z Lawrence Pdf

Scott C. Bradford and Robert Z. Lawrence use the underlying data from purchasing power parity surveys to estimate the potential benefits from fully integrating goods markets among major OECD countries. These data are particularly useful because they are comprehensive, and every effort has been made to ensure that they are comparable. Input-output tables are used to eliminate distribution margins from final goods prices and thereby provide estimates of ex-factory prices. Price differentials have been taken as measures of barriers, and the welfare effects of eliminating these barriers have been estimated in a general equilibrium model. The study also provides insights into the relative openness of individual OECD countries to the world economy and the degree to which Europe has become a single market.

Author : Milton Mueller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509501250

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Will the Internet Fragment? by Milton Mueller Pdf

The Internet has united the world as never before. But is it in danger of breaking apart? Cybersecurity, geopolitical tensions, and calls for data sovereignty have made many believe that the Internet is fragmenting. In this incisive new book, Milton Mueller argues that the “fragmentation” diagnosis misses the mark. The rhetoric of “fragmentation” camouflages the real issue: the attempt by governments to align information flows with their jurisdictional boundaries. The fragmentation debate is really a power struggle over the future of national sovereignty. It pits global governance and open access against the traditional territorial institutions of government. This conflict, the book argues, can only be resolved through radical institutional innovations. Will the Internet Fragment? is essential reading for students and scholars of media and communications, international relations, political science and STS, as well as anyone concerned about the quality of Internet governance.

Author : A. Landau
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001-05-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230511361

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Redrawing the Global Economy by A. Landau Pdf

Alice Landau investigates the confluence, magnitude and dynamics of globalization and regionalization, and highlights the integrative and disintegrative effects of both processes. She digs deep in to the processes and traces the inequalities embedded in their dynamics. The analysis is complemented by a detailed empirical investigation into the geographical distribution of trade, investments, capital and transnational corporations, which are cumulatively concentrated in a few highly developed and developing countries, thus limiting the development prospects for the majority of developing countries.

Author : Anke Bartels,Dirk Wiemann
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789042021822

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Global Fragments by Anke Bartels,Dirk Wiemann Pdf

While the world seems to be getting ever smaller and globalization has become the ubiquitous buzz-word, regionalism and fragmentation also abound. This might be due to the fact that, far from being the alleged production of cultural homogeneity, the global is constantly re-defined and altered through the local. This tension, pervading much of contemporary culture, has an obvious special relevance for the new varieties of English and the literature published in English world-wide. Postcolonial literatures exist at the interface of English as a hegemonic medium and its many national, regional and local competitors that transform it in the new English literatures. Thus any exploration of a globalization of cultures has to take into account the fact that culture is a complex field characterized by hybridization, plurality, and difference. But while global or transnational cultures may allow for a new cosmopolitanism that produces ever-changing, fluid identities, they do not give rise to an egalitarian 'global village' - an asymmetry between centre and periphery remains largely intact, albeit along new parameters. The essays collected in this volume offer readings of literary, theoretical, and filmic texts from the postcolonial world. These texts are read as attempts to articulate the global with the local from a perspective of immersion in the actual diversity of life-worlds, focusing on such issues as consumption, identity-politics, and modes of affiliation. In this sense, they are global fragments: locally refractured figurations of an experience of world-wide interconnectedness.

Author : Anshu Saxena Arora,Sabine Bacouel-Jentjens
Publisher : Springer
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319338460

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International Fragmentation by Anshu Saxena Arora,Sabine Bacouel-Jentjens Pdf

This book addresses the increased fragmentation and internationalization of production. It explores how concurrent business transformations in manufacturing and marketing impact global and developing economies, and how supply chain initiatives and information sharing impact overall organizational performance. It further connects marketing and advertising as an important link between organizations and its partners; education as a bridge between developing and developed world economies; and growth as a long-term objective of increasing integration at the regional and global level. Through a series of case studies, scholars across the US and France contribute chapters on the manufacturing, marketing, and internationalization of luxury fashion brands, music advertising, the growth of Amazon, and the business landscapes in India, China, Africa, and North Korea. The book provides academic libraries, international business scholars, graduate students, and policy makers with insights and opportunities that enable firms to achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Author : Grazia Ietto-Gillies
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134753314

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Transnational Corporations by Grazia Ietto-Gillies Pdf

This volume examines the role of transnational corporations (TNCs) in the geography of international production, covering both theoretical and empirical aspects.

Author : Scott C. Bradford,Robert Z. Lawrence
Publisher : Peter G. Peterson Institute
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1435631439

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Has Globalization Gone Far Enough? by Scott C. Bradford,Robert Z. Lawrence Pdf

Annotation How important are the remaining barriers to integration in international goods markets and how would eliminating them affect global and individual countries' welfare? This book studies these questions using the most comprehensive price data available. Bradford and Lawrence find that there is considerable market fragmentation among industrial countries -- that is, firms charging different prices for similar products in different national markets -- even among countries with low tariff barriers. The authors estimate that integration among the eight countries in their sample -- Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States -- would raise global GDP by more than $500 billion, or about 2 percent. Remarkably, almost half the global gain in these eight countries could be reaped if Japan alone eliminated its international fragmentation.

Author : Yue Zhang
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780816688203

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The Fragmented Politics of Urban Preservation by Yue Zhang Pdf

While urban preservation is almost as old as cities themselves, it has become increasingly controversial in modern cities. In this book, Yue Zhang presents a cross-national comparative analysis of the politics of urban preservation. Based on comprehensive archival research and more than two hundred in-depth interviews in Beijing, Chicago, and Paris, Zhang finds that urban preservation provides a tool for diverse political and social actors to frame their propositions and advance their favored courses of action. In cities from West to East, divergent political and economic interests have caused urban preservation to become contested. Exploring three of the world’s great cities, Zhang deftly navigates readers through each case study, illustrating the complexities of the politics of urban preservation in each city. In Beijing, urban preservation was integral to promoting economic growth and enhancing the city’s image during the lead-up to the 2008 Olympics; in Chicago, it is used to increase property values and revitalize neighborhoods; and in Paris, it offers a channel for national and municipal governments to compete for control over urban space. Although urban preservation serves various purposes in these cities, Zhang explains how different types of political fragmentation have affected the implementation of preservation initiatives in predictable ways, thus generating distinct patterns of urban preservation. A comparative urban politics study of unusual breadth, The Fragmented Politics of Urban Preservation gives us insight into the complex policy process of urban preservation through which political institutions are intertwined with interests and inclinations, fundamentally shaping the direction of urban development, the physical forms of cities, and the lives of citizens.

Author : Lui Hebron,John F. Stack Jr.
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442258228

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Globalization by Lui Hebron,John F. Stack Jr. Pdf

Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this balanced and clearly written text explores globalization and its impact from economic, political, social, environmental, and cultural perspectives. Providing a framework and platform for student learning, the book gives readers the tools to unravel the complexities of globalization in all its facets. Lui Hebron and John Stack note that as a hot-button term, globalization is used to describe any number of changes within, among, and between societies and states. Their goal isto reduce the noise engulfing debates and interpretations of one of the most dynamic, contested, applauded, and disparaged phenomena of the twenty-first century. Arguing that current assessments—both positive and negative—of globalization are overblown, the authors treat the dramatically changing landscapes of world politics as less a revolution than an evolution of already established structures and patterns of transnational relations. They trace how globalization has affected individuals, societies, states, and intergovernmental and supranational organizations. Making sense of a world seemingly smaller and incomprehensibly larger, simultaneously centralizing and fragmenting, Globalization: Debunking the Myths offers both an indispensableintroduction for undergraduates and a concise review for more advanced students.

Author : H. Afshar,S. Barrientos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230371279

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Women, Globalization and Fragmentation in the Developing World by H. Afshar,S. Barrientos Pdf

The process of globalization has had a dramatic impact on the lives of women in developing countries in the past decade. They have been increasingly drawn into insecure flexible employment working for the world market. The feminisation of the labour market has increased the burdens on women, and the inability of men to access full-time well-remunerated employment has exacerbated the process of male out-migration and has left many families headed by women. At the same time the reduction in state services and welfare has increased the burdens placed on women. Nevertheless the consequences of globalization have been different for different women in different places. In some circumstances it has created opportunities for greater empowerment, whilst in others it has stimulated a reaction and increased the subordination of women. This book explores the experiences of women in diverse local contexts within different cultures and faiths, drawing on case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America. It draws out the contradictory and fragmented impact of globalization at the local level on the lives of women in the developing world.

Author : Kees van Kersbergen,R. H. Lieshout,Grahame Lock
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9053564276

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Expansion and Fragmentation by Kees van Kersbergen,R. H. Lieshout,Grahame Lock Pdf

Is the end of the nation-state approaching, now that the international economy takes less and less notice of borders between countries and the European Union has already acquired so much political power? What does national autonomy mean when governments delegate any number of powers to inter-national organizations? Internationalization leads to political change, and the position of the nation-state appears to be undergoing a radical process of erosion. The surprising conclusion of this book is that the political significance of the state will not be lost. The analyses show that both expansion and fragmentation of political power are characteristics of fundamental political change. While it is true that the state is delegating authority and that internationalization is limiting autonomy, the state is also finding new forms of cooperation and coordination, both nationally and internationally, to preserve and even to strengthen its power and autonomy. Contrary to widely held assumptions, the idea of a progressive weakening of the nationstate does not prove tenable.

Author : A. Landau
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001-05-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0333802403

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Redrawing the Global Economy by A. Landau Pdf

Alice Landau investigates the confluence, magnitude and dynamics of globalization and regionalization, and highlights the integrative and disintegrative effects of both processes. She digs deep in to the processes and traces the inequalities embedded in their dynamics. The analysis is complemented by a detailed empirical investigation into the geographical distribution of trade, investments, capital and transnational corporations, which are cumulatively concentrated in a few highly developed and developing countries, thus limiting the development prospects for the majority of developing countries.

Author : Ian Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : World politics
ISBN : OCLC:1280750712

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Globalization and Fragmentation by Ian Clark Pdf