Category Archives: Globalization

Flip side of globalistaion

Posted on November 14, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

Jonathan Fenby

The failure of the G-20 and the eurozone to resolve their problems, highlighted by the abortive summit in Cannes, throws into sharp relief the flip side of globalisation.
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Sovereignty in an age of globalisation

Posted on May 19, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

Dr Haider Shah

National sovereignty and honour have always been some of the most repeatedly used phrases in our national conversation. The Osama thriller has added fuel to the already raging fires. Many politicians and analysts appear fuming over the loss of national sovereignty in the outskirts of Abbottabad. Continue reading →

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Global capitalism and 21st century fascism

Posted on May 11, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

William I. Robinson

The crisis of global capitalism is unprecedented, given its magnitude, its global reach, the extent of ecological degradation and social deterioration, and the scale of the means of violence. We truly face a crisis of humanity. The stakes have never been higher; our very survival is at risk. We have entered into a period of great upheavals and uncertainties, of momentous changes, fraught with dangers – if also opportunities.

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Politics of globalisation

Posted on April 11, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

By Peter Mandelson

As globalisation transforms the world, societies and nations are becoming increasingly uneasy.
Yet no one in China, Vietnam, India, or Botswana – let alone the educated young adults in Europe or the US – is in a hurry to reverse integration into the global economy.

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Reshaping a new world order

Posted on April 9, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

By Harsh V. Pant

It was supposed to be a new world order, the emerging powers making their presence felt even as the old and tired West relieves itself of the responsibility to maintain global order. But if the debate on Libya is anything to go by, the new world order resembles the old one – the established powers still try to shoulder most of the responsibility of maintaining global order while the emerging powers shirk duties as global stakeholders.

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Innovation reigns supreme

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

By Ashok Bardhan

Wounds inflicted on the US economy by the Great Recession will require more time to heal. The economic recovery underway has been feeble and stuttering, and employment growth is anemic at best. At the same time, the emerging economies, led by China and India, have continued their explosive growth with barely a pause. All this has fuelled concerns about future US competitiveness, its standard of living, and sources of job creation.

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The Collapse Of Globalization

Posted on March 31, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

By Chris Hedges

The uprisings in the Middle East, the unrest that is tearing apart nations such as the Ivory Coast, the bubbling discontent in Greece, Ireland and Britain and the labor disputes in states such as Wisconsin and Ohio presage the collapse of globalization.

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Emerging global trends

Posted on March 8, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

By Dr Maleeha Lodhi

Forecasting the future is hazardous but essential business. Extrapolating emerging trends into the future is necessary not just to equip ourselves for what might happen but to help avert crises and mitigate risk.

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Technology & globalization

Posted on February 20, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

By Salman A Malik

The world is growing smaller day by day as powerful forces of politics and economics have sped-up the globalization of markets.

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Power And Powerlessness In Global Cities

Posted on February 13, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

By Sophie Body-Gendrot

How does today’s globalization transform our perceptions of urban inequality and how do we respond to it? Inequality is a powerful social divider but also, in some circumstances, a unifier.

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