Author : Arif Ali
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022598242
Third World Impact
Arif Ali
Third World Impact
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Globalization and the Third World
B. Ghosh,H. Guven
Author : B. Ghosh,H. Guven
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230502567
Globalization and the Third World by B. Ghosh,H. Guven Pdf
The impact of globalization on the world's developing economies is not conclusive: studies show conflicting conclusions to the same problems in the context of globalization in developing countries. It is this analytical inconclusiveness that is at the heart of this collection, which makes a fresh attempt to study the real impact of globalization.
Turnaround
Peter Blair Henry
Author : Peter Blair Henry
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780465031917
Turnaround by Peter Blair Henry Pdf
Thirty years ago, China seemed hopelessly mired in poverty, Mexico triggered the Third World Debt Crisis, and Brazil suffered under hyperinflation. Since then, these and other developing countries have turned themselves around, while First World nations, battered by crises, depend more than ever on sustained growth in emerging markets. In Turnaround, economist Peter Blair Henry argues that the secret to emerging countries’ success (and ours) is discipline—sustained commitment to a pragmatic growth strategy. With the global economy teetering on the brink, the stakes are higher than ever. And because stakes are so high for all nations, we need less polarization and more focus on facts to answer the fundamental question: which policy reforms, implemented under what circumstances, actually increase economic efficiency? Pushing past the tired debates, Henry shows that the stock market’s forecasts of policy impact provide an important complement to traditional measures. Through examples ranging from the drastic income disparity between Barbados and his native Jamaica to the “catch up” economics of China and the taming of inflation in Latin America, Henry shows that in much of the emerging world the policy pendulum now swings toward prudence and self-control. With similar discipline and a dash of humility, he concludes, the First World may yet recover and create long-term prosperity for all its citizens. Bold, rational, and forward-looking, Turnaround offers vital lessons for developed and developing nations in search of stability and growth.
Third World Cities
D. W. Drakakis-Smith
Author : D. W. Drakakis-Smith
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415198828
Third World Cities by D. W. Drakakis-Smith Pdf
Containing a wealth of student-friendly features this text provides an invaluable introduction to the issues and processes of the city in the Third World.
The Third World in Global Environmental Politics
Marian A. L. Miller
Author : Marian A. L. Miller
Publisher : Taylor & Francis Group
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X002668169
The Third World in Global Environmental Politics by Marian A. L. Miller Pdf
This text traces the efforts of developing countries to influence evolving environmental regimes. Negotiations regarding hazardous waste trade, biodiversity, technology transfer and atmosphere and climate serve as case studies.
Globalization and Its Discontents
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Author : Joseph E. Stiglitz
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003-04-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780393071078
Globalization and Its Discontents by Joseph E. Stiglitz Pdf
This powerful, unsettling book gives us a rare glimpse behind the closed doors of global financial institutions by the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics. When it was first published, this national bestseller quickly became a touchstone in the globalization debate. Renowned economist and Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz had a ringside seat for most of the major economic events of the last decade, including stints as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and chief economist at the World Bank. Particularly concerned with the plight of the developing nations, he became increasingly disillusioned as he saw the International Monetary Fund and other major institutions put the interests of Wall Street and the financial community ahead of the poorer nations. Those seeking to understand why globalization has engendered the hostility of protesters in Seattle and Genoa will find the reasons here. While this book includes no simple formula on how to make globalization work, Stiglitz provides a reform agenda that will provoke debate for years to come. Rarely do we get such an insider's analysis of the major institutions of globalization as in this penetrating book. With a new foreword for this paperback edition.
See the Third World While it Lasts
Evelyn Hong
Author : Evelyn Hong
Publisher : Consumers Association of Penang
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : UCSD:31822020536793
See the Third World While it Lasts by Evelyn Hong Pdf
International Economic Organisations and the Third World
Marc Williams
Author : Marc Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009247821
International Economic Organisations and the Third World by Marc Williams Pdf
An assessment of the relationship between the major international economic organizations (IEOs) and the developing countries. The emphasis is on the role of multilateral actors and therefore the organizations discussed are intergovernmental rather than nongovernmental.
Globalisation and the Third World
Ray Kiely,Phil Marfleet
Author : Ray Kiely,Phil Marfleet
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134769483
Globalisation and the Third World by Ray Kiely,Phil Marfleet Pdf
This book examines the changing position of the Developing World within the world system. It focuses on particular issues which cut across communities, nations, regions and, in consequence, the world. These include migration, health and disease, the media, transnational corporations, religion, and political and economic institutions. The contributors draw on a wealth of illustrations and global examples to examine topics such as HIV/AIDS transmission, the mediatized Gulf War, consumption patterns, the Third World in the First, Orientalism and Islam, environmental and urban movements, liberation theology in Latin America and the impact of the media. This book provides a critical introduction to the Third World around the unifying theme of globalisation.
Tourism and Development in the Third World
John Lea
Author : John Lea
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-12-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134986767
Tourism and Development in the Third World by John Lea Pdf
What is the thruth behind the paradise beaches in travel brocures? What can a developing country do when one exotic holiday seems much like another, when political instability or environmental disaster can deter tourist for years, when the tourism industry slips into foreign control? Tourism and Development in the Third World assess the diverse social, economic, and environmental factors which impact on the Third World. Illustrating the analysis with cases which range across tourism in game parks, sex tours and the after-efects of political turmoil, the book explores ways of managing tourism as a resource and evaluates its long-term contribution towards national development.
Development, Crises and Alternative Visions
Gita Sen,Caren Grown
Author : Gita Sen,Caren Grown
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780853457176
Development, Crises and Alternative Visions by Gita Sen,Caren Grown Pdf
This book synthesizes and analyzes three decades of economic, political, and cultural policies and politics toward third world women. Focusing on the impact of the current global economic and political crises - debt, famine, militarization, and fundamentalism - the authors show how, through organization, poor women have begun to mobilize creative and effective development strategies to pull themselves and their families out of immiserating circumstances.
Factfulness
Hans Rosling,Anna Rosling Rönnlund,Ola Rosling
Author : Hans Rosling,Anna Rosling Rönnlund,Ola Rosling
Publisher : Flatiron Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781250123817
Factfulness by Hans Rosling,Anna Rosling Rönnlund,Ola Rosling Pdf
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” —Melinda Gates "Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. --- “This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.
Global Transformation and the Third World
Robert Owen Slater,Barry Mayer Schutz,Steven R. Dorr
Author : Robert Owen Slater,Barry Mayer Schutz,Steven R. Dorr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105002396435
Global Transformation and the Third World by Robert Owen Slater,Barry Mayer Schutz,Steven R. Dorr Pdf
Conflicts of Interest
Jamie Swift,Brian Tomlinson
Author : Jamie Swift,Brian Tomlinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Canada
ISBN : PSU:000019575353
Conflicts of Interest by Jamie Swift,Brian Tomlinson Pdf
Global Trends 2040
National Intelligence Council
Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646794974
Global Trends 2040 by National Intelligence Council Pdf
"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.
