How Much Do National Borders Matter

Author : John F. Helliwell
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000-06-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0815791488

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How Much Do National Borders Matter? by John F. Helliwell Pdf

It is widely believed that globalization has proceeded to the point where international economic linkages are as strong as those within nations. Struck by research suggesting that this perception is dramatically mistaken, John Helliwell spent three years assessing the evidence. The results are reported in this book, the latest in Brookings' Integrating National Economies series. It provides the most systematic measurements yet available of the relative importance of global and national economic ties. The original finding, based on a gravity model of trade flows, was that 1988 trade linkages between Canadian provinces were twenty times as dense as those between Canadian provinces and U.S. states of similar size and distance. A much longer and more detailed body of data is used to expand and explain these findings. Data for trade within and among OECD and some developing countries are used to show that the Canadian-U.S. results are applicable to other countries. Helliwell then surveys and extends the evidence relating to price linkages, capital mobility, migration, and knowledge spillovers, finding in all cases very large border effects. The evidence offers a challenge to economists, policymakers, and citizens to explain why national economies have so much staying power, and to consider whether this is a good or bad thing. Helliwell argues that since large and small industrial economies have similar levels of income, there are likely to be diminishing returns from increases in globalization beyond levels sufficient to permit the ready exploitation of comparative advantages in trade, and relatively easy access to knowledge developed elsewhere.

Author : Frank Furedi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1191807961

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Why Borders Matter by Frank Furedi Pdf

Author : Alexander C. Diener,Joshua Hagen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780197549605

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Borders by Alexander C. Diener,Joshua Hagen Pdf

This second edition of Borders: A Very Short Introduction challenges the perception of borders as passive lines on a map, revealing them instead to be integral forces in the economic, social, political, and environmental processes that shape our lives.

Author : Risto Tainio,Susan Meriläinen,Jukka Mäkinen,Maarit Laihonen
Publisher : CBS Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Globalization
ISBN : 8763002515

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Limits to Globalization by Risto Tainio,Susan Meriläinen,Jukka Mäkinen,Maarit Laihonen Pdf

From a business standpoint, this book examines the limits to globalization, since companies are neither as international nor as open as commonly presented. Scholars of globalization have mainly concentrated on describing the global reach of companies, as well as their outward openness. They have, to a large extent, neglected the other side of the coin: the strength of the companies' national roots and the inward restrictions that are still widely imposed by their nation-states. Limits to Globalization examines this neglected side of globalization. The limits are explored through four major themes. First, the enduring characteristics of national business systems are highlighted. Second, the significance of national roots and local markets in the strategies of multinational companies is illustrated. Third, cultural and social barriers to globalization are demonstrated. And, fourth, the changing relations between business and politics in the interconnected world are discussed. [Subject: Business, Globalization, Politics]

Author : Daniel Drache
Publisher : Black Point, N.S. : Fernwood
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114649416

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Borders Matter by Daniel Drache Pdf

A new era of Canada-U.S. relations has been ushered in by American reactionary security measures along the Canadian-U.S. border, and this examination of the strategic importance of the border argues that a new policy model and social theory is needed to grasp the complex, multidimensional changes. Racial profiling and other intrusive security measures conducted by the United States have been of great concern to Canadians as these policies affect internal issues such as transfer payments, trade union representation, and immigration and public policy. This analysis argues that in order to maintain a multicultural society that grants refugee status and protects the rights of Canadians, the Canadian government must reposition itself in North America.

Author : Reece Jones
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780820354279

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Open Borders by Reece Jones Pdf

Border control continues to be a highly contested and politically charged subject around the world. This collection of essays challenges reactionary nationalism by making the positive case for the benefits of free movement for countries on both ends of the exchange. Open Borders counters the knee-jerk reaction to build walls and close borders by arguing that there is not a moral, legal, philosophical, or economic case for limiting the movement of human beings at borders. The volume brings together essays by theorists in anthropology, geography, international relations, and other fields who argue for open borders with writings by activists who are working to make safe passage a reality on the ground. It puts forward a clear, concise, and convincing case for a world without movement restrictions at borders. The essays in the first part of the volume make a theoretical case for free movement by analyzing philosophical, legal, and moral arguments for opening borders. In doing so, they articulate a sustained critique of the dominant idea that states should favor the rights of their own citizens over the rights of all human beings. The second part sketches out the current situation in the European Union, in states that have erected border walls, in states that have adopted a policy of inclusion such as Germany and Uganda, and elsewhere in the world to demonstrate the consequences of the current regime of movement restrictions at borders. The third part creates a dialogue between theorists and activists, examining the work of Calais Migrant Solidarity, No Borders Morocco, activists in sanctuary cities, and others who contest border restrictions on the ground.

Author : Victor Konrad,Melissa Kelly
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780776636764

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Borders, Culture, and Globalization by Victor Konrad,Melissa Kelly Pdf

Border culture emerges through the intersection and engagement of imagination, affinity and identity. It is evident wherever boundaries separate or sort people and their goods, ideas or other belongings. It is the vessel of engagement between countries and peoples—assuming many forms, exuding a variety of expressions, changing shapes—but border culture does not disappear once it is developed, and it may be visualized as a thread that runs throughout the process of globalization. Border culture is conveyed in imaginaries and productions that are linked to borderland identities constructed in the borderlands. These identities underlie the enforcement of control and resistance to power that also comprise border cultures. Canada’s borders in globalization offer an opportunity to explore the interplay of borders and culture, identify the fundamental currents of border culture in motion, and establish an approach to understanding how border culture is placed and replaced in globalization. Published in English.

Author : Idean Salehyan
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801457975

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Rebels without Borders by Idean Salehyan Pdf

Rebellion, insurgency, civil war-conflict within a society is customarily treated as a matter of domestic politics and analysts generally focus their attention on local causes. Yet fighting between governments and opposition groups is rarely confined to the domestic arena. "Internal" wars often spill across national boundaries, rebel organizations frequently find sanctuaries in neighboring countries, and insurgencies give rise to disputes between states. In Rebels without Borders, which will appeal to students of international and civil war and those developing policies to contain the regional diffusion of conflict, Idean Salehyan examines transnational rebel organizations in civil conflicts, utilizing cross-national datasets as well as in-depth case studies. He shows how external Contra bases in Honduras and Costa Rica facilitated the Nicaraguan civil war and how the Rwandan civil war spilled over into the Democratic Republic of the Congo, fostering a regional war. He also looks at other cross-border insurgencies, such as those of the Kurdish PKK and Taliban fighters in Pakistan. Salehyan reveals that external sanctuaries feature in the political history of more than half of the world's armed insurgencies since 1945, and are also important in fostering state-to-state conflicts. Rebels who are unable to challenge the state on its own turf look for mobilization opportunities abroad. Neighboring states that are too weak to prevent rebel access, states that wish to foster instability in their rivals, and large refugee diasporas provide important opportunities for insurgent groups to establish external bases. Such sanctuaries complicate intelligence gathering, counterinsurgency operations, and efforts at peacemaking. States that host rebels intrude into negotiations between governments and opposition movements and can block progress toward peace when they pursue their own agendas.

Author : Spyros Roukanas,Persefoni Polychronidou,Anastasios Karasavvoglou
Publisher : Springer
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319934525

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The Political Economy of Development in Southeastern Europe by Spyros Roukanas,Persefoni Polychronidou,Anastasios Karasavvoglou Pdf

This book offers important new insights into recent advances and perspectives in the field of political economy of development in Southeastern European countries. In addition, it provides theoretical and empirical contributions to political economy of development in an international context. Written by authors from Greece, Serbia and Turkey, the book covers a broad spectrum of topics – from macroeconomics and economic policy to international political economy and globalization. Presenting new and original ideas, this is a valuable resource for anyone wishing to gain a deeper understanding of political economy of development in Southeastern Europe: academicians, policymakers and business practitioners.

Author : M. Perkmann,N. Sum
Publisher : Springer
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002-07-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230596092

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Globalization, Regionalization and Cross-Border Regions by M. Perkmann,N. Sum Pdf

Cross-border regions are newly emerging social spaces stretching across national borders. Globalization makes national borders more permeable and leads to a rearrangement of economic and political interactions. This is particularly pronounced within supra-regional blocs featuring specific internal border regimes. The ensuing opportunities are increasingly seized to create border-spanning discourses and institutions. This is illustrated in the book by a range of experts analyzing cross-border regions in Europe, America, East Asia and Africa.

Author : Liam O'Dowd,James Anderson,Thomas M. Wilson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135760564

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New Borders for a Changing Europe by Liam O'Dowd,James Anderson,Thomas M. Wilson Pdf

The "deepening and widening" of the EU has thrown its changing internal and external borders into sharp relief. This work demonstrates that borders are key spaces within which issues such as identity, memory and trust, and communication between states continue to be played out and transformed.

Author : John F. Helliwell
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780774809924

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Globalization and Well-being by John F. Helliwell Pdf

Researchers and policy-makers are taking a new look at public policies to find broader grounds for assessing their economic and social impacts on individuals, families, communities, and nations. This book introduces this new research on social capital and well-being and applies it to key issues facing individuals and governments in the age of globalization. John Helliwell first looks at the latest evidence about the extent to which globalization has altered the scope and salience of nation-states. He then deals with the implications for both domestic and international policies. Throughout the book, the author emphasizes well-being as an explicit focus for research and for public policies. He argues that, whatever one thinks of globalization, there is ample scope for countries like Canada to not only retain their distinctive qualities but also to have independent national and international policies. Globalization and Well-Being is essential reading for all those trying to think their way through the welter of conflicting assertions about what is left for national policies in today's world. It will be of special interest to those thinking about whether Canada should focus on its North American linkages or on building bridges to the broader international community.

Author : Kathrine E. Richardson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781785369032

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Knowledge Borders by Kathrine E. Richardson Pdf

Key sections of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) deal with temporary labor mobility. Ideally, NAFTA status provisions should make the temporary movement of professionals easier across the border of all NAFTA countries. However, in the case of some key sectors, it is arguably not the case. Within the context of recent literature on cross-border trade, city regions, regionalism, international labor mobility, and post-September 11 security measures, this book probes the dynamics of transitory immigration of ‘knowledge-workers’ between the North American west coast city regions of Vancouver, Seattle, and the greater San Francisco Bay and Silicon Valley area. This book includes in-depth interviews with Canadian and US immigration officials, immigration attorneys and executives and professional staff of new technology firms and Fortune 500 companies. It ultimately explores whether or not the Canada–US border is an impediment to the development of a cross-border high-tech clusters.

Author : George J. Benston,Harland Professor of Finance Accounting and Economics School of Business Administration George J Benston,Michael Bromwich,Professor of Accounting and Financial Management Michael Bromwich,Robert E. Litan,Alfred Wagenhofer,Senior Fellow in Economic Studies Robert E Litan,Professor of Accounting and Management Alfred Wagenhofer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780195305838

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Worldwide Financial Reporting by George J. Benston,Harland Professor of Finance Accounting and Economics School of Business Administration George J Benston,Michael Bromwich,Professor of Accounting and Financial Management Michael Bromwich,Robert E. Litan,Alfred Wagenhofer,Senior Fellow in Economic Studies Robert E Litan,Professor of Accounting and Management Alfred Wagenhofer Pdf

Addresses two related challenges - the way in which financial reporting can deal with increasingly complex business transactions, and the demand for a single set of high-quality international accounting standards. Analyses the arguments for and against a single worldwide standard and multiple competitive standards and includes international treatments of intangibles, risk, and non-financial information.

Author : Arnaud Lechevalier,Jan Wielgohs (verst.)
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783839424421

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Borders and Border Regions in Europe by Arnaud Lechevalier,Jan Wielgohs (verst.) Pdf

Focussing European borders: The book provides insight into a variety of changes in the nature of borders in Europe and its neighborhood from various disciplinary perspectives. Special attention is paid to the history and contemporary dynamics at Polish and German borders. Of particular interest are the creation of Euroregions, mutual perceptions of Poles and Germans at the border, EU Regional Policy, media debates on the extension of the Schengen area. Analysis of cross-border mobility between Abkhazia and Georgia or the impact of Israel's »Security Fence« to Palestine on society complement the focus on Europe with a wider view.